July 2019

The US Embassy in Georgetown has recorded increased interest from US businesses wanting to enter the local market, according to newly appointed Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Georgetown, Mark Cullinane. But he said the…

COURTS Guyana Inc. has continued its support of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) by being a part-sponsor of the fourth Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Championships in August. Representatives of the two sides signed off on the…

Cricket West Indies (CWI) is set to honour renowned cricket commentator Joseph “Reds” Perreira for his work in broadcasting the game for close to six decades The upcoming second MyTeam11 Test between West Indies and India – which is…

The Guyana Geology and Mines and Commission (GGMC) wants to increase the bond which miners are required to pay to reclaim mined-out lands. The agency on Tuesday embarked on an aggressive campaign to promote land reclamation in an effort…

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure on Tuesday announced that the breached sea defence at Dantzig, Mahaicony, East Coast of Demerara has been fixed –three weeks after it collapsed threatening hundreds of acres of farmlands. In a…

Travis Garrett, a 34-year-old mason was on Tuesday remanded to prison by Magistrate Faith McGusty for the offence of attempted murder, after he allegedly chopped his neighbour with a cutlass. Garrett of Grove Squatting Area, East Bank…

With the prolonged May/June rainy season seemingly coming to an end, the new cricket season in Georgetown will soon bowl off. The Everest Cricket Club (ECC), which boasts of having arguably has the best draining outfield in the city, is…

A 25-year-old woman, who is on remand for attempted murder was on Tuesday sentenced to nine-months imprisonment for wounding a female prisoner during a fight at the East La Penitence Police Station Holding Centre. Revelana Smith of…

It has been confirmed that the Guyana Amazon Warriors home matches for the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League will be taking place in Guyana this season. The matches will take place in two blocks, with three games at the beginning of…

India Test opener Prithvi Shaw has been suspended until November 15, 2019 for a doping violation. A BCCI release said Shaw had "inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups." Not picked in…