December 22, 2023

Petra Organisation has gotten significant support for its fourth KFC International Schools Under-18 Football tournament after President Dr. Irfaan Ali donated the first and second place prizes. US$2,500 is for the first, while US$1,500…

Jamaica Tallawahs, the 2022 Caribbean Premier League champions, will not feature in the tournament's 2024 season and will be replaced by a new franchise based in Antigua and Barbuda. Kris Persaud, a Guyanese businessman based in Florida,…

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) recently certified 30 companies which completed its Bed and Breakfast, Made in Guyana, Laboratory and Product Certification programmes. The programmes are aimed at promoting quality in the…

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of 13-year-old Dellyssa Ramitt, a student of the North West Secondary school. The incident occurred around 14:00hrs Thursday at the Kaituma River front, Barima River, North West District.…

Candidate Master Taffin Khan (2005) emerged champion of the Senior National Chess Championship after a closely-contested playoff against Loris Nathoo (1703) on Wednesday evening in the GAICO sponsored event, organised by the Guyana Chess…

Eleven years after the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer was introduced in Guyana, its low uptake will see the Ministry of Health ramping up the vaccination programme. Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony…

Andre Russell pledged to arrive at next year's T20 World Cup "looking like a UFC fighter" after his comeback series for West Indies culminated in a four-wicket win over England in Thursday's decider in Trinidad. Russell returned to…

President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that the government will deliver on its promise to make university education free and will undertake a step-by-step approach from next year. The ruling PPP, in its 2020 elections campaign, had said…

The final game of England's tour ended much like the first: with Shai Hope clinching victory for West Indies with a match-winning six. His unbeaten, run-a-ball 43 was the highest score of a tense low-scorer in Tarouba, and his clean…

Abdool Hakeem Ally, 58, died on Thursday following an accident on the Aberdeen Public Road, Essequibo Coast. The accident occurred at about 13:00hrs. Ally was the driver of motor car, PAE 4651. The car was occupied by Bibi Jaleel, 54…