15th Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival gets underway tonight
By Avenash Ramzan
A journey that started in 2004 is set to continue this evening (November 27) when the 15th annual Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival gets underway at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.…
Sourcing of generator spare parts delaying restoration of electricity in Port Kaituma
Head of the Hinterland Electrification Company Horace Williams says efforts are being made to restore power in Port Kaituma “as soon as possible.”
Residents on Monday began protest action against the Port Kaituma Power and Light Inc…
Ministry launches probe into brutal beating of school girl by male student
The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation in the physical assault of a female student by a male pupil which occurred at the Richard Ishmael Secondary School.
The beating, which was caught on video, went viral on social…
US$18.8 from timber exports for first half of 2019
Guyana earned US$18.8 million from timber exports for the first half of this year, marginally down from the corresponding period last year, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman said Wednesday.
However, he said demand on the…
Youth jailed for escaping from Police Station
A 20-year-old labourer was Wednesday sentenced to three months imprisonment by City Magistrate Rhondel Weaver for escaping from the East La Penitence police station on July 8, 2019.
Noel Seerathan of East La Penitence Squatting Area was…
Witnesses fear testifying against suspected gang members accused of trying to kill former Policeman…
Witnesses are fearful of testifying against two members of an alleged mob gang who were charged with the attempted murder of former policeman Teon Allen known as ‘Spoil Child.’
Leshawn Lewis of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who is…
Despite CCJ ruling on cross-dressing, transgender people still face violence, discrimination
By Isanella Patoir
Project Coordinator at Guyana Trans United, Alessandra Hereman, has said that despite a historic ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) throwing out the ban on cross-dressing in Guyana, stigma and…
Guyana Rush Saints are GTM U-17 football champions
Guyana Rush Saints male and female teams emerged as the respective champions when the inaugural GTM Insurance company sponsored Under-17 tournament, held under the auspices of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and organised by the Rupununi…
Rio Indoor Streetball Championship enters final group stage round Thursday
The National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will be the battleground on Thursday night when the fate of the several high profile community teams will be decided in the final group stage round of the inaugural Rio Indoor Streetball…
TEST: Cornwall bags 7-75 as West Indies take first day honours
Rahkeem Cornwall picked up a career-best 7-75 as Afghanistan squandered a sound start to be dismissed for 187 on the first day of the inaugural Test at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
In response, West Indies lost two early wickets…