GPL meeting Monday to decide on new generators, buying power from Giftland
The Board of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) will Monday decide if to buy two new generators from Macorp and source power from the Giftland Mall as the power company struggles to provide reliable power since the damage to its…
CARICOM calls for ‘immediate unconditional’ end to US embargo against Cuba
By Bibi Khatoon
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called for an immediate end to the United States commercial, economic, and financial embargo against Cuba.
Delivering remarks at the opening of the sixth Meeting of Foreign…
WORLD CUP: Root, bowlers crush sloppy West Indies
England hammered West Indies to take a significant step towards the World Cup semi-finals, but sustained injuries to Eoin Morgan and Jason Roy along the way. Roy hurt his left hamstring and Morgan suffered a back spasm, both whilst…
CANU seeks shorter jail time for drug mules willing to testify
The Deputy Head for the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) Lesley Ramlall on Thursday asked the Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan for assistance in implementing a shorter prison sentence for drug mules willing to testify…
Four Guyanese for CWI High Performance Training Camp in Antigua
Nine players set to feature for West Indies A in their upcoming home series against India A next month are among 15 players chosen to attend a Cricket West Indies High Performance training camp, starting Monday, June 17, aimed at enhancing…
Top seeds progress in KFC Senior Squash Championship
The 2019 KFC Senior National Squash Championships continued on Thursday evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts with play in the Men’s Open, Women’s Open and Men’s Over-50 categories.
The four semi-finalists in the Ladies Open were…
GOLD CUP: Beresford replaces Creavalle as Golden Jaguars arrive in USA
Warren Creavalle, an important part of the Golden Jaguars set up shouldering the midfield responsibility, has been officially ruled out of Guyana’s historic Gold Cup sojourn after picking up an injury in training with the Golden Jaguars…
Two remanded for plotting to murder Lethem businessman
Two men were on Thursday remanded to prison by the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly plotting to murder a Lethem businessman.
Mark Grimmond, 57, of Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and Chatterpaul Singh known as…
MOPH partners with Petra for ExxonMobil U-14 football
The ExxonMobil Boys and Girls Under-14 Schools Football championship has gained the support of the Ministry of Public Health, whose focus during the coming weeks would be to educate pupils on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in an effort…
Brazilian national accused of attempted murder of cop
A 54-year-old Brazilian national was remanded to prison Thursday for allegedly attempting to murder a Police Officer at Aranka Backdam Cuyuni River, Essequibo.
Francisco Lima De Aguiar, whose local address is listed as Light Street,…