Presidential vehicle in East Bank accident
A vehicle belonging to the Presidential convoy was involved in an accident on the East Bank Public Road on Friday.
A statement from the Ministry of the Presidency early Saturday morning made it clear that President David Granger was not…
CPL: Stars stay alive with exciting win over Warriors
St Lucia Stars skipper Kieron Pollard kept his team’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season alive with a six-wicket victory over table-toppers Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Daren Sammy Stadium.
Pollard ultimately proved the…
State Minister pledges $250,000 to DCC
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, on Friday pledged a donation of $250,000 to the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), which will facilitate the upkeep of the club’s cricket grounds. The Minister made the pledge at the closing ceremony of the DCC’s…
GT-R, Supra to rev off on Sunday at South Dakota
Randel Daby’s Toyota Supra will be making return after a three-year absence and it has significantly increased the piercing eyes expected to be placed on the South Dakota Circuit for the third edition of the King of the Strip Drag Race Meet…
17 Guyanese to head off on UK Chevening Scholarships
Seventeen Guyanese will be heading to the United Kingdom (UK) to pursue a higher degree of education under the Chevening Scholarship Programme.
Chevening is the fully-funded global scholarship programme that offers future leaders the…
Talks begin on possible UK-Guyana Chamber of Commerce
A trade mission from the United Kingdom (UK) is expected in Guyana in January as efforts are being made to increase relations between Guyana and Britain.
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn at a press conference on Friday…
GTU no show for peace talks with Gov’t
The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) did not show up for a meeting Friday with the Ministry of Education which was aimed at resolving the impasse on salary negotiations.
The Ministry of Social Protection had invited the two parties for a…
Crying man charged with murder of East La Penitence woman
Ex-Police Special Constable Jermain Bristol was on Friday remanded to prison for the murder of his reputed wife.
Bristol appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and was not required to plea to the indictable charge, which alleged that…
Westford, Personal Assistant freed of theft charges
Former Minister of Public Service, Jennifer Westford and her former aide, Margaret Cummings, who were accused of stealing over $600M from the State, walked out of the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday free women.
Magistrate Judy…
Karate Federation follows the NSC formula and reaps the rewards
By Avenash Ramzan
Ask and you shall receive.
It was that simple for the Guyana Karate Federation, whose members were on Friday morning presented with a large quantity of protective gear by the National Sports Commission (NSC).
The…