Dr Bulkan elected to UN Human Rights Committee
Guyanese Dr. Christopher Arif Bulkan was today elected to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Committee for a term of four years from 2019 – 2022.
Dr. Bulkan, nominated by the Government of Guyana, was elected along with the…
VIDEO: City Council breaks stalls, seizes expired goods at Stabroek Market
By Bibi Khatoon
Cases of expired goods were carted away from the Stabroek Market Thursday afternoon by inspectors of the City Council’s Meat, Food and Hygiene section.
The officers made an impromptu visit to the market just after…
GPL cancels “emergency maintenance” on World Cup Saturday
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Thursday confirmed that it has cancelled the scheduled “emergency maintenance” for several areas in Georgetown and East Coast Demerara on Saturday, June 16.
It means Guyanese can now view the four…
TEST: Gabriel’s 5-59 trumps Chandimal’s hundred
Shannon Gabriel’s third five-wicket haul put Windies in control of the second Test against Sri Lanka, despite a fighting, unbeaten hundred from skipper Dinesh Chandimal in St. Lucia.
Playing in his 34th Test, Gabriel took 5-59 off 16…
BK Int’l donates beds, mattresses to Police Force
Local conglomerate, BK International today donated a quantity of beds and mattresses to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) as part of its corporate social responsibility programme.
Ten mattresses and five bunk beds were handed over during a…
Guyanese pair eager for Global T20 experience
By Colin Benjamin
Canadian players Jeremy Gordon and Dillon Heyliger are eager to use the Global T20 platform to show they also have the ability step up against cricketers from the established nations.
2018 has so far been a very…
PPP’s quarrel with GECOM is about unfair hiring process, not race – Jagdeo
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday contended that the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) is more concerned about the “flawed” hiring process at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), which he believes discriminates on the basis of…
Pain and gain for Leslain Baird: “A lot of days I borrowed money to train”
By Akeem Greene
Inevitably, the stories of great athletes overcoming tremendous challenges in their pursuit of sporting excellence invoke emotions, sometimes goosebumps.
Getting past stumbling blocks to achieve stardom are not an…
Guyana gets new ‘face’ of ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil’s Kimberly Brassington, who functioned as the face of the company over the past three years is ending her term of duty here.
She is being replaced by Deedra Moe, who has been with the company for 16 years and will occupy the…
Russian MP: Avoid sex with foreign men during World Cup
A prominent Russian MP has been heavily criticised after urging women not to have sex with foreign men during the World Cup.
Communist Party MP Tamara Pletnyova told a Moscow Radio station that she was "not a nationalist" but believed…