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GuyExpo 2014 a resounding success -Tourism Minister
THE curtain on GuyExpo 2014 came down on Sunday night and the four- day event, which attracted close to 30,000 people each night has been deemed a resounding success by Minister of Tourism (ag), Irfaan...
View ArticleGECOM Commissioner plugs pilot for PCOS machines
AS the curtain comes down on the much-anticipated University of Guyana Students’ Society Elections, GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander is confident that the use of electronic vote counting machines,...
View ArticleOAS meeting underscores critical need for shift to sustainable energy
–as Gov’t struggles to push Amaila Falls project forward ASSISTANT Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, joined ministers and high-level authorities on energy...
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Report cites improved attitudes, behaviour towards homosexuals, people with HIV
THE findings of a report on the rapid assessment on HIV stigma, discrimination and gender-based violence in Guyana was made public yesterday at a stakeholders’ meeting hosted by representatives of the...
View Article‘A’ Division Commander…
Police Anti-crime Unit banned from performing traffic-related duties THE Anti-Crime Unit are to participate in intelligence-led activities and not in traffic-related duties, according to ‘A’ Division...
View ArticleFarmers welcome this year’s focus on Caribbean Week of Agriculture
FARMERS in the Caribbean on Monday welcomed the attention being placed on family farming, but cautioned against the absence of women and youth, shifting goalposts and ignoring cultural elements in the...
View ArticleDr Ramsammy: Second rice shipment for Panama being readied
TWO containers with the first shipment of rice left for Panama on Tuesday and the second monthly shipment is being readied, according to Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. “We are hoping that...
View ArticleOn sustaining a developmental path
THIS week I want to spend some time on deeply retrospective resolutions and hope that, in the final analysis, my conscience will be filled with that feeling of quiet equanimity.The appeal to my country...
View ArticleA little learning can be a dangerous thing
IN every society there are persons who crave public attention and in order to catapult themselves in the limelight, they select certain targets, be it in Government or outside of Government, and probe...
View ArticleDon’t be fooled by the so called ‘peaceful protest’
THEY stood there with placards silent, imperceptibly quiet in protest, trying to force the Government’s hand to call Local Government elections. The main political Opposition party APNU has been...
View ArticleTaxpayers are gouged to support the dissolute
AT the GuyExpo opening, the President vowed to make Guyana even more investor-friendly and the hub of the Caribbean and South America. President Ramotar said that, currently, there are projects that...
View ArticleLSCL Inter-Community Tournament
Hill Foot Vipers and Wiruni cart off honours HILL FOOT Vipers won by six runs while Wiruni overcame All Star Conquerors by three runs to be the respective male and female winners when the Linden...
View ArticleRafman Ali 15/15 Softball set to bowl off October 26
THE NATION’S top softball teams are expected to be on show once again when the second edition of the Rafman Ali 15/15 softball tournament commences on October 26 at various venues on the East Coast of...
View ArticleGVF launches 3rd International Invitational Volleyball Club Festival
… Tournament to run November 7-9 BEHIND full sponsorship from Guyoil, the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) launched its 3rd Annual International Invitational Volleyball Club Festival at the Guyana...
View Article$1M Mayor’s Cup football tournament set for October 19 kick-off
THE ANNUAL Mayor’s Cup Football tournament will kick off on Sunday, October 19 at the Den Amstel ground with Grove Hi-Tech taking on Eagles and Riddim Squad coming up against Uitvlugt. Alpha United...
View ArticleKashifa & Shanghai submits bid to host 25th edition football tournament
… Matthias confirms GFF to deliberate on provisions FOR THE PAST 24 years, their names have been synonymous with Guyana’s rich sporting history, having played hosts to the country’s largest sporting...
View Article2014 BCB/Carib Beer T20
Sookra’s 85 puts D’Edward into playoffs … West Berbice also through CRICKET action in this year’s Berbice Cricket Board/Carib Beer-sponsored T20 first division competition continued recently with...
View ArticlePersaud wins GNRA Smallbore Novices competition
THE GUYANA National Rifle Association (GNRA) Smallbore section ran off a Novices Shooting competition last Saturday at the Guyana Police Force Tactical Services Unit (TSU), Eve Leary-based range....
View ArticleTenth Annual Hand-In-Hand 11-race cycle programme set for Saturday
THE 10th Annual Hand-In-Hand Insurance-sponsored 11-race cycle programme will be held this Saturday around the inner circuit of the National Park beginning at 09:00hrs. The activity, which will be...
View ArticleMuch expected from national cycling team this weekend in Puerto Rico
MUCH is expected from Guyana’s five-member cycling team that will contest the Elite Caribbean Cycling Championships in Puerto Rico this Saturday and Sunday. The five-man team, which comprises national...
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