584 East Canje residents benefit from OLPF initiative
THE distribution of laptops under the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative resumed in Berbice on Monday, when residents of East Canje received 584 instruments at the Cumberland Primary School....
View ArticleClassique Dance Company billed for Jamzone Summer Break in New York
HIGHLY acclaimed dance group, Classique Dance Company, has been confirmed to perform at the Jamzone Summer Break 2014, New York edition. The group is billed to perform live at The Village, Brooklyn,...
View ArticleKittel reigns supreme on streets of London
LONDON, England (Reuters) – Germany’s Marcel Kittel produced another show of raw power to win his second stage of this year’s Tour de France yesterday, storming down The Mall for a comfortable victory....
View ArticleReal Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano dies at the age of 88
REAL Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano, regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time, has died. The 88-year-old suffered a heart attack on Saturday and had been in an induced coma in Madrid’s...
View ArticleScholari faces tactical choice for Germany semi-final today
Brazil captain Thiago Silva is banned, so Dante will deputise, but they have Luis Gustavo back from suspension. With Neymar injured, Brazil could field a central midfield three, or else pick an...
View ArticleShakib banned for six months over ‘attitude problem’
DHAKA, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned for six months for his “severe attitude problem”, the country’s cricket board said yesterday. Shakib, Bangladesh’s...
View ArticleNeesham replaces Anderson in Guyana CPL team
JIMMY NEESHAM, the New Zealand all-rounder, has been added to the Guyana Amazon Warriors side as one of their three overseas players, a week before the start of the Caribbean Premier League. Neesham...
View Article9th National Schools Basketball Festival
Wins for President’s College, NATI and Plaisance on opening night THE Ninth Annual Schools Basketball Festival bounced off last Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and saw President’s...
View ArticleGSA/Digicel Championships
Arjoon, Fung-A-Fat, Mekdeci, Callender crowned National squash champions ALEX Arjoon, Mary Fung-A-Fat, Joe Mekdeci and Alwyn Callender all secured victories when the curtain came down Sunday on the...
View ArticleGuyana female basketballers begin herculean task at CBC tournament
… face Jamaica tonight DOUBTS had surrounded Guyana’s National Women’s basketball team with regard to their participation at this year’s Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) tournament, as the...
View ArticleNAMILCO’S Wheat-Up 13-race CARICOM Cycle programme
`Fishy’ Williams rides clinical race to win feature 30-lap event MARLON `Fishy’ Williams rode clinically to win the feature 30-lap event of the NAMILCO-sponsored race when the Roraima Bikers Club...
View ArticleNBTS appeals for more donations of blood to save lives countrywide
AS demand for blood continues to exceed supply capacity of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), the usual appeal has been made for more voluntary donors to come forward to assist in...
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Whittaker calls for public/private partnerships in solid waste management
–to ensure effectiveness, sustainability of $500M cleanup campaign RECOGNISING the role of the private sector in the current garbage situation in Georgetown, Minister of Local Government and Regional...
View ArticleAOG security shot in street robbery
DARBY Blackman, 53, of Block ‘E’ South Sophia was shot in the abdomen while on his way home from work yesterday morning. Blackman, a security guard attached to the Assemblies of God Headquarters in...
View ArticleAs agreed at meeting…
Millers continue to make payments to rice farmers RICE farmers owed by millers in Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) are receiving payments, as agreed at a meeting last Thursday, according to...
View ArticleGBCHA beefs up peer educators in fight against HIV/AIDS
THE Guyana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBCHA) recently trained another 15 peer educators, significantly beefing up its network of such trained workplace personnel to promote the local fight against...
View ArticleUG access road overhaul to conclude today
THE Ministry of Public Works has been pushing the University of Guyana access road overhaul project since the aggregate material arrived, and the works are expected to conclude today. Road Engineer...
View ArticleMister, Miss Guyana Talented Teen 2014 crowned
DELROY Adrian Walcott and Rissa Sooklall were crowned Mister and Miss Guyana Talented Teen 2014 respectively last Sunday after an evening of spectacular performances, featuring dazzling evening wear...
View ArticleFifteen differently-able graduates leave ‘Open Doors’
–with valuable life skills DEFYING their disabilities, 15 young individuals were yesterday certified to effectively delve into the world of work, having completed a two-year skills training stint at...
View ArticleGFS expects training school at Leonora to be commissioned in 2014
CONSTRUCTION of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Training School at Leonora, on the West Coast of Demerara, is in Phase Three of its completion, and the GFS anticipates commissioning this facility this...
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