Commonwealth Games begin at Celtic Park
THE 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony has taken place at Celtic Park in Glasgow. Thousands of athletes from 71 nations and territories took part before a 40 000-strong crowd and a global TV...
View ArticlePaul and Savory save match for Guyana
… Martina ends with 9-wicket haul RESILIENT batting from Kemo Paul and wicketkeeper/batsman Kemol Savory, enabled hosts Guyana to salvage a draw in their West Indies Cricket Board Regional Under-19...
View ArticleGABA working closely with Suriname for boxing to be part of IGG Games
THE Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) is working in close collaboration with their Suriname counterparts to see the sport form part of the Inter-Guiana Games in the near future. With this in...
View Article2014 Commonwealth Games
Fernandes advances to Round-of-16 IT WAS a bittersweet first day for the Guyanese contingent at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland where they took part in the disciplines of squash and...
View ArticleScotland open Games by winning four gold medals
ROSS Murdoch capped a stunning first day of Commonwealth Games action for Scotland as the hosts secured four gold medals in the space of three hours. The 20-year-old upset home favourite Michael...
View ArticleGABF warns of suspension, if officials/players participate at IGG Games
… The show will go on, says Director of Sport Neil Kumar PRESIDENT of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Nigel Hinds has issued a stern warning to players, officials and coaches affiliated...
View ArticleGPF Track and Field Championships conclude today at Eve Leary
… ‘A’ Division bringing the fight, as HQ look to defend title THE CURTAIN will come down on the Guyana Police Force (GPF0 Inter-Division Track and Field Championships today, at the Eve Leary ground...
View ArticleSpecial Constable jailed for 30 years
–for carnally knowing a child JUSTICE Rishi Persaud yesterday dubbed 38-year-old sex offender Gavin Nero as ‘sick’ when he sentenced him to 30 years’ imprisonment for having carnal knowledge of a...
View ArticleAnother alleged sex offender walks free
–as victim refuses to testify ROY Willams, another alleged sex offender, was freed yesterday when the victim appeared before the jury and testified that she does not wish to testify against the...
View ArticleRISING TIDE OF PROSPERITY
The recent CPL matches have brought to the surface a number of realities about our economic and social life. The first is that Guyanese love their cricket and they take their cricket seriously. All of...
View ArticleShared governance and the dynamics of trust
THE OPPOSITION, in its myriad guises and formulations, has been clamouring for shared governance; but shared governance already exists within the body politic of Parliament and Guyana’s democracy;...
View ArticleGFC staffers receive special training to implement LCDS objectives
STAFF members of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) have received specialized training which enables them to ensure that Guyana will continue to receive financial rewards for maintaining a low rate...
View ArticleLINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
JULY 26 TO JULY 31, 2014 SATURDAY JULY 26, 2014 GEORGETOWN: New Garden Street between North Road & Croal Street, Upper North & Robb Street 09:00 to 17:00 hrs EAST COAST DEMERARA: Melanie...
View ArticleLocal Government Ministry awards $62M in contracts under the Georgetown Solid...
THE Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on Thursday awarded in excess of $62M in contracts for de-silting and de-bushing operations through the Georgetown Solid Waste Management...
View ArticleGPF to place renewed focus on physical fitness of ranks
IT was long observed that some ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are sporting a ‘potbelly’ and are clearly out of shape, taking into consideration physical fitness is a must for members of any law...
View ArticlePolice seeking to identify July 14 accident victim
THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) is seeking assistance from members of the public to identify a man who was struck down on Vlissengen Road on July 14, was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, and...
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Murdered Brooklyn Guyanese
Landlady decapitated tenant even as woman begged for her life -US Prosecutor A Brooklyn woman decapitated her neighbour, a Guyanese mother of four, even as the victim begged for her life, and...
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Institute of Internal Auditors hosts two-day workshop as part of 2014...
THE Guyana Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) yesterday commenced a rigorous two-day workshop and seminar as part of its 2014 education delivery programme. President of the IIA Guyana...
View ArticleAnsa McAl is dodging the issue
I WOULD like to comment on the article ‘Ansa McAl questions exclusion from drug supply pre-qualification…says facilities not checked during evaluation process’. I am a Guyanese who spent some time in...
View ArticleYoung people are not as gullible as Blue Caps seems to think
BLUE Caps is certainly living up to expectations as mouthpiece of the political Opposition and wannabe politicians. Its posturing on issues of national concern betrays an agenda that has more to do...
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