Guyana

EVERY September, Guyana observes Education Month alongside Amerindian Heritage Month, a pairing that reflects how deeply learning and culture are woven together here. This year, the timing feels especially fitting. Measured against where the sector stood five years ago, the honest verdict is that Guyana’s education system has been transformed, not merely […]

PRE-TOURNAMENT favourites Better-Hope are still the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) Over-40 champions after inflicting a resounding nine-wicket victory over Canadian Legends when the 2026 tournament ended at the St. Bede ground, Scarborough, Ontario, on Sunday. After dismissing Canadian Legends for a paltry 78 in the 19th over, Better Hope […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – FOR 22 young women chasing West Indies glory, the path to cricketing excellence runs through more than just the nets. Cricket West Indies’ High-Performance Camp, held in Antigua following the 2026 Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship, has pushed beyond traditional coaching boundaries. While technical drills and […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,(CMC) – THE Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has smashed through the 100% viewership barrier for live streaming in 2026, with fans from India powering a remarkable surge that has seen the tournament’s digital audience more than double this season. The unprecedented growth, driven primarily by cricket enthusiasts […]

NOVAK Djokovic broke down in tears during a US Open first-round defeat by Argentina’s Mariano Navone which provided further evidence age is fast catching up with the 39-year-old great. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was overcome by emotion in the deciding set of a dramatic match where he struggled physically throughout and had to vomit

  THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Season 8 officially got underway on Saturday at the National Training Centre (NTC), marking the return of Guyana’s premier domestic men’s football competition and setting the stage for what promises to be a highly competitive season. The opening night delivered an exciting start to the highly […]

BEN Foakes produced the most obdurate hundred of his career at Chelmsford to frustrate the county of his birth and prevent Surrey suffering the ignominy of slipping into the bottom two in Division One of the County Championship. The Colchester-born wicketkeeper-batter walked out at the start of the fourth day with Surrey 51-4, still 45

…Players rewarded with financial incentives THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has described last Saturday night as a very special night for Guyana’s football family. According to a release on its Facebook page, the GFF said that as it gathered to open Season VIII of the GFF Elite League, it also took a moment to honour

THE Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought feedback from IPL franchises on the hottest topic of the league – the much-debated Impact Player rule. The franchises have been given until Monday (August 31) to submit their views on the contentious 12th-player rule, which has had a polarising effect in the league,

THE inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy, which was set to be held in Sri Lanka in February 2027, has been moved out of the country due to government interference, Cricbuzz understands. Sri Lanka Cricket is currently being run by a government-appointed Transformation Committee, which was brought in to oversee reforms to the affairs of the board,

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is reviewing a passenger’s complaint concerning the confiscation of an edge-control product at the airport’s security screening checkpoint. In a statement issued Sunday, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) said it is aware of a social media post about the incident and has launched an […]

A group of young trainees from Regions One (Barima-Waini) and Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enrolled in a Government training programme, are building practical skills in carpentry and welding, with one already planning to turn her training into her own business. The trainees are based at the Kuru Kuru Training Centre (KKTC), located along the Soesdyke-Linden […]

Police in Regional Division Three are investigating the unlawful wounding of a 23-year-old Venezuelan woman following a confrontation at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, on Saturday. The incident reportedly occurred at about 08:30h on Saturday. According to initial investigations, the victim, Andreina Nunez, and the suspect, a 19-year-old Venezuelan […]

Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old farmer of Philippai Village, Upper Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), whose body was discovered near a stream on Friday night. Dead is Marinda Ernest. According to initial investigations, Ernest and her 23-year-old reputed husband had earlier joined about 40 villagers in a self-help exercise […]

Scores of children from Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, have received backpacks and other school supplies as part of an annual giving-back initiative to help them prepare for the new school year. The initiative was undertaken by Samantha Reid through SAWA Investment Inc, continuing an effort which has over the years provided support to children in The […]