Guyana

GBBFF head Sookram on CAC games GUYANA is set on sending a 12-member squad to the 53rd Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship in Guatemala next month. The team is expected to depart a day or two before the August 27–31 competition, organised by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB).

THE President, Executive and members of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) have joined the rest of Guyana in celebrating the life of the late Dr Ian McDonald, one of Guyana’s distinguished sons in sports and the literary arts. Dr McDonald, who was named Sportsman of the Year in 1957 jointly with another distinguished Guyanese,

CMC – PAKISTAN’S top-order batter, Abdullah Fazal, is set to miss the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies after sustaining a lower back injury. According to a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Fazal was injured during a training session on Thursday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, the venue for the opening

LAHORE Qalandars maintained their unbeaten start to the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, defeating the Desert Vipers by 38 runs at the Guyana National Stadium on Friday. Driven by a late-over rescue act from Michael Bracewell and Parvez Hossain Emon, the Qalandars set a formidable 176 before leg-spinner Usama Mir tore through the Vipers’ middle

THE Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has announced the selection of archery athlete Ravish Singh, track and field athlete Tesianna Harris and athletics chaperone Crystal Persaud to represent Guyana at the 2026 Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Youth Camp. Supported by Olympic Solidarity, the prestigious regional youth-development initiative will be hosted from […]

 —as French, Trinidadian and Guyanese dive teams continue complex underwater operation to access the sunken vessel.  THE number of bodies recovered from the MV Barima tragedy has risen to 73 after specialist dive teams recovered the body of one male during Friday morning operations at the wreck site, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced. The

PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has disclosed that a full salvage of the sunken MV Barima may become the only remaining option if ongoing efforts to access the wreck fail, but stressed that authorities are doing everything possible to avoid such a course of action. Speaking to relatives of those still missing during a briefing on

22 assets deployed as technical teams continue efforts to reposition vessel, recover remaining victims THE Government of Guyana remains committed to ensuring a safe and dignified conclusion to the ongoing search-and-recovery operation following the MV Barima tragedy, as two additional bodies were recovered, bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities […]

notes questions surrounding MV Barima tragedy will be answered as nation mourns   PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali has assured the nation that answers will come and accountability will follow the MV Barima tragedy, declaring that “truth must emerge” and “justice must prevail” once the country moves beyond the immediate period of mourning and recovery. […]

PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali has made an emotional appeal to Guyanese to stop sharing graphic images of victims of the MV Barima tragedy and to refrain from posting unverified information, warning that such actions are inflicting further psychological trauma on grieving families. Speaking to relatives gathered at the Charity waterfront on Wednesday evening, the […]

Messages of condolences continue to pour in following the July 18 capsizing of MV Barima off the Essequibo Coast, taking the lives of at least 65 persons while more than 30 others remain unaccounted for. Guyana’s bilateral partners and allies, as well as civil organisations from around the world, have been reaching out to the The post MV Barima tragedy: […]

The Human Services and Social Security Ministry has mobilised social workers and psychologists across several regions to provide ongoing psychosocial support to survivors and families affected by the MV Barima tragedy, describing the initiative as a long-term response to the national disaster. In a social media post on Thursday, the subject Minister, Dr […]

Captain Learie Barclay was on Monday re-elected President of the Aviation Operators’ Association of Guyana (AOAG) for the year 2026-2027 when the organisation hosted its annual general meeting on Monday. In addition, Capt Andre Farinha was elected First Vice President, while Lt Col Miguel Benjamin was elected Second Vice President, and Capt Ronald Reece […]

Forty-nine-year-old Doroteia Castilho Maia, a Brazilian national who allegedly stabbed her husband to death during an argument on Saturday at Rock Creek Backdam, Puruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was arraigned for murder on Wednesday. Maia, a gold miner from Manaus, Brazil, appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s […]

– urges indigenous villages to embrace tourism, entrepreneurship The Government is encouraging Indigenous communities to embrace tourism and entrepreneurship as major drivers of economic growth, with expanded support available through the Tourism, Industry and Commerce Ministry to assist villages in creating jobs, generating wealth, and preserving their […]