Guyana

Dear Editor, ON vacation for the past two weeks from New York, I had occasion to drive through the Stabroek Market area and America Street after a long time to do business. The place seems to have gotten worst since I left a few years ago. It seemed as though it has become a war

THE 24th edition of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club’s Cricket Academy began yesterday at the Albion Community Centre. More than 80 young cricketers, between the ages of eight and 18 are expected to participate in the six-day academy, which is once again sponsored by Connecticut, USA-based businessman Nizul Hussain of Northeast Connecticut […]

EMMA Raducanu will miss the US Open as she continues her recovery from a stress fracture. The British number one suffered the injury to her right lower leg during the grass-court season and made a late decision to pull out of Wimbledon. The 2021 US Open champion will now sit out this year’s event at

WELSH Fire condemned Southern Brave to their first defeat of this season’s Hundred as they earned a dramatic four-wicket victory in Cardiff. Having won their first five matches of the women’s competition, Brave took their sixth outing down to the final ball while defending 121-5 but Heather Graham struck the winning runs for Fire, finishing

THE nation’s pugilists, Terron Wintz, Desmond Amsterdam, and Colin Lewis, have advanced into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Central America and Caribbean Games on Sunday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Guyana’s top middleweight boxer Desmond Amsterdam again produced a fine display in the squared circle to knock-out Dominica’s Daniel […]

Opponents of Fifa president Gianni Infantino are threatening “non-co-operation” with the governing body unless he steps down, according to senior Uefa sources. Some of those involved in the rebellion vow “there is no going back” for as long as Infantino remains in position, as the fallout over his scrapped plans to sell off stakes in

AIDEN Markram is the obvious choice to lead Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in next year’s IPL, but said on Sunday night that there are other “quality leaders” who could take on the captaincy. Rishabh Pant stepped down as LSG’s captain in May after they finished bottom of the points table, and has since been traded

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Jamaican outfit Mount Pleasant FA edged Delfines del Este of the Dominican Republic 1-0 on Sunday to capture the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title at the Ato Boldon Stadium here on Sunday. Shaquille Bradford scored the lone goal in the 51st minute as Mount Pleasant secured its

AUQIB Nabi, the Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler, has earned his maiden India call-up after being named as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka. Bumrah was ruled out after failing to recover fully from the left knee injury he sustained during the ODI series against England. The 29-year-old Nabi has

West Indies were dismissed for 344 before Shafique and Babar closed day two 78 behind Pakistan’s batters finally came to life in this Test series, imposing their authority on this second Test. An unbeaten 168-run partnership between Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique saw Pakistan gallop to within 78 runs of West Indies’ first innings total

Residents and commuters travelling between Mahdia and Campbelltown, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) are expected to benefit from improved road access as Region Eight’s newly acquired motor grader has commenced rehabilitation works on the key roadway. According to the Local Government Ministry, the motor grader has begun its maiden operation to restore the […]

The Association of Chinese Enterprises in Guyana (ACEG) has made an additional donation to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to support the ongoing response and relief efforts following the MV Barima maritime tragedy. The donation was handed over on Friday by ACEG General Secretary (GS) Jason Wang and received by CDC Director General Colonel Nazrul The […]

Rangers from the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) recently participated in a nature camp organised by youths in Moco Moco Village, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), in an effort to strengthen environmental awareness and conservation. According to a post on the commission’s social media page, rangers attached to the Kanuku Mountains Protected […]

A 54-year-old Guyanese was released from His Majesty’s Prison on Antigua after being convicted and sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for rape. Following his release, he was handed over to immigration authorities and subsequently deported to his home country of Guyana. According to Antigua NewsRoom Eustace Barry’s release marks the completion of that […]

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) Traffic Department in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) has expanded its community engagement efforts through road safety sensitisation activities and the delivery of driver services to residents in the South Rupununi. On Saturday, August 1, 2026, ranks attached to the Lethem Police Station Traffic Department conducted […]