Guyana

A TOTAL of 780 individuals have signed up for the Care Economy Co-Invest Programme, an initiative designed by the government to expand access to childcare and elder care services while creating new entrepreneurial opportunities across Guyana. Some 718 of the applications came from individuals, while the remaining submissions came from groups. The programme […]

ODESSA Evans, who is operating a poultry business from her home, recently said a loan from the Small Business Bureau (SBA) changed the course of her life. The loan, made available for persons living with disabilities (PWDs), offers up to GYD $500,000 with no interest and no collateral. For Odessa, that support opened the door

GUYANA’S education system has reached an important milestone. The stellar performance at the 2026 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) is not just a celebration of academic excellence, but a potent testimony that sustained investment, sound policy and targetted measures are yielding measurable results. For the first time in the country’s history, 20 […]

THE Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports/National Sports Commission (NSC),in collaboration with the Guyana Table Tennis Association, will host the Nursery Table Tennis Sports Academy Summer Camp (TEACH THEM YOUNG).   This year’s camp will include players from outside Georgetown (Berbice, Bartica, Linden, and Essequibo) as part of the sport’s […]

CRICKET found Realeanna Grimmond before she found it. Growing up in a household where both parents played the game, she was on the road with them before she could properly explain why she loved it. “I used to travel a lot with them, so I kind of just fell into cricket as well,” she says

-Caribbean’s best young talent takes centre stage   THE future of West Indies cricket will once again be on full display when the 2026 Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 50-over Championship bowls off in Antigua this Saturday, July 11. Six territorial teams – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and

New Zeeland’s tour of the Caribbean… THE head coach of the West Indies men’s team, Daren Sammy, says the five-match One Day International series against New Zealand will be key to the team qualifying for the One Day International World Cup on the Kiwis tour of the Caribbean. Sammy, speaking on the sidelines of the team’s

WARAMURI Village has officially unveiled a new $17 million pavilion, a project aimed at turbocharging grassroots sport, youth development, and community engagement in Region One. Funded through the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) via a Village Council proposal, the facility in the Moruca sub-district is also backed by a $10 million commitment from […]

THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has appointed Marco Bonofiglio as the new head coach of both the Senior Men’s and Under-20 national teams. Bonofiglio returns to a familiar dugout, having previously served as assistant coach for both age groups and having made history during a previous stint as Under-17 boss by guiding Guyana to their

FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean pre-qualifiers. OVERSEAS-BASED Guyanese point guard Kevon Wiggins and Umar Rashid ensured Guyana’s men’s senior basketball team rebounded on Thursday with a crucial win in the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean pre-qualifiers at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Guyana played Antigua and Barbuda, edging their Caribbean counterparts […]

Guyana’s candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary General (UNSG), Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, on Thursday outlined her vision for a more responsive and effective United Nations during a meeting with Ambassadors of the African Group at the Permanent Observer Mission of the African Union to the UN. Rodrigues-Birkett, who also serves […]

Days after fatally shooting 32-year-old Ceton Mark Courtman in the head during an altercation at Sands Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Ormyous Vieira of Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, was arraigned for murder. Vieira appeared before Magistrate Tariq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Thursday and was not required to […]

Former Police Officer Yogendra Sukhdeo was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old businessman Amit Singh, with Justice Sandil Kissoon condemning the killing as calculated and merciless. The High Court Judge ordered that Sukhdeo, 27, of Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), serve 30 years before becoming eligible for parole. […]

The University of Guyana (UG) has advanced its search for a new Vice Chancellor, with five candidates now shortlisted following an international recruitment process. In a statement on Thursday, Chancellor Sir Ronald Sanders said the search attracted 27 applications from Guyana, the wider Caribbean, Canada and India. Following an initial review, the […]

A two-vehicle collision at Caledonia, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Wednesday evening has led to the demise of a 49-year-old woman who was an occupant of one of the vehicles. The deceased has been identified as Cheryl Skeete of Soesdyke, EBD. According to reports, the accident occurred at about 18:45h and involved motor car PAM The post Soesdyke woman […]