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Guyana National 15’s Rugby team the Green Machine dismantled Trinidad and Tobago 24-12 to in the Rugby Americas North South zone title Saturday at the St. Stanislaus college Ground, Carifesta Avenue. Despite the inclement weather, the home team received tremendous support from the Guyanese public, who turned out in their numbers, and Minister of State […]
Guyana’s “Green Machine” national Rugby team, continued its dominance of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) South Zone Championship as they schooled Trinidad and Tobago 24-17 to defend their title on Saturday afternoon. Playing in soggy conditions at the St. Stanislaus College Ground on Carifesta Avenue, the visitors proved to be no match for the prowess […]
Usain Bolt marked an emotional farewell at a sell-out stadium in Jamaica by winning his final 100m on home soil. The 30-year-old will bring down the curtain on his illustrious career when he retires in August after the World Championships in London and began his goodbye in front of 30,000 adoring fans in Kingston. An […]
An early afternoon fire which gutted the top flat of a Princes Street house has left four persons homeless. According to Divisional Commander of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), Compton Sparman, the fire department received a call at about 2:45 on Sunday afternoon about the fire at lot 1515 Princes St Wortmanville. He said that […]
Two young engineers have landed in hot water, after they were nabbed in a car with a packet of cocaine. The youths, Michael Sookoo and Aviskar Rambarran, who are both 20-years-old, appeared in court today and were remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to drug possession. The case is that they were nabbed on […]
Residents in the mining community of Mahdia in Region Eight, are being encouraged to take all necessary precautions as flood waters remain in the community following more than 12 hours of heavy rainfall. Overnight and early morning showers have seen the overflowing of the Mahdia creek and the flood waters quickly moving through the community. […]
There are over 1000 vehicles with dual number plates and vehicles bearing number plates of older vehicles driving around the country. Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA),Godfrey Statia, made that revelation today while addressing a press briefing on Thursday afternoon. The Commissioner General noted that there are persons who would have had an older vehicle […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today said that he is willing to prepare and submit another list of nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) if he is asked by President David Granger to do so. Jagdeo made the comment ahead of a planned consultation between himself and President Granger at […]
The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Corporation (GPHC) has fired the Corporation’s acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allan Johnson, following a series of lapses which they claim caused much embarrassment. A statement from the Board’s Chairperson, Kesaundra Alves noted that Johnson’s removal from the post takes effect from Friday June 9, 2017. She […]
(Barbados Today) After a decade of decline, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Barbados and the Caribbean is on the rise again, according to a top regional health official. Quoting from the 2016 UNAIDS report, the United Nations Special Envoy on HIV to the Caribbean Dr Edward Greene, in a recent sobering revelation, reported that the region […]
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