Courtney Walsh takes on Bangladesh assignment

St John’s, ANTIGUA – West Indies fast bowling icon, Courtney Walsh has accepted an offer to be the Specialist Bowling Coach for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for three years, beginning September 1 this year. Walsh, who is completing the Level III coaches course will undertake his first international coaching stint at this level. Walsh […]

Table Tennis set to become part of National Schools Championships

The annual Guyana Teachers Union (GTU)/ Ministry of Education National School Championships usually comprises of events such as Track and Field, Cycling and Swimming but President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe made the disclosure at a recent press conference that the ultimate goal is to have the sport added to the […]

Massy 10K Road race takes place this Sunday.

When the annual Massy 10K Road Race goes off this Sunday, there will be a new route for the seventh edition. The race will now start at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara and end just in front of the Massy Ruimveldt location. President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson has already indicated that in the […]

NCN suspends Sports Editor without pay over Facebook post about colleague’s Pokémon question

The management of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) has suspended Senior Reporter and Sports Editor, Jocelle Archibald for one month without pay over a post she made on Facebook questioning a junior NCN producer’s decision to question the President about the Pokemon game on the President’s weekly Public Interest television programme. A source close to […]

US Govt. launches US$940,000 Criminal Justice Programme for Guyana

The United States government is continuing efforts to assist the Guyana government in the strengthening of the criminal justice system in the country. The US Embassy in Georgetown on Friday launched a three year programme specifically tailored to strengthen the criminal justice system in Guyana. The programme will cover various aspects of criminal justice from […]

New Chief Education Officer likely to be Asst. CEO, Marcel Raymond Hutson

Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine today announced that Assistant Chief Education Officer (Primary), Marcel Raymond Hutson is most likely to become the new Chief Education Officer (CEO)  following the decision to not renew the contract of former CEO, Olato Sam. “It’s not unlikely we have to make a determination of what needs to be […]

GWI Board fires Debt Recovery Manager over qualifications

The Guyana Water Incorporated has announced that its Board of Directors has terminated the services of Debt Recovery Manager, Lear Goring. The decision came following a specially convened board meeting on Thursday.  Goring was sent on administrative leave pending investigations into reports that he was not qualified for the position of Debt Recovery Manager. The GWI […]