Guyana loses international friendly match against Grenada by forfeit

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has notified the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) that it has conducted an investigation of the participation of Player Matthew Briggs with the representative team of The GFF in the International “A” friendly match on 29 March 2015 played against the representative team of Grenada. According to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, who […]

CHANDRIKA HUNDRED PUTS JAGUARS ON TOP

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – West Indies batsman Rajindra Chandrika carved out his maiden first class hundred to propel reigning champions Guyana Jaguars, on the opening day of their first round contest against Windward Islands Volcanoes in the Regional First Class Championship  here Friday. The 26-year-old opener, who suffered the embarrassment of a dreaded pair on […]

Martial Arts expert Silver Fox coming to Guyana

Famous white hair, beard and moustache, martial arts movies legend Hwang Jang Lee also known as ‘Silver Fox’ is set to for a demonstration in Guyana. Lee, a top Chinese star in the ’90s will make an appearance on Friday, November 13 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as part of a training seminar and […]

Miss Guyana Universe Pageant set for November 15

Two overseas based Guyanese are among nine beauties vying for the crown of Miss Guyana Universe 2015. The ladies were introduced to the press and public at a simple ceremony held at the Princess Hotel last  Sunday and they will go head to head on November 15 for a chance to represent Guyana in December […]

Colombia lifts same-sex adoption limits

(BBC) Colombia’s constitutional court has lifted restrictions on same-sex couples adopting children. Until now, same-sex couples could only adopt a child if it was the offspring of one of the partners. But in a historic ruling on Wednesday, the court instructed adoption agencies not to discriminate against gay men and lesbians. It said gay couples […]

Government Ministers warned against “excessive gambling” and accepting gifts worth more than $10,000 in draft Code of Conduct

The Ministry of the Presidency today released the draft Code of Conduct for all Ministers of the Government, Members of Parliament and Public Office holders. According to the document, the purpose of the Code of Conduct is to assist Ministers and Members of Parliament and Public office holders in the discharge of their obligations to […]

Controversy brews over renaming of Ogle International Airport in honour of Eugene Correia

At least two shareholders of the privately owned, Ogle International Airport, several of the operators are not supportive of a move by the Airport’s board to rename the airport in honour of Guyana’s first Minister of Communications and Aviation, Eugene Correia. Both shareholders are operators at the airport and a number of other operators are also against the […]

Guyana and US ink more support for fighting narco trafficking under CBSI

The United States government is providing an additional US$350,000 under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) to further assist Guyana in its abilities to effectively tackle the drug trafficking problem in the country. Assistance will also be provided for the development of local law enforcement. Guyana Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge and US Ambassador, Perry […]

Belize’s PM wins third term

(BBC) Belize’s Prime Minister Dean Barrow has won an unprecedented third consecutive term in office in snap elections in the small Central American nation. Mr Barrrow, 64, called the election in September, more than a year ahead of schedule. Belize is heavily dependent on aid from Venezuela, which also offers it oil at discounted prices. […]