By News Source Guyana on July 15, 2019
News, Sports
Students from the hinterland communities who have to travel to Georgetown for their tertiary education will now be accommodated at the new Tertiary Dormitory for Hinterland students. The facility is located at Lilliendall and was constructed at a cost of $186 million as a project of the Indigenous People’s Affairs Ministry. At a commissioning ceremony […]
By News Source Guyana on December 2, 2018
Sports
They might be considered the Williams sisters of squash, but its a totally different game when they set sibling rivalry aside on the squash court. National squash player Akeila Wiltshire copped her maiden senior title at the BCIC All Jamaica Senior Squash Championships in Jamaica last month. Akeila Wiltshire secured her first major win at […]
By News Source Guyana on September 10, 2018
Sports
Shimron Hetmyer and Sherfane Rutherford blasted Guyana Amazon Warriors into second place in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) table with an astonishing assault on the Trinbago Knight Riders attack. The Warriors’ bowlers had played their part to restrict the Knight Riders powerful batting line-up to just 154/7, and that left Guyana with two different […]
By News Source Guyana on September 9, 2018
Sports
All-round star Rovman Powell contributed runs, wickets and catches as Jamaica Tallawahs kept their hopes of a top-two Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finish alive with a convincing eight-wicket victory over rivals Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence Stadium. Powell held three catches – including a flying one-handed stunner right on the boundary edge to remove […]
By News Source Guyana on August 19, 2018
Sports
(CPL) Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer blasted the third fastest Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) century of all time as Guyana Amazon Warriors recorded a thumping 72-run victory over Jamaica Tallawahs, who lost their last eight wickets for just 35 runs in Florida. The Tallawahs had won their first three matches of the tournament but were blown […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2018
Sports
Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer today produced an exhilarating performance at the Providence National Stadium, becoming the youngest West Indian player to score a century in the Caribbean. The 21-year old Canje-born player who came in at number four during the second One Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh, scored a solid 125 off 93 […]
By News Source Guyana on May 29, 2018
Sports
Linden’s golden athletes Chantoba Bright and Daniel Williams were gifted with house lots in Amelia’s Ward, Linden. The athletes were presented with their documentation at Linden’s 52nd Independence Flag Raising Ceremony, on Saturday. The two athletes have made Guyana proud on several occasions and recently returned home with medals. Bright won a gold medal at the 2018 CARIFTA Games in the Girls U20 Long Jump. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2018
Sports
President David Granger has extended congratulations to Troy Doris, on what he described as a golden achievement on receiving the news of the national athlete’s outstanding performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which concludes tomorrow in Australia. Doris, won gold in the Triple Jump with his 16.88m second round leap, finishing ahead of Dominica’s Yordanys Durañona and Cameroon’s […]
By News Source Guyana on March 10, 2018
Sports
SuperSport – American qualifier Sachia Vickery completed an astonishing comeback to stun third seed Garbine Muguruza 2-6 7-5 6-1 in a second-round win at the BNP Paribas Open in California on Friday. Seemingly down and out trailing 3-0 in the second set, Vickery raised her game, brought the Indian Wells centre court crowd alive and […]
By News Source Guyana on March 3, 2018
Sports
The Hero Caribbean Premier League Finals will be hosted by Trinidad & Tobago for the next three years. Hero CPL has signed a staging agreement with the government of Trinidad and Tobago that will see the final two matches of the tournament take place in the country between 2018 and 2020. The semi-final and final […]