August 2024

The pitches for the first two matches at New York’s Nassau County Stadium during the men’s T20 World Cup 2024, as well as the one for the semi-final between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Academy in Tarouba, have been rated “unsatisfactory” by the ICC. The verdict comes nearly two months after the tournament, which
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Aaron Dookaran, a 20-year-old mason, died on Sunday night after he was struck down on the #2 Public Road, West Coast Berbice. It was reported that the incident occurred around 23:00 hrs. At the time of the incident, motor car (#PAG 8265), driven by Gansham Munshi, was proceeding along the public road. A second vehicle,
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[Waterkant] – 26-year-old Dornell W. of Guyanese descent was arrested last weekend in Suriname by a mixed police unit. He had been wanted by the French authorities for some time for suspected involvement in several murders in French Guiana. The arrest took place after information was received from the National Security Directorate that he was
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Jahiem Gangoo, 16, died on Sunday after he was involved in an accident along the Onverwagt Public Road, West Coast Berbice. Gangoo, of Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, was riding a motorcycle, #CL 7060, when the accident occurred at about 19:50 hrs Sunday. Elijah Rigby, 14, was the pillion rider. Reports are that the motorcycle suddenly
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Police are investigating the alleged drowning of 42-year-old Rayon Captain, known as Chippy. The self-employed resident of Patrick Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Berbice, was last seen on Sunday around 17:15 hrs at the Canje Creek in New Forest, East Canje, Berbice. According to initial reports, Captain was at the creek with his family, including his
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See below full statement from the Government of Guyana:  The Government of Guyana wishes to inform the nation that the late Dave Martins, our beloved musician extraordinaire and cultural icon, will be cremated in a private ceremony (today, Tuesday, August 20). In honoring the family’s wishes for privacy during this solemn occasion, we ask that
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In a significant development for Guyana’s educational landscape, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, officially turned the sod for the construction of a new $386 million Teachers’ Block at President’s College on Monday. This ceremony marks the beginning of a major project aimed at enhancing the educational infrastructure of the institution. The construction contract has been
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Clairmonte Christopher Lewis, who was born in Guyana but played for England between 1990 and 1998, will turn for Team Kanuku at the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast 2024 Cricket For Charity Match set for National Stadium, Providence, Saturday, August 24. Lewis, a lanky bowling all-rounder, will be captained by Lennox Cush in the
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Some former international players, Ministers of government, entertainers, and athletes will join in a noble cause to raise funds for charitable organisations in Guyana when they compete in the exciting Cricket For Charity match at the finals of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast on August 24 at the National Stadium, Providence. The teams
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A collaborative effort between the Embassy of the United States of America, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport through the National Sports Commission, and the Athletics Association of Guyana will see over 200 budding Guyanese Track and Field athletes benefit from expertise coaching from U.S Olympians, compliments of the U.S. Sports Envoy Programme. The
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