March 2025

The Enmore Cricket Club recently completed a cricket tour of the island of Curaçao, winning their three matches against the Suffisant CC. The six-day tour to the island was planned in August 2024. Two T20 matches and one 25-over game were contested by the two teams. Enmore prevailed in the three games with consistent batting performances
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The prestigious 25 Influential Women Leaders Award (25ILWA) has unveiled the 25 exceptional Guyanese women who will be honoured at the highly anticipated Sixth Anniversary and Leadership Awards. The event will take place on Saturday, May 17, at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Seawall Road, Georgetown. As Guyana’s foremost accolade, the 25ILWA recognises visionary women from
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Fireman Vashan Manbodh, 27, has passed away following spine injuries sustained while battling the devastating fire that destroyed the Mae’s Schools at Subryanville, Georgetown, on Wednesday. Despite the best efforts of medical professionals at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), the young firefighter succumbed to his injuries late on Saturday night. Manbodh, along with fellow
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Abram Zuil Secondary have made history with a stunning 8-0 victory over Charity Secondary in the preliminary round of the 11th Milo Schools Football Tournament. The dominant performance, Abram Zuil’s first-ever win against Charity, saw them control the match from start to finish. Omar Kendall set the tone with two early goals, followed by strikes
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The seventh season of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite League is set to begin this Sunday at the GFF’s National Training Centre in Providence. On the opening day, newcomers Mainstay Gold Stars FC and Ann’s Grove FC will clash at 18:30h. This will be followed by an opening ceremony at 20:15h, and then a
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Guyana Harpy Eagles asserted their dominance with a comprehensive 214-run victory over Jamaica Scorpions on the fourth day of their fourth-round clash in the 2025 West Indies Four-Day Championship. Set an imposing target of 488, the Scorpions fought valiantly, but ultimately succumbed to 274 all out. Kirk McKenzie’s defiant 147, a display of resilience featuring
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In an address to newly promoted detectives, Deputy Commissioner of Law Enforcement, Wendell Blanhum, highlighted the challenges that come with advancing through the ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Quoting Christian Horner, he remarked, “The higher you rise, the sharper the knives.” The Crime Chief made these remarks at the Police Officers’ Mess Annexe
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Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has announced that approximately nine million bags of paddy are expected to be harvested during the first crop of 2025. The statement was made during a meeting with rice farmers from Region Three, West Coast of Demerara. Minister Mustapha highlighted that over the past four years, the government has made significant
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, First Lady Mrs Arya Ali has awarded business grants totalling $1.5 million to three women to help expand their small businesses. The recipients of the grants are 31-year-old Saudia Edghill from Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD); 36-year-old Junice Welcome from Kuru Kururu on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway; and 46-year-old Bena
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In a heartwarming gesture to support new parents, the government of Guyana officially launched its newborn cash grant on Saturday, with a special gift from First Lady Arya Ali and the distribution of birth certificates for over 600 newborns. The event, held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, was attended by hundreds of parents who
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