June 2025

Openers Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont hit their second successive centuries as England hammered West Indies by 143 runs in the second one-day international in Leicester. Jones, whose hundred in Derby on Friday was her first in international cricket, made a sublime 129 from 98 balls having been dropped on 43, while Beaumont struck 106 in England’s
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The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham Guyana) wishes to inform you that our Business Forum and Networking event originally scheduled to take place on 11th September,2025 at Stamford Bridge, Home of English Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club in London, UK, will be rescheduled to a later date. Following consultations with our members and sponsors,
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President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that investments will soon be made to expand aviation education in Guyana. He said plans are underway to introduce a local programme to train professionals across all areas of the aviation sector, including pilots. “Very soon, we will invest here in Guyana in expanding aviation education—in every aspect of
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Press Release from the Demerara Cricket Club The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) proudly congratulates Sherfane Rutherford on his recent appointment as Vice-Captain of the West Indies T20 International team. This achievement is not only a personal milestone for Sherfane, but a moment of tremendous pride for the entire DCC fraternity and the wider Guyanese cricketing
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Guyana ended the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship on Tuesday evening, losing a third straight match in emphatic fashion, this time against Puerto Rico. Competing in Group A in Costa Rica, Guyana lost 7-0 to the Puerto Ricans. Unbeaten table-toppers USA and second place Costa Rica advanced to the semi-finals and earned their place in the
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The Cue Sports Association of Guyana (CSAG) is preparing to launch its most ambitious tournament to date, with the National 8 Ball Team Championship- backed by Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) El Dorado Rum brand- set to begin on June 8 at the Embassy Sports Bar, Movietowne. With 168 players representing 24 teams from across the
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At least 10 people have been killed in a crush outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bengaluru, which was hosting a victory parade to celebrate the home team’s Indian Premier League title win. Thousands of people – young and old – lined the streets on Wednesday to welcome the Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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Lack of vision and internal disarray are driving a growing wave of resignations from the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, who believes the exodus will intensify as Guyana draws closer to the 2025 elections. “These people are not just leaving—they’re running from
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Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has criticised Tuesday’s actions of opposition-nominated Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), following their latest walkout during a statutory meeting. He warned that such tactics would not be allowed to derail the country’s electoral preparations. Commissioner Desmond Trotman staged the walkout minutes into Tuesday’s
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The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has launched a coordinated emergency response and damage assessment following a high wind event that affected multiple communities across Guyana on June 2, 2025. Preliminary reports indicate that several areas experienced significant wind gusts, leading to structural damage to homes, schools, and other public infrastructure. The CDC has deployed rapid
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