August 2025

West Indies all-rounder Kevin Sinclair and left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd are the notable omissions from the Guyana Harpy Eagles contracted list of players for 2025-2026. News Room Sport was reliably informed that at the recent players’ draft held by Cricket West Indies (CWI), Guyana Harpy Eagles drafted Under-19 players Riyad Latif and Jonathan Van Lange….
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BHM, an international company part of the United Kingdom’s Mowlem Group, will be constructing the second terminal at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). The sod for this project was turned on Monday, a move that President Dr. Irfaan Ali hailed as a signal of the transformation yet to come for the country. “In 2025,…
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Five more years of PPP/C leadership is needed to contain the threats posed by Venezuela. President Irfaan Ali and his government’s ability to manage Venezuela’s aggression on our border is keeping Guyana safe today and for the long term. Venezuela’s egregious claim on two-thirds of our territory is persistent, filled with aggression and antagonistic behavior….
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A 60-year-old motorcyclist lost his life on Sunday morning after he was involved in an accident on the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara. The dead man has been identified only as ‘Sookram’, a resident of Barr Street, Kitty, Georgetown. Police said the accident occurred around 06:30 hrs. It involved motorcar PNN 5140, driven by…
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Bryan Mackintosh, also known as ‘Bryan Max,’ a candidate for the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party and social media personality, Mikhail Rodrigues, known as ‘Guyanese Critic’ were on Monday charged in connection with a physical confrontation they had over the weekend. WIN candidate Bryan Max in altercation with ‘Critic’ after sent by Azruddin to…
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The High Court has rescheduled the constitutional case challenging the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) ballot practices to Tuesday, August 26, after the applicant’s lawyer requested additional time to review the defence’s submission, which was received Sunday evening. On Monday morning, Chief Justice (ag) Navindra Singh presided over arguments in the matter of Krystal Hadassah Fisher…
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Students attending the Kwakwani Secondary School in Region Ten should be able to return to school by the last week of September following a fire that destroyed a section of the school on Sunday. This was revealed by the Ministry of Education in a press release on Monday. “While the cause of the fire remains…
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No play was possible in Game 12 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League between Barbados Royals and St. Lucia Kings on Sunday evening in St. Lucia. Persistent rainfall kept the players indoor to the point that not even the toss was possible. The no-result means Royals remain bottom of the table with just a…
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The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Santos football clubs secured contrasting victories as the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) National Training Centre hosted a doubleheader in the Women’s Division One League. Following a week-long break, the league resumed with a comprehensive victory for the GDF, who cruised to a dominant 24-0 win over Den Amstel. Niomie…
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Shakib Al Hasan made history on Sunday, becoming the fifth man in the world to take 500 wickets in T20 cricket. He bowled only two overs against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots but picked up 3 for 11 in a match-winning effort for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, who consolidated their place at the top of the CPL 2025 points table. Shakib needed…
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