December 2025

President of the Women’s Football Association Andrea Johnson recently participated in the inaugural meeting of the FIFA Women’s Football Development Committee, held in Doha, Qatar, a significant milestone for women’s football in Guyana. Johnson was recently appointed to this prestigious FIFA committee and will serve until 2029, a testament to her leadership and unwavering commitment…
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The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown have ordered the immediate removal of all vendors operating around Yhip’s Bakery at the corner of Alexander and Robb Streets, citing a High Court order prohibiting vending in the vicinity. In a public notice issued on Saturday, the municipality said a mandamus and court order had…
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Ongoing nationwide consultations on the harmful effects of social media, gambling and substance abuse, including vaping, will help shape new policies and budgetary measures from 2026, Labour and Manpower Planning Minister Keoma Griffith said Saturday night. Griffith noted President Dr Irfaan Ali’s earlier pledged to task a cross-ministerial team – including the ministries of education,…
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Guyana’s housing programme is facing a backlog of more than 78,000 applicants awaiting the allocation of house lots, with over two-thirds concentrated in Region Four, where demand is driven by the need to be close of economic and job opportunities near the capital, Georgetown. In the last five-year government, more than 53,000 house lots were…
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More than 260 contractors have submitted applications to build housing units under Guyana’s latest government programme, as authorities step up efforts to deliver 40,000 homes over five years and respond to rising demand for turnkey housing, Housing Minister Collin Croal said on Saturday. The Ministry of Housing has received 268 expressions of interest (EOIs) from…
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With the FIFA World Cup 2026™ now firmly on the horizon, discussions around team tactics, personnel and fixtures are intensifying. Another intriguing sub-plot is that, for many legends of the game, this may well be their final appearance on the global stage. Many of these players have been driving forces for both club and country…
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The semi-final line-up for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super 16 Cup is complete after the tournament’s heavyweights produced a pair of dominant, one-sided performances at the National Training Facility on Friday evening. Defending champions Guyana Defence Force (GDF) FC and Slingerz FC both lived up to their billing, sweeping aside their quarter-final opposition to…
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After a year defined by Olympic glory and untimely injury, sprinting sensation Julien Alfred is shifting gears. The reigning World Indoor 60-metre champion has set an audacious target for 2026: to shatter one of athletics’ oldest records. Alfred, who jointly holds the title of second-fastest woman in history over 60 metres, will launch her campaign…
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Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg said that “short Tests are bad for business” and admitted to a sleepless night following a 20-wicket day on Boxing Day despite a record crowd. CA had been hoping to break crowd records across the entire Boxing Day Test between Australia and England despite the series being over given the…
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Stats highlights from another two-day Test match in the 2025-26 Ashes 5468– Days between England’s previous win in Australia and their victory at the MCG on Saturday. Since their win at the SCG in January 2011, England had played 18 Tests in Australia and lost 16, the joint-longest winless streak for any team in Australia. 3– Bilateral series with…
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