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  • Ignore Youth Report at our peril – Secretary General Carrington

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Edwin Carrington has warned that “we ignore at our peril” the recommendations of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development’s Report. ...
  • O’Neil predicts third round victory

    New Year Beatings boxing card tonight ... … Rogers out to destroy Augustine GUYANA’S former World International Boxing Association and World International Boxing Council light-heavyweight champion Gwendolyn O’Neil has predicted a third round knock-o...
  • Roberts takes two silver medals at Anthony Nesty open swim meet

    SWIMMING clubs affiliated to the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) were invited by the Club De Dolfijn, to participate in its 6th Annual Anthony Nesty International Open and Age Group Swim Meet, held in Paramaribo, Suriname January 22 to 24, 2010...
  • Roger Harper elected as president of the GCA

    FORMER Guyana captain, West Indies player and coach, Roger Harper, was on Wednesday night unanimously elected to the helm of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) by the affiliated clubs. ...
  • Guyana, CCC look to rebound from heavy defeats

    CAVE HILL, Barbados (CMC) – Combined Campuses & Colleges and Guyana will look to rebound from heavy defeats when they face-off in the fourth round of the WICB regional first-class championship starting today at Three Ws Oval. ...
  • Guyana drawn in Pool A

    IRB Sevens Championship … GUYANA has been drawn in pool `A’ of the International Rugby Board’s Sevens Championships which is billed for Las Vegas, USA, on February 13 and 14. ...
  • Brilliant Murray storms into Australian Open final

    … Serena, Justine to clash in women’s final tomorrow MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) - Andy Murray charged into the Australian Open final yesterday, giving fresh hope to Britain that the country's long wait for another men's grand slam champion may be ...
  • Injured Dravid and Yuvraj out of first S.Africa Test

    MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Injuries to top batsmen Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh have forced top-ranked India to name a depleted 15-man squad for the opening Test against visiting South Africans in Nagpur February 6-10. ...
  • Ponting not keen on Top-End Sheffield Shield matches

    … Aussie captain wants first-class format to remain RICKY Ponting has rejected the idea of playing Sheffield Shield cricket in northern Australia early in the season as a way of fitting an extended Big Bash into the peak summer period. ...
  • Gyan sends Ghana into African Nations Cup final

    LUANDA, Angola (Reuters) - A first-half goal by Asamoah Gyan earned Ghana a 1-0 win over Nigeria yesterday and a place in the African Nations Cup final for the first time in 18 years. ...
  • Carew wants retainer contracts for three young Windies players

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Former West Indies chairman of selectors Joey Carew believes the West Indies Under-19 trio of Jason Holder, Shane Dowrich and Yannic Cariah should be furnished with retainer contracts. ...
  • Accused claims victim forced herself on him

    In carnal knowledge case… A FARMER was yesterday charged with having carnal knowledge of a member of his household. ...
  • Two bonded for theft, receiving stolen property

    ODEL Waterton, 21, of Lot 44 Block ‘Y’, Grove New Scheme and Christopher Shaw, 27, of Lot 1076 Section ‘B’, Diamond Housing Scheme, both on East Bank Demerara, were, yesterday, each bonded to keep the peace for two years. ...
  • An in-depth focus on Caribbean issues

    CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVES Sandra Ann Baptiste The writer is a business consultant and specialist in Caribbean Affairs Caribbean Export to launch major new initiatives Caribbean exporters can expect a broader range of assistance from Caribbean Export Developm...
  • NCERD Unit enhancing coordination of special needs education

    Despite response to appeal… THE appeal, by the Special Needs Education Unit at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), for persons to communicate their requirements has not met expectations, the National Coordinator, Ms. Karen ...
  • Unforgettable memories, unbearable anguish

    The peaceful slumber of residents of Lusignan Pasture in the wee hours of the morning of Saturday 26th January, 2008, was shattered by rapid gunfire sounding like thunder during a stormy night. ...
  • The Middle East is supporting Haiti

    In a letter to the Stabroek News, dated January 24, under the title, “Disappointed in President Jagdeo’s criticism of US while in Iran,” Mr. Leon J. Suseran criticized the Guyanese leader, Bharrat Jagdeo’s foreign policy and specifically his alleg...
  • Steps must be taken to have miners declare all the gold they produce

    I was surprised to hear President Bharrat Jagdeo saying at his press conference this week that people in the mining industry estimate that only about 50 per cent of the gold produced in Guyana is declared and sold to the Guyana Gold Board. ...
  • We are convinced the Government has our best interests at heart

    Big miners have jumped out of their sleep and suddenly realise that the small miners they had ignored all along are important to them. ...
  • Why are some miners up in arms

    The majority of Guyanese are behind the government as it moves to improve overall standards in the mining industry to meet international benchmarks, so I cannot understand why some miners are up in arms against the government. ...