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  • Secretariat gives update on regional relief efforts in Haiti

    As Guyanese continue to make good on financial pledges and tangible donations to the victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Edwin Carrington, met with the media on Friday to formally provi...
  • Funeral held for Haitian archbishop

    Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Throngs of mourners turned out for a funeral Mass on Saturday for the archbishop of Port-au-Prince, whose body was pulled from ruins near the national cathedral after the massive earthquake in Haiti. ...
  • Businessman assists family of murdered waitress

    On January 9, 2010 waitress Khulmattie Singh left her 224 Second Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, home for work. She also left her four children in the care of her mother. ...
  • Myles Munroe impressed with President Jagdeo’s commitment to Guyana’s welfare

    PRESIDENT and Founder of the Bahamas Faith Ministries International, Dr Myles Munroe, last evening noted that men are the foundation of the country. ...
  • Takutu Oil and Gas Inc. to drill for oil in Takutu Basin

    For decades the Government of Guyana has been soliciting various investors to test and drill for crude oil within Guyana’s territorial border. Now, the Takutu Oil and Gas Inc., which will be drilling for oil in Guyana, has opened office in Georgetown. ...
  • Agri. Minister, high level team of officers meet with Region Three farmers

    - part of outreach to provide support to farming communities Naamryck/Parika Back resident raising concerns with Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud and team at the community outreach. To provide continued support and interventi...
  • Forestry sector records significant development

    - greater emphasis placed on value added products As the agriculture sector continues to diversify to include non-traditional crops and focus on aquaculture, significant emphasis is being placed on enhancing the capacity of the Guyana Forestry Commission ...
  • Security guard’s nephew allegedly torches his house

    Krishnabal Lall, 50, of 532 Third Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, is now homeless after his nephew allegedly set his home on fire early yesterday morning. ...
  • Haiti gov't says 150,000 bodies recovered in capital

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has topped 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area alone, the communications minister said yesterday, with many more thousands dead around the country or still ...
  • Bouazza sends Algeria into Nations Cup semis

    CABINDA, Angola, (Reuters) - Substitute Hameur Bouazza earned Algeria a 3-2 extra-time win over Ivory Coast yesterday and a place in the African Nations Cup semi-finals. ...
  • Gyan goal crushes Angola Nations Cup dreams

    LUANDA, (Reuters) - An early goal from Asamoah Gyan crushed the dreams of the host nation as Ghana eliminated Angola 1-0 in their African Nations Cup quarter-final yesterday. ...
  • Elite trio exit Australian Open

    MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open tennis claimed three high-profile victims yesterday as the demands of the first grand slam of the year left players battling exhaustion and agonising pain. ...
  • India seamers dominate on opening day of second Test

    DHAKA, (Reuters) - India pace bowler Ishant Sharma took four wickets to help reduce Bangladesh to 233 all out on the opening day of the second and final Test yesterday. ...
  • Aussies supreme at the SCG

    ..crush Pakistan by 140 runs in second ODI AUSTRALIA produced arguably its best performance of the summer to record a crushing 140-run victory over Pakistan in the second one-day international at the Sydney cricket Ground (SCG) yesterday. ...
  • T&T, Jamaica women

    booted out of U20 finals GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, (CMC) – Caribbean teams Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica formally exited the CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Finals Saturday when they lost their second consecutive games in the World Cup qualifying series....
  • WICB four-day regional scoreboard

    Jamaica vs Guyana JAMAICA 1st Innings 429 (W. Hinds 151, C. Baugh 124; V. Permaul 5-91) GUYANA 1st Innings (overnight 112 for five) *S. Chattergoon lbw b Bernard 22 R. Chandrika lbw b Miller 30 T. Dowlin c Hyatt b Miller 0 ...
  • Lewis, Shillingford help

    Windwards sweep aside CCC CAVE HILL, Barbados, , (CMC) – Spinners Shane Shillingford and Rawl Lewis grabbed four wickets each as the Windward Islands swept aside Combined Colleges & Campuses (CCC) and surged to a nine-wicket victory inside three day...
  • Guillen’s 134 leads

    impressive T&T figtback BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago staged an amazing fightback against Barbados on day three to give themselves a chance of victory in their third-round WICB First-class match yesterday. ...
  • Gamboa retains WBA title

    with second round knockout NEW YORK CITY, New York, (CMC) – Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa easily retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title with a second-round knockout of Tanzania’s Rogers Mtagwa at Madison Square Garden on Saturday nig...
  • Guyana limp to 161 for four following on against Jamaica

    ..Nikita Miller bags six fro 42 FOURSQUARE, Barbados, (CMC) – Leaders Jamaica were within sight of another victory, after Nikita Miller bowled them to a 263-run, first innings lead over Guyana in the WICB regional first-class championship yesterday. ...