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Shemar Alleyne

Feb 28, 2022

Man remanded for breaking and entering

A 24-year-old unemployed man was today remanded to prison on a break-and-enter charge. Kevin Augustine was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and pleaded not guilty of the charge. The charge stated that on February 23, 2022, at Sheriff and Dennis Street, he attempted to break and enter the dwelling house of Leslie Singh. He was remanded to prison until March 14, 2022. The court heard that on the day in question, t

Shemar Alleyne

Feb 28, 2022

18-year-old remanded for attempted murder of 15-year-old boy

An 18-year-old male, who allegedly stabbed a 15-year-old boy during a brawl, was on Monday slapped with an attempted murder charge and remanded to prison. Cladius James was hauled before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaac-Marcus in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not required to plea to the indictable charge. The charge alleged that on February 22, 2022, at Stabroek Market, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded the 15-year-old with the intent to murder. The prosecut

Jessica Callender

Feb 28, 2022

GVF set to start volleyball year with Lennie Schuffler Birth Anniversary Tournament

Local male and female volleyball players are set to open their competitive season this year in the Lennie Schuffler Birth Anniversary Tournament in March. The Guyana Volleyball Federation will begin its Volleyball year with its first tournament being the Lennie Schuffler birth anniversary competition beginning on March 6th. Both male and female teams will be in action. Over the recent year as the sport re-emerged following the covid-19 pandemic, there have not been many oppor

Feb 28, 2022

Mon Repos/La Reconnaissance NDC says they were only able to collect 53% of rate and taxes

- As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic Chairman of the Mon Repos /La Reconnaissance Neighbourhood Democratic Council Ayube Mohammed, says the COVID 19 pandemic has posed a “challenge” to the council as it relates to the collection of rates and taxes. The NDC Chairman told News Update that “a lot of people are not paying up their rates and taxes a lot of them are complaining due to the COVID 19 situation that things are hard” On the topic of collection of rates and taxes, Mr.

Jessica Callender

Feb 28, 2022

ICC WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2022: West indies women focus on positives from recent warm-up match

West Indies Women's Assistant Coach Corey Collymore is confident in the team's performance despite their recent loss in an ICC Women’s world cup warm-up match. West Indies Women lost their first warm-up match against Australia, with only one match left to go before the ICC Women’s World Cup officially begins. Despite the fact that Australia defeated the West Indies Women by 90 runs, there were some positives coming out of the match. West Indies Women's Assistant Coach Corey C

Jessica Callender

Feb 28, 2022

Ryan Dey re-elected as head of the Guyana Rugby Football Union

Ryan Dey has returned for his second consecutive term as President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union, with his first priority to rectify the missing financial statements for the union. The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) on Saturday, February 26th held their Annual General Meeting and Elections of a new Executive Committee. Ryan Dey maintained his post as President alongside Senior Vice-President Joshua Griffith and Junior Vice-President Kevon David. The post of Secretary

Jessica Callender

Feb 28, 2022

North Nation Inc works to revive volleyball by hosting three tournaments

North Nation Inc is currently planning three tournaments, as they feed off the success of their recently held first-ever annual Powerzone Championship. North Nation Inc was formed late last year by four siblings from Mabaruma to make volleyball more recognized across Guyana and stimulating activities at the grassroots level. The group has so far only held one tournament, the Powerzone Championship. This highly anticipated event will be returning later this year and it is set

Jessica Callender

Feb 28, 2022

U-20 Lady Jags “working hard” ahead of Concacaf Opener vs Honduras

(Press release from the Guyana Football Federation) The Guyana Women’s U-20 National Team takes on Honduras in its first game of the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship on Saturday, with Head Coach Paul DeAbreu reporting that the squad was “working hard” in the Dominican Republic. The U-20 Lady Jags squad, featuring 15 Canada-based and three Guyana-based players, has been drawn in a group with 2018 champions Mexico, 2012 semi-finalists Panama, and 2015 fourth-placed H

Shemar Alleyne

Feb 28, 2022

Businessman pleads not guilty to murder of boy, 17

A mixed 12-member jury, was today impaneled before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Suddie High Court for the trial of businessman Junior France, who fatally shot gold miner Dane Jerrick at Puruni Landing, Mazaruni River. France, called “Bora,” denied that on May 17, 2020, in the county of Essequibo, he murdered Jerrick. His trial is slated to commence on March 3, 2022. He was represented by attorneys-at-law Nigel Hughes, and Ronald Daniels while the State was represented by pros

Jessica Callender

Feb 25, 2022

West Indies Women hunt maiden World Cup crown

CaA 15-player West Indies women’s squad will take on New Zealand next week to open their campaign in search of their first-ever World Cup title. West Indies will face host country New Zealand on March 4 in the opening match of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup New Zealand 2022 which runs until April 3. In the eight-team tournament, the West Indies Women will start their campaign with two warm-up matches against Australia and India on February 29 and March 1. As the team seeks

Feb 25, 2022

Government and Opposition condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine; calls for a cease-fire

The Government of Guyana and the People National Congress Reform (PNCR) are calling for the immediate cessation and peaceful resolution to the ongoing military action from Russia on Ukraine. Government, in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says the recent military action by Russia is in violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and is a threat to the region and countries everywhere. Meanwhile, the PNCR in a statement said it has been fo

Jessica Callender

Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine Conflict: Champions League final moved from Russia to Paris

The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation's invasion of Ukraine. The final of Europe's most prestigious club competition was due to be played in St Petersburg, Russia on 28 May, but has been moved to the Stade de France in Paris instead. UEFA thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for "his personal support and commitment" to have the game moved to France at "a time of unparalleled crisis". It added: "

Feb 25, 2022

Biggest challenge for Business amid spike in COVID was Productivity and Services - PSC

In the last two months Guyana saw a surge in positive COVID 19 cases which apart from the impact on the population also resulted in an additional challenge to the business community. The spike in cases was suspected to be as a result of the presence of the Omicron variant in Guyana. However, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission Paul Cheong told News Update that this outbreak also had a “negative impact” on the business community. He noted that the biggest challenges duri

Jessica Callender

Feb 25, 2022

Uefa to move Champions League final after Russian invasion

Uefa will take the 2022 Champions League final, formerly set for May 28, away from St Petersburg, Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. According to BBC Sport, the decision will be made at Friday's emergency meeting of European football's governing body. This decision follows countries refusing to travel there due to safety concerns and requesting "immediate" action over alternative locations. World football's governing body Fifa is to meet on Thursday, with Russia and Uk

Jessica Callender

Feb 25, 2022

Nickerson, Billingy and Sukhai star in National Sports Commission & Guyana Table Tennis Association

The three-day Mashramani Table Tennis Tournament served off on Wednesday with intense competition from youth players. Zion Nickerson has been named Under-11 Boys champion while Samara Sukhai is the Under-11 Girls champ in the ongoing National Sports Commission & Guyana Table Tennis Association 2022 Mashramani Tournament. Jasmine Billingy, Samara Sukhai and Akira Watson all placed first to third place respectively in the Under-13, Under-15 and Under-19 Girl’s categories of the

Feb 25, 2022

“Absolutely no politics”- Graham responds to questions about Opposition MP's non-representation

Communications Director of the International Energy Conference and Expo 2022 Alex Graham has made clear that the panellists at the recently hosted were chosen based on “what expertise they bought on what subjects were on the table at the particular time” and not on “the basis of which group they belong to.” The Communications Director made this comment while responding to concerns expressed by civil society organisation Article 13 during a media briefing on Thursday. Article

Feb 25, 2022

Graham says Energy Conference “created big opportunities for small businesses”

The recently concluded Energy Conference has been declared successful. According to Communications Director of the Conference Alex Graham, this conference paved the way to “create big opportunities for small businesses.” The Director made this comment in response to questions about the number of local businesses that participated in the conference. Mr. Graham said “the way to judge what local business can benefit from this is not to judge is not to walk around and count how m

Jessica Callender

Feb 24, 2022

Guyana Women in Chess Committee holds first interactive community session

The Guyana Women in Chess Community recently met for their first interactive session for women and girls involved in the sport. The Guyana Women in Chess community held a virtual interactive session for females in the chess community on February 20th, 2022. This is the inaugural event of the recently formed Women in Chess Community, the first body for the sport to be formed in Guyana which will deal exclusively with women and girls. The session served to educate attendees on

Jessica Callender

Feb 24, 2022

Tottenham boss questions his future after the team’s recent losses

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte says he is prepared to leave the club if that would help improve a run of results he describes as a "disaster" following a 1-0 defeat by Burnley. Tottenham Hotspurs boss Antonio Conte suggests he may not be the right man to manage the club following the team’s fourth loss in five premier league games. The most recent of these losses was Burnley who secured victory with a solitary goal in the 71st-minute. 52-year-old Conte was visibly

Jessica Callender

Feb 22, 2022

National Table Tennis Sport Academy to benefit youth players across six regions

The Guyana Table Tennis Association has submitted their proposal for the nursery development of the sport to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport which will introduce new players to the sport. The National Table Tennis Sport Academy, once launched, is set to benefit approximately 150 to 200 youth players categorised by age and skill level. The sport academy is the brainchild of Minister of Sport Charles Ramson Junior as part of the “bottom-up” approach to developing sport