WORLD number one Iga Swiatek capped a dominant season by beating Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur at the US Open to win her second major title of 2022. Poland’s Swiatek, 21, won 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), to secure the season’s final Grand Slam trophy on the New York hard courts. After a one-sided first set, 28-year-old…
One barrel of crude oil was leaked into Guyana’s waters near the vicinity of the Liza Unity oilship, which is the second Floating, Production, Offloading and Storage vessel producing oil offshore. This is according to a release from ExxonMobil Guyana. It was also noted that the leak has been isolated but teams continue to monitor…
SIR Walter Scott, way back in 1808 famously wrote: “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.”[sic] What is implied by that statement is that when someone lies or acts dishonestly, he or she is initiating a problem and a domino structure of complications which eventually could spiral out of control.…
Jamaica Tallawahs secured their third victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a win over Trinbago Knight Riders by 34 runs. The Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field, Ravi Rampaul making early inroads by removing both openers, Brandon King and Kennar Lewis. Click to view full scoreboard…
Dear Editor, GUYANA’S children returned to school and the nation started the week on a happy note from the Office of the Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. His ministry released the 2022 mid-year report showing the country’s GDP grew by 36.4 per cent. On a sad note, Queen Elizabeth 11 passed away at the age…
An improved water supply is expected for Mainstay/ Whyaka in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) following the disbursement of $3 million from President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday. The President said this sum was being provided to the village’s leadership after the government was asked to intervene and improve the water supply there. Mainstay/ Whyaka was…
Dear Editor, THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must be willing to hold free and fair elections and win the hearts and confidence of all Guyanese. After the recent 2020 debacle, it is imperative that all GECOM staff understand their individual and collective roles, thereby establishing a setting for the delivery of a true and committed…
A promise was made to the residents of the Martyr’s Ville Community on the East Coast of Demerara that a nursery school will be built in the community to relieve parents of the burden of taking their children to the Mon Repos Nursery School and the Good Hope Nursery School which are located further away.…
By Neil Kumar THE Guyana Amazon Warriors, after two unlikely defeats and a rained-out game, are in a desperate position for their survival in this year’s Caribbean Premier League title chase. We cannot forget Yuvraj Singh hammering England young fast bowler Stewart Broad for six consecutive sixes in a world cup tournament in South Africa.…
There are no patients receiving intensive care at the National Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Georgetown, but another 12 people have been infected with the disease COVID-19. This is according to the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard. With these new cases, the total number of cases recorded in Guyana since March 2020 has increased…
