Trinbago Knight Riders made it two wins on the spin in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with a nervy victory against the Jamaica Tallawahs at a packed Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Saturday night. The Tallawahs won the toss and surprisingly opted to bat first and that decision backfired almost immediately. Click to…
CPL 2022: With playoff hopes dwindling, Warriors face Royals in crunch match
By Akeem Greene in Trinidad akeem@newsroom.gy It is not often, if at all, that more than midway through the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Guyana Amazon Warriors would be bottom of the table and potentially on the brink of being knocked out. More so, it is a season where they will host the entire set…
CPL 2022: Kings beat Patriots to move into third
The St. Lucia Kings moved back into the play-off spots with a commanding 49-run victory over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the 20th match of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season. St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and chose to field first, but it was Faf du Plessis who got…
Two remanded for armed robbery, break and enter
Stravo Evons, a 35-year-old labourer of Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown was charged and remanded to prison on Friday for two counts of armed robbery. Evans is accused of robbing Nitisha Klass and Kevin Frazer on September 13 at the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara. He made his appearance before Principal Magistrate Sunil Scarce…
18-year-old remanded for illegal possession of ammunition
An 18-year-old unemployed resident of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara was remanded to prison for the possession of an illegal 9mm ammunition. Mark Singh made his appearance before Principal Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court on Friday. He pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him and was remanded until October 31,…
Nabi to join Tallawahs for Guyana leg of CPL
Afghan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi will join the Jamaica Tallawahs at the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Nabi has played 237 times for Afghanistan in international matches and brings a huge amount of experience from T20 cricket across the globe. This will be Nabi’s third time playing for a Hero CPL franchise, having previous represented…
A future beyond four subject areas
MORE than 16,000 pupils wrote the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year. While much attention is often placed on the high flyers, and deservedly so, this year, I found myself thinking more and more about the maybe 15,800 children who weren’t recognised as top performers, and who might be feeling some pressure at such…
Senior Inter-county cricket to resume; 50-over final under lights at Albion
The Guyana Cricket Board has announced that it will resume the Senior Inter-county competition, which was replaced by a franchise-based tournament by the previous executive of the Board. Importantly, the final will be played under lights at the Albion Community Centre in Berbice, the Board said in a press release on Saturday. The tournament will…
Being inspired
Along my journey, I have encountered many purpose-driven people. I am not easily impressed, but among those people, Peter Ivey impressed me. I have invited him to join me on a number of virtual platforms and he always adds tremendous value. Peter Ivey is the CEO of The Reggae Chefs®, a culinary services company offering private (personal…
Man arrested after cop sniffs ganja on minibus
Police have arrested a 26-year-old minibus passenger after a cop travelling in the same vehicle received “a high scent of marijuana”. Police Headquarters reported that the passenger, Earl Vanlewin, a miner of Moruca, Region One was found with 6,764 grams (14.9 lbs) of marijuana when the minibus stopped along the Mahaicony Public Road. The incident…