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  • Permaul not surprised at inclusion

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -   Guyanese left-arm spinner, Veerasammy Permaul, said he was not surprised by his selection to the West Indies team for the upcoming series against hosts Bangladesh. ...
  • Senegal disqualified from 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after fan riot

    SENEGAL have been banned from the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after their fans incited a riot that saw their match against Ivory Coast abandoned on Saturday. ...
  • World Cup qualifying Germany and Spain held as rain beats England

    … Germany throw away four-goal lead against Sweden; holders Spain held as France grab last-gasp equaliserLONDON, England (Reuters) - Germany squandered a four-goal lead to draw 4-4 with Sweden while world champions Spain conceded in stoppage time to dra...
  • FIFA doubts Brazil will be ready for Confederations Cup

    BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) - FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke voiced doubts yesterday that Brazil will have all six stadiums ready for the Confederations Cup in June 2013 due to the slow pace of preparations. ...
  • bin Hammam calls for Blatter investigation

    MOHAMMED bin Hammam has called for FIFA's new chief investigator to look into the actions of president Sepp Blatter after having his life ban from the governing body overturned. ...
  • Tendulkar given Order of Australia honour … joins Lloyd, Sobers and Lara as the fourth non-Australian

    SACHIN Tendulkar will become the fourth non-Australian cricketer to receive an Order of Australia honour. ...
  • Four entities on board for CBIS Inter-Agency 10/10 softball ...Tournament endorsed by MCYS

    DEMERARA Bank Limited (DBL), New Building Society (NBS), Republic Bank (Guyana ) Limited and Universal DVD Club and Universal Solutions, along with several other corporate companies, have joined hands with the Corporate Business in Sports Inter-Agency 10/...
  • Highveld Lions close on last-four place

    THE Highveld Lions moved a step closer to the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 with a six-wicket victory over the Chennai Super Kings in Cape Town.Jean Symes held his nerve in the final overs to help his side past Chennai's 158 for six with th...
  • Sydney Sixers thrash Yorkshire

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa - In a one-sided encounter, Sydney Sixers beat Yorkshire by 8 wickets in their Group B CLT20 fixture at the Newlands cricket ground.Needing 97 for a victory was never going to be a problem for the Sixers, as Michael Lumb (43*) stay...
  • Politicians in bed with criminals

    History is replete with collaboration between the criminal world and politicians/lawyers and political parties. ...
  • Last week piracy victims afraid to resume fishing

    CREW members of three fishing boats, that  were attacked by pirates off the shore of Leguan last Wednesday, have said they are afraid to resume fishing. ...
  • Movement of Belgrave file encounters another snag

    DEPUTY Commissioner of Police (Law Enforcement) Seelall Persaud disclosed, yesterday, that movement of the file on the Dameon Belgrave October 5 fatal shooting has encountered another snag. ...
  • Haags Bosch Landfill accepting double the waste it is designed to accommodate - contractor

    BK International, in a statement yesterday,  said it has noted the comments made by Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, with regard to the operations of the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill as reported in the Kaieteur News on Monday, 15th October, 2012. ...
  • Dhanika Singh admitted to the Bar

    JUSTICE Brassington Reynolds, on Friday last, welcomed recently graduated law student Ms. Dhanika Singh to the Bar and granted her permission to  practise her profession in the  Courts of Guyana. ...
  • Several local musicians benefitted from… Ansa McAl’s music workshop at the Sidewalk Café

    ANSA McAl Trading Limited (AMTL), on Tuesday last, conducted a two-day music workshop in which two Trinidadian music experts, Roy Cape of the Roy Cape All Star Band and Daryl Braxton, Cultural Ambassador were invited to interact and train local musicians,...
  • Stacy Goodings from AG Chambers admitted to practice

    STACY Goodings, 23, was admitted to the Bar recently, after her petition was presented by Senior Counsel Edward Luckhoo to Justice Brassington Reynolds. ...
  • No arrests yet for ‘Fat Man’ Rodrigues execution

    NO arrests had been made up to press time yesterday as Police continued their hunt for suspects in the execution of 40-year-old Ricardo Rodrigues, called ‘Fat Man’, at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) in Thomas Lands, Georgetown, on Mo...
  • Canada-based Guyanese named Executive Vice-President of Petaquilla Minerals

    GUYANESE-BORN Andrew J.  Ramcharan, Ph.D., P. Eng., has joined Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. as Executive Vice- President (Corporate Development). ...
  • In murder case PI… Lawyer gives notice of constitutional motion against ruling

    MAGISTRATE Adela Nagamootoo, on Monday, denied  an application to have the statement of Prosecution witness Ravindra Persaud given to Defence Counsel Mursulene Bacchus. ...
  • Other marijuana planting defendant secures bail

    ANTHONY Thompson, an animal cart operator of Caracas,West Canje, has been granted $150,000 bail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, on a charge of cultivating a prohibited plant. ...