Tag Archives: Guyana

Lennox Daniels is new National Boxing Coach

Lennox Daniels was announced yesterday by the National Sports Commission (NSC) as the country’s new National Boxing Coach, according to Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle. Daniels will replace Wincel Thomas, in a move that Ninvalle hailed as a “step in the right direction for boxing in Guyana.” “For the first time in a number of […]

Regional forum tags aquaculture as key to enhanced food security

High hopes are being expressed for the contribution that aquaculture can make to a more robust response to global hunger-related challenges, according to a recent Caribbean News Global Report. The conclusion, which is predicated on a regime of decent work and the application of a sustainable model for the enhancement of the sector, was reached […]

GDF, Western Tigers confident of lifting Super-16 trophy

Defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will aim to retain their title this evening against Western Tigers in the grand final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora. GDF’s path to the final consisted of wins against Milerock, Upper Demerara All-Stars and Den […]

Jamaica’s tourism industry workers anticipate return of cruise ships

The Caribbean may still be some distance away from leaving its COVID-19 woes behind, but on the basis of the available evidence it would very much appear that the region is sparing no pains to ensure that it does everything in its power to ensure that its tourism industry survives, and, if possible, prospers in […]

Sparta Boss, Gold is Money bulldoze their way into Futsal semis

Sparta Boss and Gold is Money blitzed their way into the semifinal round following lopsided quarterfinal victories on Thursday in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Organization Futsal Championship. Staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue, Sparta Boss thrashed Berbice All-Stars 8-1. Deon Alfred amassed four conversions in the 14th, 15th, […]

De Kock quits tests but stays on for South Africa in white ball cricket

(Reuters) – Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from test cricket, another blow to South Africa’s brittle top six batting line-up in the longest format of the game that has seen them lose a number of established internationals in the last few years. De Kock has cited a desire to spend more time with […]

The Sky Valley story – Stabroek News

There is no shortage of interesting tales derived from Amerindian folklore and from Amerindian life as a whole. One of those stories has to do with Sky Valley Waterfall and Adventure Tours, one of the myriad tourist-friendly sites situated in Guyana’s hinterland. Sky Valley is a Region Nine village situated near the foot of the […]

Amory burst futile as Windies suffer narrow defeat

(CMC) – Off-spinner Onaje Amory’s brilliant four-wicket haul proved futile as West Indies Under-19s slumped to a narrow one-wicket loss in a low-scoring affair yesterday. Defending an inadequate 107 in the third Youth One-Day International at Cumberland Playing Field, West Indies made a fist of it, largely courtesy of Amory’s four for eight off four […]

Accra provides insights into Guyana/Ghana cooperation agreements

With both countries seeking to steer their significant oil resources in the direction of meaningful socio-economic transformation, Guyana and Ghana have signed a broad swathe of enabling agreements following a visit here earlier in December by Ghanaian Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. A media report emanating from the Ghanaian capital, Accra, following the Vice President’s […]