Tag Archives: Guyana

BCB boasts of successful 2021 despite pandemic

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) under the leadership of Hilbert Foster, described the year 2021 as very successful in spite of the restrictions triggered by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. While observing all the required Covid-19 regulations, the BCB managed to forge ahead with a comprehensive developmental vision for the County. Foster stated that 2021 can […]

World Bank frowns on ‘unfair’ state contract awards

A recent World Bank Symposium on Data Analytics for Anticorruption in Public Administration has tagged corruption as a major challenge to the Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the poorest 40 per cent of people living in developing countries. The post-forum World Bank feature article titled “Combatting […]

GPF, GT Panthers to clash in inaugural final

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and GT Panthers will contest the inaugural final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) Super-16 Women’s Festival on January 2, following commanding semi-final victories yesterday. Staged at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, GPF dismantled the youthful Fruta Conquerors outfit 5-1. […]

Fantastic year for golf in Guyana… despite COVID-19

While the pandemic literally shut down sports worldwide, in Guyana the game of golf, through the exclusive efforts of the Guyana Golf Association (GGA), Nexgen Golf Academy, and Ministry of Education Allied Arts Unit, took advantage of the conditions and soared to extraordinary heights in 2021. In July 2020, President of the GGA Aleem Hussain, […]

Eon DeViera Goalkeeping Academy sponsors prizes for Best Goalkeeper

The Eon DeViera Goalkeeping Academy Inc will sponsor the Best Goalkeeper Prizes for the ongoing Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship as well as the Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) Festival. This was confirmed by an official release from the entity which also informed that the best custodian in the men’s championship […]

GDF, Western Tigers to face off in GFF/K&S Super-16 Championship final

Defending champion, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Western Tigers will face off in the finale of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship on January 1st , 2022, following semi-final wins yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara. It will be the second consecutive finals appearance for the […]

Calls for ‘red-ball reset’ after England’s Ashes humiliation

(Reuters) – England’s humiliating surrender of the Ashes to Australia exposed not only a gulf in class between the two old rivals but also laid bare, in brutally emphatic fashion, the deep-seated problems in English test cricket. The faint hope of a turnaround in their fortunes in this series ended with them being scuttled out […]

NBA roundup: Ja Morant, Grizzlies nip Suns in last second

Ja Morant scored 33 points, including a layup with 0.5 seconds remaining, and Desmond Bane scored a career-high 32 points as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies withstood a fourth-quarter rally by the Phoenix Suns for a 114-113 win on Monday night. Steven Adams had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 11 points […]

Nandu steers Windies to series-levelling win

(CMC) – Opener Matthew Nandu’s anchored an uncomplicated run chase to earn West Indies Under-19s an eight-wicket win over South Africa Under-19s in yesterday’s second Youth One-Day International. The left-hander struck a patient unbeaten 42 from 75 deliveries as the hosts overhauled a target of 104 in the 24th over at Arnos Vale Stadium to […]

Leopold St, Bent St sweep into semis

Leopold Street and Bent Street earned their place in the semifinal round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Organization Futsal Championship, following quarterfinal victories last evening. Staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue, Leopold Street dismissed Renegades 6-3 to earn their place in the final four. The combination of Darren […]