Guyana Times

In the face of the tremendous challenges that rice farmers countrywide have experienced as a result of the El Niño conditions which have resulted in them suffering major losses, they are yet to receive assistance from Government. This information was revealed to Guyana Times by rice farmers who are yet again calling for assistance. Farmers related to this publication that the...

...the gold? Who woulda thought the economy would be on life support now, after this Government took over. After all, Clive Thomas, the fella now heading SARU (that’s “State Asset Recovery Unit”, thank you!) swore the PPP was siphoning off 0M annually into its pockets. But that was said when the PPP was in office. Right after the APNU/AFC...

The inaugural Boyce and Jefford Relay Festival and fun day, held at the Police Ground, saw Guyana’s top athletes compete for cash prizes. The event sought to give the sports fans a taste of what is to come – that is, the grand Boyce and Jefford athletics meet slated for Linden later this year. During the athletics portion of...

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde has revealed the reason why there have been frequent changes to the fixtures for the Stag Elite League, which have been cited as one of the major factors behind the decline in attendance for League matches, with stands half empty for some games. In an exclusive interview with Guyana Times Sport, Forde...

Cattle farmer’s death Police are on the hunt for an East Canje man following the death of Omesh Seelall, 21, also called ‘Rovin’ who was hit on his head. The man of Betsy Ground Village, East Canje, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne), was hit on the head by a fellow villager on April 17. Following the incident, he was taken to...

GCB/Hand-In-Hand U-19 Inter-county 50-over Cricket – Berbice tackle Under-17s at Enterprise Three-day champions Demerara will play Essequibo at the Wales Community Centre Ground while Berbice will come against a spirited Select Under-17 team at Enterprise Cricket Club in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Hand-In-Hand Under-19 Inter-county 50-over Tournament. The pulsating match should be between Demerara and Essequibo as both teams have...

The Colts produced a stunning come-from-behind performance to defeat the Retrieve Raiders 75-55 in the final of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Road to Mecca Championship on Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The final had to be replayed after controversial calls by the referees saw a walkout at the initial game. Saturday’s final was officiated over...

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) and former athletes based in North America will team up to host a Day of Athletics on May 22 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee. The organising committee explained that a 5km, a 10km and track-and-field events will be staged four days prior to Independence Day. The GNS Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, and the GDF...

The man who brutally murdered 41-year-old businesswoman and her two young sons in September 2012 at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, on Sunday reportedly confessed to the killings. Reports are that the man was arrested on Saturday after his present paramour went to a West Coast Demerara Police Station to make a domestic violence report. Whilst making the report the...

BY KIZZY COLEMAN In the midst of Saturday afternoon’s traffic, a collision occurred between a blue Toyota Spacio and a minibus at the intersection of Camp and Lamaha Streets, Georgetown, leaving one person injured. Reports indicate that the accident, which occurred at about 15:30h, was caused by the alleged reckless driving by the driver of motorcar PPP 7897. According to reports...