GPL seeking to rent  barge  for power ship

In preparation for the arrival of a power ship, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today advertised for the rental of a barge to transport and store Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) from Kingston/Vreed en Hoop to Everton, Berbice.

Guard gets one year over unlicensed gun, another pleads not guilty

Two security guards, Mahendranaught Swamber, 60-year-old of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway and Gershon Sproston, 48-year-old, of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway were arrested on April13, 2024  and jointly charged with the possession of a 12-gauge shotgun, possession of eight 12-gauge cartridges and two empty 12-gauge cartridges without a licence.

Sheldon Harry
Sheldon Harry

Yarrowkabra man remanded after pleading guilty over shotgun

Sheldon Harry, age 42 years and Woolford Harry, age 78 years both of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, who were arrested on April 13, 2024 were charged by police with  possessing a 12-gauge shotgun without licence and possession of a component of a firearm without licence.

Guyana in control after bundling out CCC for 200

The Guyana Harpy Eagles trail the Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners by a mere 86 runs when round seven of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Four-Day Championship commenced yesterday at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, Trinidad and Tobago.

Guyana registers mixed results in team segment

– men advance to semis, women lose at same hurdle Guyana suffered mixed fortunes in the 2024 ITTF Caribbean Championship, as the women’s team went down to Cuba in the semi-final section while the men’s outfit advanced to the final four segments yesterday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Cornelia Ida thrash Shamrock to seal final’s berth

Cornelia Ida secured their place in Sunday’s final after defeating Shamrock by 106 runs in their semi-final encounter at the West Meten-Meer-Zorg Community Centre ground in the Jits and Neelam 40-Over Cricket Championship.

US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela over election concerns

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – The Biden administration said it would not renew a license set to expire early today that had broadly eased Venezuela oil sanctions, moving to reimpose punitive measures in response to President Nicolas Maduro’s failure to meet his election commitments.