NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Top tennis players said on Monday they would cease to publicly campaign for greater influence and financial benefits from the four Grand Slams, choosing instead to pursue their objectives through a new Player Advisory Council.
(Reuters) – Brendan Taylor replaced India great Sachin Tendulkar as the longest-serving one-day international player today after the Zimbabwe veteran took the field for the series opener against Australia in Harare.
(Reuters) – Pakistan were deducted 11 points in the World Test Championship and their players docked 50% of their match fees due to a slow over-rate during last week’s test against England in Birmingham, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
(ESPN) Seven former Australia cricket captains have now approached Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, to raise humanitarian concerns over Imran Khan’s detention in Pakistan.
-as economy grows 33.3% Guyana’s petroleum revenue deposits for 2026 are now projected at US$6.498 billion—136.8% above the amount forecast when the budget was presented—as higher oil prices and increased production accelerate inflows into the Natural Resource Fund (NRF).
-Ali promises information on salvage bids Government assistance to persons affected by the MV Barima tragedy has risen to $122.35 million, President Irfaan Ali said yesterday, an increase of at least $47.35 million since the administration reported less than three weeks ago that more than $75 million had been disbursed.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday described the recent spate of electricity outages as unacceptable and said Guyana must “bite the bullet” and make massive investments in the power system, but he later sidestepped a direct question about who would be held accountable for the disruptions.
Attorneys representing the three men charged in connection with the deaths resulting from the sinking of the MV Barima are asking the court to halt the murder proceedings, arguing that the charges amount to an abuse of the law.
GuySuCo’s 2026 production target has been cut from 100,000 tonnes to 70,401 tonnes while government support to the cash-strapped corporation has been increased from $13.4 billion to $16.4 billion, the Mid-Year Report shows.
Guyana’s naturalisation system needs urgent reform and greater transparency, according to We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Toshana Famey Corlette, who is calling for the government to publish comprehensive figures on the number of foreigners being granted Guyanese citizenship.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday defended Guyana’s arrangement with the United States to receive persons ordered removed from that country saying Georgetown retains complete discretion over whom it accepts, but he gave no commitment to publish the agreement.
President Irfaan Ali said the opening of a representative office of Citibank—one of America’s largest banking institutions—opens a door between Guyana and the international financial architecture where capital can flow, partnerships can be built and opportunities created.
Sidwell Sandy strengthened his reputation as one of Guyana’s leading young cyclists by powering to victory in the Flying Ace Cycle Club/Crawford road race in New Amsterdam.
Dear Editor, As a public communications analyst and a citizen who has lived outside of Guyana for more than twenty years, I believe we need to have a serious national conversation about the labour crisis currently developing in Guyana.
A 19-year-old GuySuCo employee died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a utility pole on the Albion Public Road, Corentyne, shortly after midnight on Saturday.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has taken its fight over a $479.7 million tax assessment on a Ferrari 488 belonging to re-migrant Guyanese Hana Mohamed to the Court of Appeal, challenging a High Court decision which quashed the assessment and restrained the Authority from seizing the luxury vehicle.
The 14-year-old boy who allegedly struck and killed 10-year-old Gabriela Rodrigues along Independence Boulevard, Albouystown, on Saturday surrendered to police yesterday morning.
mplementation of an unpublished agreement with the Government of the USA for the acceptance of third-country nationals is totally contrary to open and lawful governance, according to the GHRA.
Dear Editor, In our President’s recent interview with Al Jazeera, he stated that he wanted Guyana to be “the most powerful food producer in the world” in 10 to 20 years.
The Ministry of Public Works yesterday announced that the tarmac for the new Soesdyke-Timehri junction roundabout has been completed, while several other aspects of the project remain outstanding.
