Real Madrid move level on points with Barcelona
REAL Madrid moved level on points with Barcelona at the top of La Liga after thrashing city rivals Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu. The home side bounced back from their shock defeat by Real Betis eight days earlier by racing into a three-goal lead inside the opening 35 minutes, making it four wins from […]
American Shelton to face Zverev in US Open final
BEN Shelton powered his way into the US Open final with an impressive four-set win over Frances Tiafoe in an epic all-American semi-final. Both players were bidding to reach their first Grand Slam final and put on a show for a raucous crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium, with eighth seed Shelton coming from a […]
Tahir: ‘My son has been pushing me’
AT 47, Imran Tahir became the oldest player to take a five-wicket haul in T20 cricket, at Providence on September 9. Still rocking it in his late forties as Guyana Amazon Warriors‘ captain and premier spinner in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Tahir has said that his son motivates him to continue playing. Tahir’s 4-0-17-5 […]
Tridents Women stay alive in playoff hunt with unbelievable win over Empress Women
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Three-time defending Women’s Caribbean Premier League champions Barbados Tridents Women pulled of a spectacular three-run win over the Jamaica Empress Women on Saturday to keep their playoff hopes alive. In chase of the Tridents’ total of 140 for seven, the Empress Women looked to be cruising to victory at Kensington Oval […]
Windward Islands Volcanoes to relocate from St Vincent
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia, (CMC) – The Windward Islands Volcanoes franchise has made the move to the Daren Sammy cricket ground in Saint Lucia, where it will be based for the next three years. The Volcanoes were previously headquartered in Arnos Vale, St Vincent since 2023. The franchise has also been based in Dominica and […]
Language and tradition
How one woman is sharing her knowledge to promote the Macushi language among youths to keep the traditions of the First Peoples alive GLORIA Duarte is recognised for her talent and her desire to share her knowledge with youths. She is also known for her outstanding behind-the-scenes work as Coordinator of the Macushi Research Unit, […]
A passion for her career
An educator’s commitment to moulding minds WHEN you love doing something, it shows, and that can be said of schoolteacher Zephra Alphonso, who is very passionate about imparting knowledge and moulding minds. Zephra Alphonso, 25, grew up in Wauna, Mabaruma District, Region One, in Guyana’s scenic hinterland. Growing up in the hinterland has significantly shaped […]
WHEN KRISHNA PICKS UP THE FLUTE
I WAS scrolling Facebook a few mornings ago and realised many of my friends were sending out Krishna Janamashmi greetings. This is an observance I have known about since childhood but never really put much thought into it. This year, it was the perfect opportunity to do just that. So what exactly does the life […]
The Portuguese in Business in Guyana, 1835–1935, by Joanne Collins-Gonsalves
Berkley Wendell Semple THE history we inherit in Guyana, and across the Caribbean, is too often a history of rumour and apocrypha rather than one grounded in verifiable fact. What has been remembered as truth is often what was repeated most often, not what was most accurate. For generations, we had not had enough substantiated […]
Why Do Organisations Underperform?
Section A: People Factor PEOPLE can make an organisation grow or fail. People often have a lot to offer an organisation. When organisations consider the views of some employees, they can avoid common pitfalls. However, some organisations refuse employee input, only to find themselves headed down the wrong road. Another area that results in human-capital […]
