ONE billion barrels and ONE GUYANA at One
GUYANA has produced one billion barrels from the Stabroek Block, a milestone that comes as the ONE GUYANA FPSO for the Yellowtail development marks its first year of production. ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge, drew attention to the one-billion-barrel mark at last week’s launch of the 2027 Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo. […]
Novar Secondary records second consecutive 100% pass rate in Mathematics
— teamwork, extra lessons credited for turnaround from 40–50% pass rate FROM a usual pass rate of between 40 and 50 per cent, Novar Secondary School in Region Five has achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in Mathematics for the second consecutive year. According to a Facebook post by the Ministry of Education (MoE), […]
Reading about Burnham in the hospital was eerie
WHETHER private or public hospital, people around the world know that waiting and hospitals are synonymous. So I took a book with me while my wife waited for eye treatment at the newly established Optique Eye Hospital last Wednesday. The book I chose was “A Proxy Africa: Guyana, African Americans and the Radical 1970s” by […]
Weather Tests Systems
EXTREME weather has a way of testing governments in ways ordinary conditions never do. It exposes weaknesses quickly, stretches infrastructure and forces difficult decisions about how resources are managed. Guyana is now facing that kind of test. The current El Niño conditions have brought prolonged dry spells, unusually high temperatures and the possibility of as […]
Moral authority requires consistent moral record
Dear Editor, IF one is able to take off their partisan political lens and put aside their emotions and try to be rational in their analysis, then a reasoned outcome may be achieved. I believe Guyanese can accept that moral authority in politics, as in life, cannot simply be proclaimed. It has to be earned […]
Tottenham ripped apart by impressive Brentford
BIG-SPENDING Tottenham made a shocking start to the new Premier League season as they were ripped apart by impressive Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. Spurs have spent in the region of £237m this summer, twice breaking their transfer record, in an attempt to avoid a repeat of last season’s struggles, when they had to […]
Manchester United ‘didn’t look ready’ – but hurting Carrick remains calm
MANCHESTER United’s fans had endured a bad enough day on the banks of the River Humber when Hull City’s stadium announcer gleefully piped up midway through the second half. He had “an important announcement” for them. Two trains back to Manchester from the city centre station had been cancelled. The roar from the home […]
Mike’s Pharmacy franchise team to compete in DCB T10 tourney
MIKE’S Pharmacy will be taking its partnership with Tynor to the cricket field, with the company confirming its participation in the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) upcoming fund-raising T10 tournament. Mike’s Pharmacy, the sole distributor of Tynor products in Guyana, will field a franchise under the name Mike’s Tynor XI, bringing the brand’s line of medical-grade […]
Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti and DR through to CFU Challenge Series semifinals
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic, (CMC) – Defending champions Jamaica, Bermuda, Haiti and the home side Dominican Republic have booked their spots in the semifinal of the Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) Under-14 Boys’ Tier 1 Challenge Series. Jamaica ended the preliminary round with a 2-0 victory over Curacao on Wednesday, their third straight victory in […]
Anna Regina readies for floodlit climax as Essequibo Zone reaches Lotto/Let’sBet T10 showdown
THE stage is set for a floodlit spectacle at the Anna Regina Stadium on Sunday, August 23, as the Essequibo Zone of the Lotto/Let’sBet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast reaches its grandstand climax. The high-octane action bowls off at 14:30hrs with back-to-back semi-finals, paving the way for the marquee zonal final at 20:00hrs to determine […]
