Joint team responds to Karisparu forest fires
THE Civil Defence Commission (CDC), along with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Guyana Fire Service (GFS), and Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), are coordinating a response to ongoing forest fires affecting the community of Karisparu, Region Eight. Initial reports indicate that the fires were deliberately set by burning garbage within the community, which subsequently spread […]
Bahá’ís celebrate Twin Holy Birthdays
Bahá’ís in Guyana and around the world will be celebrating the birth anniversaries of the Bab and Bahá’u’lláh on November 10 and 11, 2026. The successive but distinct commemorations will honour the lives of these Twin Manifestations of God whose Divine Revelations have illumined the world of humanity, the National Spiritual Assembly of the […]
Guyana strengthens public health surveillance with reference laboratory re-certification
GUYANA’S capacity to detect and monitor infectious diseases has received a boost, with the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) successfully achieving re-certification, reaffirming its commitment to maintaining quality and reliability in diagnostic services. The achievement underscores the laboratory’s continued adherence to established quality management standards. This is essential to ensuring accurate testing, […]
Autobiographical notes on Diwali
MY mother was a staunch, practising Hindu. I would never have remained mentally comfortable if I didn’t give my only child a Hindu name. It would have meant permanently disrespecting my mother. Diwali, like Phagwah, has riveting memories for me. Whenever I think of Diwali, there are memories of my time with the PPP […]
Fossil Fuel Treaty proposal gains momentum
-as Commonwealth ministers consider just transition for producing economies THE fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative convened a high-level ministerial briefing on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, bringing together foreign ministers and senior government representatives to discuss the role of an international treaty in supporting an equitable […]
Housing For Vulnerable Citizens
THERE is something important about a government recognising that development cannot be measured only by what it builds, but also by who it reaches. Guyana’s housing transformation over the past several years has been significant: new housing schemes have opened, thousands of house lots have been allocated, infrastructures have expanded and new communities are taking […]
Camila Canache joins need for Speed Kart Clash round two
THE second round of the 2026 Need for Speed Karting Championship, organised by the Jumbo Jet Events team, is attracting competition from outside the 592, with Venezuelan Junior Camila Canache joining the grid. The young American with Venezuelan roots will join the locals for the November 14 and 15 event at the South Dakota Circuit, […]
Are ‘outstanding’ Brighton now Arsenal’s main title challengers?
FEW, if any, Brighton supporters could have anticipated just how impressive their side would be during the opening 10 games of the Premier League season. A 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Amex Stadium on Sunday afternoon lifted the Seagulls into second place, leaving them to head into the November international break dreaming of what […]
Devine’s all-round show powers Scorchers to top of table
ASH Gardner’s all-round show (25-ball 64 & 2-37) helped Sydney Sixers secure a nine-run win (DLS Method) in the rain-impacted 16-over-a-side Sydney derby, against Sydney Thunder at the North Sydney Oval on Sunday (November 8). She was supported by Ellyse Perry’s 51-ball 59* and Caoimhe Bray’s 4-28 as Sixers clinched their fourth successive win of […]
Police make highest total in white-ball cricket
GCA LD Construction Services 50-over… THE GCA LD Construction Services 50-over First Division Cricket continued over the weekend. Hosts, Police Sports Club used their heavy artillery to decimate a hapless University of Guyana (UG) by a whopping 499 runs. Led by a magnificent unbeaten 201 from left-hander Kemol Savory, 106 from Pernell London, an undefeated […]
