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  • Gayle returns but Sarwan, Bravo still sidelined

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) – As expected, captain Chris Gayle has returned to strengthen the West Indies side for the first two One-Day Internationals but there is still no room for batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo. Both players,...
  • Windies and Zimbabwe teams arrive for first two Digicel ODIs

    … Gayle expected in last night THE West Indies and Zimbabwe teams fresh from their one-off T20 encountered on Sunday at the Queen’s Park Oval, arrived in Guyana  early  yesterday morning to do battle in the first and second Digicel  one-day Interna...
  • Alpha, GDF register wins in GFF/FIFA Super League

    DEFENDING champions Alpha `The Hammer’ United and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) both registered 1-0 wins when play in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/FIFA `Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF’ 2010 Super League kicked off on Sunday at the GCC ground, Bour...
  • Gibson endures forgettable first day on his new job

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Ottis Gibson saw first-hand the huge challenge that lies ahead in restoring the fortunes of West Indies. ...
  • IPL player boycott fears are allayed

    .. Players’ unions receive assurances on security plansTHE threat of mass withdrawals from the Indian Premier League (IPL) seems to have been allayed after organisers gave new commitments over security. ...
  • DCB names 26 players for GCB/Castrol inter-county U-15 tourney

    FOLLOWING the completion of their NALICO/NAFICO-sponsored Inter-association Under-15 tournament, the junior selection panel of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has named a 26-man squad from which the final 14 will be selected to defend the Guyana Cricket ...
  • Godfrey Persaud heads Port Mourant Cricket Club

    ROSE Hall Town businessman Godfrey Persaud was elected president of the Port Mourant Cricket Club, when that club held its Annual General Meeting last Wednesday at the Port Mourant Cricket Club Main Pavilion. ...
  • Nanan man-of-the-match as GCC humble DCC

    Phagwah Mel T20 match ...LEFT-ARM orthodox spinner Raj Nanan grabbed 4-16 to earn himself the man-of-the-match award, as Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) humbled Demerara Cricket Club by 49 runs in a specially arranged Twenty20 dubbed the ‘Phagwah Mela’ ...
  • Five uncapped players in England T20 squad

    LONDON, England (Reuters) - England included five uncapped players in their provisional 30-man squad for the World Twenty20 to be staged in the Caribbean from April 30 this year, announced yesterday. ...
  • Van Zyl keen to build on lessons learned in India

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl is striving for more consistency from his players and believes the recently completed tour of India was a solid starting point to preparations for next year's World Cup. ...
  • Lee hopes to spearhead Aussie attack at World T20

    DUBAI, (Reuters) - Paceman Brett Lee, who retired from Test cricket last week, said he hoped to spearhead Australia's attack at the World Twenty20 tournament to be staged in the Caribbean from April 30. ...
  • Bangladesh pick Kapali among World T20 probables

    BANGLADESH have included a number of new faces in the 30-man squad of probables for the upcoming World Twenty20 in West Indies. Significant among them is Alok Kapali, who follows Shahriar Nafees and Aftab Ahmed in getting back to the official fold. ...
  • Kemp among South Africa's World T20 probables

    SOUTH Africa have named all-rounder Justin Kemp in their initial squad of 30 for the ICC World Twenty20 to be played in the Caribbean in April and May 2010. ...
  • Coping with the rigours of the El Nino phenomenon

    The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon contributes significantly to seasonal climate fluctuations in many regions of the globe, often with substantial implications for human populations and the environment. ...
  • Baksh assures…

    Training will deliver required personnel for new institutesEDUCATION Minister Shaik Baksh said yesterday that requisite personnel will be trained to ensure the new technical institutes operate to full capacity.He gave the assurance after the signing last ...
  • International Women’s Day to be celebrated on March 8

    The empowerment of women as well as all individuals has been a priority of Government, reflected through the activities of all of its arms. The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security will join the world in celebrating International Women’s Day o...
  • Tourism Ministry to host pageantry seminars for coordinators, organisers

    Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, on Friday told the media that the Ministry will be hosting several seminars throughout the country for pageant coordinators and organisers in light of the many substandard pageants that are bei...
  • GT&T shares will be sold - Dr. Luncheon

    Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, during his post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President on Thursday, said that Government’s share in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company will...
  • PPP PHAGWAG MESSAGE

    The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) extends best wishes to Guyanese generally and to the Hindu community in particular on the occasion of Phagwah.This colourful holiday celebrates the coming of spring on the one hand and on the other the story of Princ...
  • PNCR PHAGWAH MESSAGE

    The People’s National Congress Reform express Holi wishes to the Hindu Community of Guyana in particular, and Guyanese in general, on the auspicious occasion of the celebration of the Festival of Phagwah in Guyana. ...