CA considering disinfecting the ball to adapt to Covid-19 risks
Disinfecting cricket balls during a match could be part of the future as the game looks to adapt to the risks posed by Covid-19....
Joint Statement by OAS, ACP States, CARICOM, and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on...
The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impact on the entire world population requires the global community to work together to...
Twilight actor Gregory Tyree Boyce and girlfriend Natalie Adepoju found dead
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(BBC) Gregory Tyree Boyce, who appeared in the first Twilight film in 2008, has been found dead alongside his girlfriend in Las Vegas.
Boyce was...
Coronavirus: Hospitals in Brazil’s São Paulo ‘near collapse’
(BBC) The mayor of Brazil's largest city, São Paulo, has said its health system could collapse as demand grows for emergency beds to deal...
Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms
(BBC) The head of the World Trade Organization has said he will step down a year earlier than planned, at a crucial moment for...
Coronavirus may never go away – WHO
The coronavirus "may never go away", the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike...
England set to resume training as ECB lay groundwork for Windies Tests
England's men's players will move one step closer to a return to international cricket next week, when they resume training in controlled environments at...
The birth of ball-by-ball commentary
May 14 marks the 80th anniversary of the first ball-by-ball broadcast on the BBC. In Australia, matches had been covered since 1922, with the...
Coronavirus: France resists idea of US getting vaccine first
(BBC) It would be "unacceptable" for French drug giant Sanofi to give priority to the US market if it develops a Covid-19 vaccine, a...
Coronavirus: Brazil records highest daily rise in deaths
(BBC) Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say.
It registered 881 new deaths on...
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Guyana’s COVID-19 cases increase to 139
The number of COVID-19 cases in Guyana has jumped to 139, an increase of two cases in the last 24 hours.
There are 66 persons...
Sri Lanka’s Shehan Madushanka suspended for alleged possession of illegal drugs
Sri Lankan fast bowler Shehan Madushanka has been suspended from all forms of cricket with immediate effect for alleged possession of heroin. Sri Lanka...
Former GRA boss Khurshid Sattaur dies
Former Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Khurshid Sattaur has passed away.
Sattaur had served some twelve years as Commissioner General of...
“Unfortunate” Guyana “schooled” by Suriname in declaring elections results – Shuman
Leader of Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) Lenox Shuman, says it is unfortunate that though Guyana gained independence before neighbouring Suriname, that country has...
Nothing preventing GECOM from setting up additional workstations to speed up recount – Gunraj
People’s Progressive Party/Civic-nominated GECOM Commissioner, Sase Gunraj, is of the view that if GECOM were to go ahead and set up the additional workstations...
Ramdhani siblings turn to home training in face of COVID-19 restrictions
Like many athletes around the world, Guyana’s national badminton champions Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani, who are representing the Kings University Eagles and Olds College...
Starc: Saliva ban risks ‘boring’ cricket without balance
Cricket runs the risk producing "boring" contests, losing followers of the game and reducing the number of young aspirants to bowl fast if a...
Suspected COVID-19 case detected at New Amsterdam Market
A team of medical personnel and police officers Monday afternoon removed a woman from the New Amsterdam Market in Region Six after regional authorities...
Guyana’s 11th COVID-19 victim identified as former teacher
A Moruca, Region One (Barima-Waini) man has lost his life to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), making him Guyana’s 11th fatality from the virus. His...
GECOM takes up 85% of recount time to process 50% of ballot boxes
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at the end of Monday, day 20 of the National Recount exercise, completed recounting 82 more ballot boxes, bringing...