Tag Archives: Guyana

Shoes to have uniform sole thickness from November 2024-World Athletics

(Reuters) – The sole thicknesses for all athletic shoes in track and field events will be simplified to a stack height of 20mm from Nov. 1, 2024, World Athletics said yesterday. Current regulations allow for shoes to have maximum thickness between 20-25mm depending on the event while it can go up to 40mm for road […]

CGX seeking more drilling $$ for Kawa-1 in Corentyne block

CGX Energy Inc, the holder of multiple oil and gas exploration licences in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, is seeking more funding for its drilling pursuits at the Kawa-1 exploration well, where, it says, more protracted operations are expected to push costs up. The Kawa Well is located in the Corentyne Block where CGX is operating alongside […]

Third consecutive loss for Guyanese power duo

Guyanese national basketball players, Akeem Crandon and Israel Yaw, incurred their third consecutive loss, as ASA College went down to Suffolk Community College on Wednesday December 16th. Israel Yaw In what was their final collegiate match of 2021, the duo was unable to prevent their team from losing 49-66 to the home side at the […]

Jamaica small business accelerator programme an ‘eye opener’ for Guyana

There is much that the Government of Guyana, the country’s banking sector, and its Business Support Organizations can learn from the recently announced JM$60 million Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) investment in the development of sixty enterprises in the country’s micro, small and medium-sized (MSME) sector. The initiative, which is scheduled to ‘kick in’ early […]

IKO conducts grading examinations in G/town, Linden

The International Karate Organization’s (IKO) Academy of Guyana staged its second grading examinations since its local establishment, with Georgetown and Linden conducting their maiden grading exercise which was attended by more than 70 students. This was disclosed by an IKO release which also stated that grading was conducted by a panel of instructors led by […]

EXXON’s Guyana offshore successes toast of World Petroleum Congress oil chatter

Recent media reports seen by the Stabroek Business indicate that EXXON Mobil, the lead player in Guyana’s oil exploration and recovery pursuits have been ‘talking up’ what one report describes as the company’s “astronomical oil exploration success offshore Guyana.” Much, reportedly, is being said by the US oil giant about its “more than 20 discoveries […]

Red cards abound as GDF trounce UDFA in GFF/K&S Super-16 C/ship

It was night of red cards in Linden, as defending champion, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) defeated Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) All-Stars 3-0 on Wednesday evening in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship. The return of football to the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden, witnessed the issuing of three […]

Deryck Murray says more change needed in Windies cricket

(Trinidad Express) West Indies cricket legend Deryck Murray has added his voice to the calls for further changes after the contracts of selectors Roger Harper and Miles Bascombe were not renewed last week. But unlike former player Suruj Ragoonath, Murray has urged again for the structure of Cricket West Indies to be revamped. On the […]

Heavyweights, Renegades seal wins in Futsal

Tournament heavyweights Bent Street, Leopold Street and Back Circle as well as newcomer Renegades earned contrasting wins when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Organization Futsal Championship continued on Tuesday evening. Staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue, Bent Street downed Team Cruel 4-1. Colin Nelson amassed a brace in the […]