Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc made donations of some $GUY1.2M of cricket equipment to several groups across the country. Food For The Poor chairman of the board of directors Mr. Paul Chan-A-Sue, said that" the organization has see the need for more sport in the community and see it as a opportunity to help young people to be less on the streets and more taking up in sports".

Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ preparation for the third round of the FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifiers hit a major stumbling block last evening when they were outplayed by the visiting Guatemala team, who won the International Friendly encounter 2-0 at the National Stadium, Providence. Playing in front of a small, but vociferous home crowd, the Guyanese squandered several goal scoring opportunities early in the opening half, after some good build-ups were followed by poor finishing.

Andrew Lewis was born on December 11, 1970 in Georgetown, Guyana and had numerous successes as an amateur boxer and represented Guyana in both local and international competition. Lewis a southpaw, was a destroyer inside the ring, dismantling opponents with power in either hand, he turned pro in 1993 and would go 8-0-1 in his first nine bouts, all by KO.

Dr. Richard Drayton, PhD - University Senior Lecturer in Imperial and extra-European History since 1500
Fellow, Tutor and Director of Studies in History, Corpus Christi College

The Ministry of Culture has been working to change the image of Mashramani from one of strictly bacchanal to one that also exhibits the cultural and intellectual side of the Guyanese people.

State Minister in the Ministry of Energy, Laurie Broderick, is to lead Jamaica's team to Thursday's meeting of energy ministers from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Georgetown, Guyana.

The vuvuzelas have been silent. But wait a minute.

The Haier Service Centre was officially opened on Friday at Middle Street, Georgetown next to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. Heading the local office of the international company is Nyal Jodhan, Brian James and a small group of executives.

The service centre is set to fulfil the company’s contractual obligations for the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme, as Haier promised on receiving the contract to provide 27,000 laptops for Guyana. The centre is seen as the start of the assembly line for Haier technology in Guyana.

President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Monday that a Chinese company will build a $35 million wireless system that is expected to speed government services and provide Internet connections in rural regions.

Mr. Jagdeo says Shenzhen-based Huawei Technologies Co. will commence with connecting hospitals, police stations, military outposts and other facilities early next year.

Huawei Technologies has partnered with local companies on this project and is part of a larger government plan to improve Internet access in the Guyana.

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