The Guyana Women’s National Team closed out their Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers campaign in emphatic fashion, securing a 7-1 victory over Turks and Caicos.
The commanding win was a strong response after their earlier narrow 2-3 loss to Panama and a 1-2 defeat against Cuba.
Guyana set the tone early, with Alexandria Chasles opening the scoring in the 16th minute off an assist from Ellie Biffin.
Chasles quickly turned provider, assisting Devi Sookdeo’s goal in the 20th minute before adding her second just a minute later.
Anaya Joseph further extended the lead with goals in the 24th and 41st minutes, assisted by Ayah Stewart and Naomi Benjamin, respectively.
The team maintained their attacking intensity in the second half, with Sookdeo securing her brace in the 54th minute.
Benjamin capped off the scoring for Guyana in the 57th minute with a stunning long-range strike that stood out as one of the most memorable goals of the tournament.
Turks and Caicos managed a late consolation through Amika Jackson in the 71st minute, but Guyana’s dominant performance remained the story of the match.
“The team’s performances have set a strong foundation for future competitions. As they continue their development on the regional stage, they showcased resilience, attacking prowess and a promising future for women’s football,” the Guyana Football Federation said in reaction to the performance.
Two friends were killed after the car they were in crashed into a bridge rail at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Sunday night.
Dead are Ronaldo Gordon, 22, and Joel Sutherland, 23, both of Timehri North, EBD
The accident occurred at about 23:00 hrs. It involved motor car PAD 7677 which was driven by Gordon. Sutherland was seated in the front passenger seat of the car.
Police Headquarters in a statement said the car was speeding north along the western land of the public road when Gordon lost control of the vehicle.
The car ended up in the eastern lane of the road and collided with the bridge rail.
As a result of the collision, the car was extensively damaged and the occupants were flung out of the vehicle.
Both men received injuries about their bodies. They were picked up by passersby and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where they were pronounced dead.
A fatal road accident occurred earlier on Sunday on the public road at Timehri, East Bank Demerara, resulting in the death of 25-year-old Suresh Singh.
Singh, a resident of Hill Foot on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, was driving motor car #PAG 9078 when the tragic incident unfolded at approximately 18:30 hrs. Reports indicate that Singh was travelling south along the road at a high speed when he reportedly lost control of his vehicle.
The car subsequently veered into the path of an oncoming motor lorry, #GAD 8492, which was travelling north in the opposite direction.
The collision caused severe damage to both vehicles. Singh sustained critical injuries and was assisted by passers-by who transported him in a nearby vehicle, escorted by police, to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre. Despite efforts to save him, Dr. Singal, who examined him, pronounced Singh dead upon arrival.
Following the incident, Singh’s body was taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
The driver of the lorry, 45-year-old Trinidadian Terry Duff, was tested for alcohol consumption following the crash, with results showing no trace of alcohol in his system. A Notice of Intended Prosecution has been served to Duff, who is currently in police custody and assisting with the investigation.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
England slumped to a record T20 defeat as Abhishek Sharma’s scintillating century powered India to a 150-run win in Mumbai.
The 24-year-old opener blasted 135 from 54 balls- the highest score by an Indian batter in a T20 international- including 13 sixes and seven fours as the hosts reached 247-9.
Chasing a near insurmountable target, Jos Buttler’s side crumbled in their reply and were skittled for just 97 in 10.3 overs – a record defeat by margin of runs – as they lost the series 4-1.
Having been put into bat on a good surface at the Wankhede Stadium, India blew England away in the powerplay to reach 95-1 after the first six overs.
Abhishek brought up his fifty from 17 balls, then powered on to reach his century in 37 deliveries – the third fastest in a match between Test-playing nations.
He hit his 13th and final six, another national record, one ball before he was finally dismissed, caught on the cover boundary by Jofra Archer off Adil Rashid.
Phil Salt did his best to keep England up with the required rate, hitting 55 from 23 at the top of the order, but no other batter passed 10 in a dismal chase.
India seamer Mohammed Shami took 3-25, while Abhishek claimed 2-3 from his single over, removing both Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton.
Mark Wood was the last batter to fall, caught behind on review, with England ending their first white-ball series under coach Brendon McCullum with one of their heaviest defeats.
Wankhede crowd hails new hero
When he finally walked off after holing out to Archer, Abhishek’s name echoed around the famous ground as a gleeful crowd celebrated a new hero.
The opener, who had scored 79 in the opening match of the series but not passed 29 in three subsequent innings, was the star of the show, scoring 105 more runs than any other India batter.
He began his charge in the third over, lashing England strike bowler Archer for consecutive sixes on the off side.
Fourteen runs followed off Wood, before more back-to-back sixes off Archer’s fifth over sealed the second-fastest T20 international century by an Indian.
The run to bring up his century, by contrast, was a more understated affair – a single into the covers off Carse’s first ball after drinks.
After that, Abhishek struggled to get on strike and faced only 17 more deliveries, although that included a flurry of three sixes in his final six balls.
India’s supporting cast featured Shivam Dube (30 from 13) and Sanju Samson (16 from seven), who both batted at a strike rate over 200, while Tilak Varma hit 24 from 15. (BBC)
The ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) 2025 has been confirmed to run from July 8-18 2025.
All 11 matches of the tournament will take place at the iconic Guyana National Stadium, Providence, as five elite T20 teams from around the world compete for the coveted GSL trophy.
The 2025 edition marks the second instalment of this exciting tournament.
The inaugural event in 2024 was won by the Rangpur Riders of the Bangladesh Premier League, who defeated Cricket Victoria in the final.
GSL’s first season will be remembered for thrilling cricket as well as confirming Guyana as a premier destination for world class sporting events.
Sir Clive Lloyd, GSL Chairman, expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming tournament: “The first GSL was a resounding success, with all five participating teams praising the exceptional facilities and warm hospitality they experienced in Guyana.
“We are excited to build on this momentum in 2025 and are delighted to confirm the tournament dates. The GSL continues to position Guyana as a key destination for international cricket and sports tourism.” (GSLT20)
The Ministry of Education’s $100 billion budget allocation was approved by the Committee of Supply following a thorough review on Friday and is set to address low matriculation rates and lay the foundation for new schools across the country.
The funding will focus on improving student enrolment and educational delivery, while also investing in vital infrastructure to support growth in the education sector.
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand defended the allocation on Friday, countering objections from the opposition and highlighting the importance of this investment in reshaping the nation’s educational landscape.
A key part of the budget is a $36.2 billion allocation for the expansion of school infrastructure, which will see the construction of 23 new nursery schools, 16 primary schools, and 26 secondary schools.
New nursery schools will be established in areas such as Baitoon, Kako, La Bagatelle, Mibicuri, and Rockstone, while primary schools will be built in locations including Augsbury, Charity, Red Creek, and 58 Miles. The construction of secondary schools and dormitories will also benefit communities like Aurora, Kwakwani, Matthew’s Ridge, Monkey Mountain, St. Ignatius, and Waramadong.
To tackle the decline in Mathematics results in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, the ministry is directing additional funds towards an ambitious programme aimed at improving proficiency in the subject. Rather than waiting for regional solutions, the Ministry of Education has taken the proactive step of providing every fourth and fifth-form student with scientific calculators, geometry sets, textbooks, and tailored practice materials.
Minister Manickchand stressed that the government’s goal was not simply to boost matriculation rates for political purposes, but to equip children with the skills necessary to realise their full potential. She explained, “Every child deserves to pass mathematics. We are committed to improving this subject and will not stop until we reach a 100 per cent pass rate, even if it takes time.”
In line with this, the government is also investing in a new digital education platform, initiated by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali. This platform will provide free access to lessons and educational resources for students across the country, overcoming geographical challenges to ensure equitable access to learning.
“We are focused on ensuring the content is of the highest quality and aligns with both local and international curricula,” said the Minister. “It is essential we provide relevant education that prepares students for exams.”
The ultimate aim is for 40% of secondary school students to achieve a Grade 1-3 in at least five CSEC subjects, while a nationwide literacy programme will ensure all students are literate by Grade Four.
In addition to infrastructure and educational programmes, the Ministry of Education is introducing measures to support students and teachers financially. The government will inject $11 billion into the system through the distribution of “Because We Care cash grants of $50,000 and $5,000 uniform vouchers for parents. The increase in the grant ensures that the funding reaches families in a timely manner, especially with the expansion of educational infrastructure.
Teachers will also benefit from the budget, with resource grants being allocated to allow schools to purchase teaching aids, chalk, and other classroom necessities. Coastal schools will receive $4,500 per student, while hinterland schools will receive $5,500 per student, recognising the increased costs in these areas.
In January 2025 alone, 512 house lots were allocated, signalling an ambitious push towards surpasses the government’s target of distributing 50,000 house lots by the end of the year.
With a hefty $135.8 billion budget allocation, the Ministry of Housing and Water is setting its sights on further expanding housing and water development initiatives throughout 2025.
Collin Croal, the Minister of Housing and Water, addressed the National Assembly on Friday, outlining the progress made to date.
As of now, a total of 40,808 house lots have been distributed across the country since the ambitious pledge in 2020 to distribute 50, 000 house lots in five years.
Minister Croal provided a breakdown of allocations since the government took office: 2,759 lots in 2020, 6,989 in 2021, 10,695 in 2022, 9,056 in 2023, and 10,797 in 2024. He emphasised that the pace is accelerating this year, with the target of 25,000 lots firmly in place, a significant leap from the initial figures.
Minister Croal was optimistic about surpassing expectations for 2025, pledging to triple the current allocation and aim for a 300% increase in house lot distribution.
“We can do more, and we will do more,” he declared.
His focus this year will be on expanding allocations in Region Four, particularly along the East Coast corridor, ensuring a more equitable distribution of housing resources across the country.
Addressing concerns raised by the Opposition, Minister Croal also clarified the government’s stance on eligibility for homeownership.
Responding to accusations that Venezuelan nationals were occupying homes in Little Diamond, Croal confirmed that all prospective homeowners must undergo a stringent prequalification process through the banks before being eligible to purchase a property.
He challenged the Opposition to explain why someone earning $86,000 a month might not qualify for homeownership, given that individuals with a salary as low as $40,000 per month could already meet the necessary criteria.
Additionally, the government is committed to providing affordable housing for vulnerable families through the Core Home Support Programme, which is set for expansion in 2025. The Steel and Cement Subsidy Programme will continue this year, offering financial assistance to many homeowners to help them begin constructing their homes.
In the realm of infrastructure, significant investments are being made, with $101.8 billion allocated for highways, road works, and other vital infrastructure improvements. This fund will support both ongoing and new projects, including the construction of 17 kilometres of roads in the communities of Farm and Herstelling, as well as the installation of streetlights and enhanced drainage systems.
Specific allocations from this fund include $3 billion for the final payment on the Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway, $1.2 billion for retention payments on the road from Eccles to Diamond, and $1 billion for the main bypass highway connecting Great Diamond to Craig. Another $197 million will go towards retention payments for the four-lane highway from Great Diamond, while $510 million will be spent on the Liliendaal four-lane road. In addition, a substantial $5.3 billion will be allocated for retention payments towards the four-lane approach to the New Demerara River Bridge.
In terms of water infrastructure, the government has earmarked over $22 billion to enhance access to clean water for residents across coastal, hinterland, and riverine communities.
In a major step towards modernising public services, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is set to embark on a digital overhaul, backed by a substantial $58.3 billion allocation approved by the Parliamentary Committee of Supply on Friday.
This transformative investment will streamline operations, improve accessibility to vital programmes, and create a centralised digital architecture for managing data on services like pensions and public assistance.
Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud revealed that the digital upgrade, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, will significantly enhance the Ministry’s efficiency, providing a more user-friendly experience for citizens and paving the way for future innovations.
The funding will also support a range of initiatives designed to protect and empower vulnerable groups, including new legislation on Inter-Country Adoption, Gender-Based Violence policies, and the groundbreaking Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy.
“The ECD policy will focus our efforts on new day and night care centres, a first for the region,” Minister Persaud highlighted, underlining the Ministry’s pioneering approach to early childhood care.
In addition to digital upgrades, the allocation will fund essential services for senior citizens, domestic violence shelters, and trafficking-in-persons programmes, marking a comprehensive effort to address the needs of those most at risk in society.
With these new developments, the Ministry is poised to revolutionise social services across the nation.
See below the full statement issued by Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal:
I note the recent utterances by Alliance For Change Leader and 2025 Elections Presidential Candidate, with regard to the CHPA’s allocation of lands at Ogle for a residential development project.
What must first be addressed is the fact that, as is typical of his personal style of making absurd and implausible claims on social media instead of a medium of reliable record, Mr. Hughes took to his personal Facebook page to publicise what he purports to be genuine interrogation of public accountability. It would be recalled that he used the same social media methodology of making the pseudo-legal argument that 34 rounded up, and not 33 (as is clear in the Constitution), was the requisite Parliamentary majority to pass a No Confidence Motion; this was an argument he refused to represent himself in any court of law, leaving others to do the implausible on his behalf.
In this instant, Mr. Hughes has taken to social media once again to cast aspersions on a legitimate transaction undertaken by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA). On his Facebook page, Hughes makes the query:
“Can the CHPA disclose the list of names of persons who have been able to purchase land at Plantation Ogle at the same rate as NEW GLOBAL INVESTMENT INCORPORATED.”
To answer that question, Mr., Hughes simply needed to check his own law firm records, not Facebook. When the current government challenged 23 APNU+AFC government land transfers in the Ogle area, all made when his party was illegitimately occupying the seat of government and should have been constrained from engaging in any such transactions, some of the beneficiaries of that corruption predictably went to the firm of Hughes, Fields and Stoby for legal representation.
In all of those deals, the lands were sold at $30 million per acre and less, something any competent lawyer would have been aware of, considering that beneficiaries were his clients. In addition to the clandestine way in which those transactions were undertaken, transfers of the lands to the ‘purchasers’ were accomplished in record time, and in many instances with less than twenty percent (20%) of the value paid to the state. In one instance, property valued at $2 billion was transferred on payment of less than 10% of the value.
Mr. Hughes’ party’s actions in government with regard to the illegitimate transfer of lands in the same area not only occurred in the lead up to elections, 2020, but after when they were involved in seeking to rig those elections in the clear view of the rest of world and in the middle of a global pandemic, something that is public record.
As is covered in an article published in Stabroek News on October 30 of 2020, “Former gov’t passed title for Ogle land without agreed payment from developer”:
“Two days before the March 2nd polls, the David Granger-led Cabinet approved the agreement for the sale of land at Ogle earmarked for an ambitious Caribbean Marketing Enterprises Inc. (CMEI) hotels project and later issued an order for the transfer of the title although the company failed to meet agreed terms, including the submission of records for due diligence and a 50% down payment, a review has found.”
And in a Kaieteur News article, of June 2020, while Mr. Hughes’ party was still desperately and illegally clinging to power over three months after having lost the March 2020 elections, we learned that:
“As Guyana gets ready for a long-overdue and contentious declaration of the March 2 General Elections, there is evidence now that moves are underway to sign away large portions of former sugar lands on the East Coast of Demerara. According to a number of vesting orders, transactions were signed by the Finance Ministry and others for the transfer of immovable property starting from Goedverwagting, in the Ogle airport going east. The lands are former lands of the Guyana Sugar Corporation and lie near the former headquarters of the Guyana Sugar Corporation at Ogle. These are prime spots that are located near a major planned highway that would link the East Coast to the East Bank transportation network”
‘De facto Govt. in mad rush to legalize land deals – Hundreds of acres of prime East Coast land involved’ – Kaieteur News, June 21, 2020
Mr. Hughes was silent in both these instances, his only public utterances focused on legitimizing the clear attempt at theft of the elections.
In contrast, the lands recently allocated by the CHPA at the rear of Plantations Ogle, Goedverwagting and Sparendaam, have been earmarked for residential developments with an Agreement of Sale and Purchase with clear conditions on the terms of agreement for development, a standard and non-negotiable 30 percent downpayment, and strict specifications that these developments must be completed in specified phases and that the CHPA will only effect transfers upon the conditions being met. Equally importantly, the allocations have been made under a legitimately elected government, one in place despite the best efforts of Mr. Hughes and his party to deny it.
In closing, Hughes’ queries are typical of his pattern of not only hypocrisy and dishonesty, but also cowardly opportunism. When a handful of persons were granted land in opaque transactions engaged in by an illegitimate government in the middle of it seeking to steal the elections it lost, not only was Hughes silent, but he would end up representing the interests of those who benefited from that corruption. Now that lands have been legally and transparently allocated under clear criteria and at the same market value as those allocated under his party’s government, he suddenly has an interest in the probity of legitimate government transactions.
“We’re comfortable at the end of this visit that we’ve made the right choice in agreeing that you should host our annual workshop and general assembly.”
Those were the sentiments of Keith Joseph, President of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), during a press conference on Saturday to update the media on gains made during CANOC’s annual retreat, currently being hosted in Guyana.
Speaking at the media engagement at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) headquarters at Liliendaal, Joseph highlighted Guyana’s successful bid to host the important fora on October 18-19, 2025, at the Pegasus Hotel and Suites in Georgetown.
The annual workshop and general assembly will be a major gathering of Caribbean Olympic officials, drawn from the 29 affiliate countries of CANOC.
“We look forward to coming back in October,” an optimistic Joseph declared.
“And we also look forward to ensuring that Guyana and the Olympic movement has an important role to play in the development of the broader Caribbean Olympic movement and the broader Caribbean sport movement and its impact on regional development.”
CANOC comprises National Olympic Committees, Commonwealth Games Associations and governing bodies of National Sport Organisations and works to promote, develop and protect sport as well as the Olympic movement in the Caribbean.
CANOC President Keith Joseph (left) speaks at the press conference in the presence of GOA head Godfrey Munroe (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/February 1, 2025)
Interface with key stakeholders
The annual retreat allowed the Executive Committee of CANOC to interface with the GOA and its affiliates, meet with senior government functionaries and assess Guyana’s hosting capabilities for the Caribbean Games and other major regional sport events.
Joseph posited that the retreat afforded CANOC the opportunity “to complete our work, which involved the establishment of our strategic plan, which allowed us to look at Memorandum of Understanding that we’ve had with organisations across the Americas.”
He added, “We also looked at the future of the Caribbean Games as our premier product going forward. It also allowed us to be able to talk about programmes that we have put in place in collaboration with the International Sports for All Movement, as well as the programme WISH (Women In Sport High-Performance Pathway), which allows us to place emphasis on taking female coaches to the elite level.”
The retreat, Joseph further highlighted, provided an avenue to examine CANOC’s relationship with the University of the West Indies and other universities across the Americas.
“…because we always do need a strong research base for the collection of appropriate data to inform our decision-making processes going forward,” the CANOC boss explained.
President Irfaan Ali and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. with executive members of CANOC and the GOA (Photo: Office of the President)
Critically, Joseph, and by extension CANOC, was elated by the positive engagement with President Irfaan Ali and representatives of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
It is the belief of CANOC that through sport national development, and more broadly Caribbean development, can be facilitated.
“Our interest is sport for development and we’re enthused at the fact that the President of Guyana committed to his engagement of sport people (and) sport organisations as a critical mechanism for the development of Guyanese society, and ultimately for the development of Caribbean society.”
“So we’re happy that at that level of governance you have the support of the leader of the government, and we’re enthused by commitment to work with us and to allow us to work with him to broaden our engagement at the level of the Caribbean Community.”
President of the GOA Godfrey Munroe (right) makes a point, in the company of CANOC head Keith Joseph (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/February 1, 2025)
Strategic Plans coincide
President of the GOA Godfrey Munroe, who also offered remarks at Saturday’s press briefing, underscored the significance of the retreat being hosted in Guyana and expressed gratitude to CANOC for making it a reality.
Munroe said the collaboration is timely as both CANOC and the GOA are currently charting their respective strategic plans.
The executive committee of the GOA, as part of its strategic undertaking on charting a new course, has embarked on developing a critical Strategic and Operational plan for the period 2024 to 2032.
“…and I think as an umbrella organisation, CANOC now gets to see where the GOA lies and how they can best support that and I’m sure this will extend to the other countries that CANOC oversees,” Munroe reckoned.
“We were able to share and exchange a lot of ideas as it relates to impact, where the gaps are, the synergies, the opportunities, our strengths, our weaknesses and more critically have some key engagements with key partners and this includes President Ali in a meeting that was quite beneficial to both movements.”
Executive members of CANOC and the GOA (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/February 1, 2025)
CANOC Strategic Plan
The Strategic Plan (2025-2028) is a milestone document that will define the organisation’s direction and priorities for the coming years.
Key agenda items include:
Strategic Plan 2025-2028:Establishing a comprehensive roadmap for CANOC’s development and impact across the region.
Partnerships and High-Performance Development: Strengthening agreements with the Olympic Committee of Peru and revising CANOC’s Memorandum of Understanding with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to incorporate collaboration with the Government of Grenada on a High-Performance Centre for sports in the OECS and beyond.
Advanced Sports Leadership Course:Reviewing progress on this initiative, jointly developed by Panam Sports, UWI, and CANOC, which aims to enhance sports administration across the Caribbean.
Guyana’s Role in Caribbean Sports:Exploring Guyana’s potential to host the Caribbean Games and other major regional sporting events, as well as its commitment to developing coaching camps and training opportunities for athletes and officials.
CANOC Sustainability Action Plan (2025-2030):Leveraging Guyana’s leadership in climate action to advance sustainability efforts in regional sports development.
Future Financing and Marketing Strategies:Examining innovative approaches to strengthen CANOC’s financial stability and global presence.
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Executive members of CANOC and the GOA (Photo: News Room/Avenash Ramzan/February 1, 2025)