GUYANA CHRONICLE: SIXTEEN-year-old high school student Candacie Charles swept the Miss Guyana World competition Sunday evening, becoming the first ever national beauty queen of her age.Charles, an intern with the Government Information Agency, was crowned amid a glittering gala affair at Buddy’s International Hotel.As per Miss World requirements, she has to be 17 to compete [...]

GUYANA CHRONICLE: VISHAL Singh batted with authority, yesterday, to register his maiden century at this level for Guyana who convincingly reached 335 for nine at the end of the second day’s play against Windward Islands in the second round of the 2007 TCL West Indies Under-19 Challenge Trophy three-day cricket tournament being played at the [...]

Georgetown, GINA, July 31, 2007
It all started in Guyana in 1970 and the Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA) will be held again in Guyana in 2008 as CARICOM sister State The Bahamas is not in a position to host the Region’s premier cultural festival.
Head of State President Bharrat Jagdeo was today briefed by a [...]

If the Trinies are known to fete like Vikings, we Guyanese, on the hoof are dancing masters. Incidentally, Dancing Master was one of the top racing thoroughbreds in the late forties at D’Urban Park, galloping to meet the challenges of Joan’s Choice, Rockfel, and Gallant Man.

GUYANA CHRONICLE: TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – Guyana retained their overall team title but were denied the sweep when they suffered a stinging loss in the Boys’ team final as the 2007 Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship ended Saturday night.
The Guyanese, who had secured four of the eight individual titles earlier in the [...]

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who flew into London only on Saturday after a brief stint at home in Miami, resumed his love affair with this bleak English summer, guiding Durham to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Surrey at Guildford.

GUYANA CHRONICLE: THE Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) will break new ground with the introduction of a Certificate in Fisheries programme from September.
It would be the first time such a course is offered locally and with special emphasis on aquaculture.
The one-year course aims at equipping graduates with the management and practical skills necessary to get [...]

BRIDGETOWN—President Bharrat Jagdeo will on Tuesday meet with representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat to discuss plans for Guyana’s hosting of the 10th Caribbean Festival of Creative Arts (CARIFESTA) in 2008.
According to Dr Edward Greene, Assistant Secretary General of the Community Secretariat, Guyana “is well-placed to host next year’s festival”.

GUYANA CHRONICLE: GUYANA’S domination in regional squash was evident on Friday night when the Boys’ and Girls’ teams won their semi-final games in the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
The boys totally dominated the defending champions Bermuda with a 5-0 whipping while the girls got past Barbados with a 4-1 win. The [...]

The relations between Guyana and Ghana are expected to become more fruitful with the accreditation of new Ghanaian High Commissioner to Guyana Samuel Kofi Dadey.