Government’s Department of Sport is warning that people caught smoking at sport facilities will be punished with hefty fines according to the law. The department says government will enforce the Tobacco Control Act if people do not obey “No-Smoking” signs that will be posted up at sport facilities. First time offenders who smoke in any place where smoking is prohibited ...

At least one spectator of the West Indies v India 20/20 match was sold a ticket for a non-existent seat at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara. An Attorney-at-Law and rights activist said his ticket had designated him to occupy seat 28, but when he turned up there was no such seat as row 21 only has seats ...

Reproduced from El Paso Times By Bret Bloomquist The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) track team has always been its own United Nations, a melting pot of athletes from all corners of the globe. As they head to the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend in Birmingham, the women’s team is pinning its hopes for a title ...

Guyana is set to be the home of a new state of the art golf course. The development of the facility is part of a grander plan to establish a lifestyle community within the Ogle and L.B.I areas, on the East Coast of Demerara. It is touted to provide employment for about 7,000 Guyanese inclusive of former GuySuCo workers. This ...

Guyana’s triple jump Commonwealth Games 2018 gold medalist, Troy Doris on Tuesday reiterated that he has his eyes set on the Olympic Gold medal, moments after receiving an engraved plaque in his honour from City Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green. Several City Councillors across the political divide as well as City administration staff turned out to get a glimpse of Doris who ...

Guyana’s 2018 Commonwealth Gold medalist, Troy Doris this evening made his much-anticipated visit to Guyana. Doris was invited by the National Sports Commission to visit the country during Guyana’s 52nd Independence anniversary celebrations Born in Chicago to Guyanese parents, Doris placed eighth at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the triple jump before deciding to compete for Guyana. Doris was ...

President David Granger has congratulated Troy Doris on what he described as a “golden achievement” on receiving the news of the national athlete’s outstanding performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which concludes on Sunday in Australia. Doris, won gold in the Triple Jump with his 16.88 metre second round leap, finishing ahead of Dominica’s Yordanys Durañona and Cameroon’s Marcel Mayack II, ...

Newly-minted Commonwealth triple jump gold medalist, Troy Doris, is expected to be among Guyana’s National Sport Awardees, government’s Director of Sport Christopher Jones said Saturday. Jones said he has already made efforts to contact Doris to ascertain when he would be coming to Guyana or if he would be here for the National Sport Award scheduled for May 24, two ...

Guyana’s Troy Doris bagged the gold in the men’s triple jump at the Commonwealth Games. In field events action, Troy Doris won the triple jump for Guyana with his 16.88m leap from the second round, reported Athletics Weekly. Dominica’s Yordanys Durañona secured silver and Cameroon’s Marcel Mayack II bronze as England’s Nathan Douglas finished fifth with a best of 16.35m in a series ...

Indonesia won a football game against Guyana that was played earlier Saturday in that southeast Asian nation. The first goal was scored in the ninth minute by Shaquille Agard of Guyana with a right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal. In the 37th minute , Ilija Spasojevic of Indonesia converyted the penalty with a right ...