COURTS Guyana Incorporated on Wednesday awarded full scholarships to four University of Guyana (UG) students through its annual scholarship programme.

The awardees are: 20-year-old Jeremiah Duncan, studying Business Management; 24-year-old Cristal Thomas, studying Civil Engineering; 25-year-old Udellie Haynes, studying Physiotherapy and Asher Marks studying Business Management.

Though the biggest party in sports – CPL – is expected to highlight Guyana’s sporting landscape this weekend, a hotly anticipated Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first division two-day semi-final between the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the University of Guyana (UG) is brewing. 

 The two teams will battle against each other at DCC from 9:00hrs. 

Plaisance Guardians and University of Guyana [UG] Trojans secured contrasting wins in the U23 section, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] League Championship continued on Wednesday.

Laura George is the Governance & Rights Coordinator for the Amerindian Peoples Association. Dr. Wazir Mohamed is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University East. Marcello Mello is Brazilian and holds a M.A. in Anthropology from the Federal University of Rio. Medino Abraham is from Santa Rosa and works in the South Rupununi. He  holds an MSc. in Society and Frontier from the Federal University, Roraima, Brazil.

University of Guyana cemented their spot in the semifinal of the GISE/Star Party Rental/ Trophy Stall first-division two-day tournament.

University of Guyana Trojans (UG) cruised into the semifinals after earning a draw against Transport Sports Club at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday in the GISE Star Party Rental/ Trophy Stall first-division, two-day tournament.

Transport resumed on 49-1, still trailing by 183 but lost their remaining nine wickets in quick succession to be bundled out for 102 in 49.3 overs.

As part of the University of Guyana’s (UG) effort to provide a platform to spotlight creative arts, two authors launched their books, at the Education Lecture Theatre (ELT) last week Monday.
Red Hibiscus written by Scott Ting-A-Kee, a former student of UG and recipient of the Joyce Adler Prize in 2016, contains prose and poetry while Creole Chips edited by Dr. Juanita Cox is a re-publication and compilation of the writings of the late Edgar Mittelholzer.

The University of Guyana takes this opportunity to respond to the article by Freddie Kissoon, titled “Dr Mark Kirton is livid, confused and wants to know what’s going on”, carried in the Kaieteur News on August 29, 2018.

In the article, the University of Guyana’s right to confer honorary doctorate degrees was questioned. Reference was made to a recent announcement by Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University, Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, that the institution will be conferring honorary doctorate degrees at the University’s 2018 Convocation.

(l-r) outstanding performances! TSC’s Franchot Duncan-Clarke (5-54) alongside UG’s Lyndon Austin (74) and Ershaad Ali (59)

University of Guyana Trojans (UG) are currently on top after day one of their GISE Star Party rental/Trophy Stall  first division two-day match against Transport Sports Club at Everest Cricket Club in a match that both teams will be pressing to win as they aim for a place in the semifinal.

Staff of the University of Guyana (UG) on Monday welcomed the new batch of 2018/2019 university students, at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre at its Turkeyen Campus.
Registrar at the University of Guyana, Dr. Nigel Gravesande explained that the diversity of the student and faculty population has seen massive growth this year, with members coming from 35 different countries, and all the administrative regions in Guyana.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Professor Ivelaw Griffith has announced that the institution’s press is in the final stages of printing its first batch of publications before year-end.

Professor Griffith explained that the institution has been able to receive its third and final endorsement to move forward.