Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Barbados akeem@newsroom.gy Fielders swarmed the bat for the entire final session, and every edge or striking of the pad brought an exuberant reaction. The shadows that lengthen as the sun set on the Kensington Oval only added further optics to the classic Test match theater. For West Indies,…
THE Adult Education Association, a non-profit organisation which conducts educational sessions with deprived persons, was allocated a $52 000 000 subvention in the 2022 national budget. This subvention marked an increase of more than four million dollars over what was allocated to the organisation in the 2021 budget. This was underscored by the Ministry of…
See full statement from the Office of the President Below: His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali left Guyana today for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he will participate in the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2022) and the Global Business Forum LATAM. CIF2022 is scheduled for March 22-23, while the Business Forum will be held on March 23-24.…
HUNDREDS of Region Two farmers are expected to benefit from 15,000 acres of available farming lands following the rehabilitation of several all-weather roads costing over $51 million. Regional Vice Chairman, Humace Oudit, said farmers will participate in the project by providing self-help services. The roads are currently being laid and compacted with crusher-run in anticipation…
A 29-year-old United States citizen was found in a Hadfield Street hotel in Georgetown five days after he left his house and never returned home. Local police on Sunday night revealed that Rohan Kirpaul Mangra left his Cummings Lodge home on March 15 and relatives filed a missing person’s report on March 17. His relatives…
— through support for farmers, cash grants, removal of burdensome taxes amid increasing global food prices The benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, reaching an all-time high, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has reported. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 140.7…
The 22nd Cheddi Jagan memorial road race in West Demerara was held on Sunday (March 20) with Team Evolution rider Curtis Dey emerging victorious. Winner Curtis Dey (Photo: News Room/Danielle Swain/March 20, 2022) Dey of Team Evolution was the first to the finish line at the western end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge after starting…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) provided in-depth training for its members in competition management at the GFF National Training Centre this weekend, offering technical insights from its experience of managing Concacaf fixtures and enabling the football community to share its collective expertise. All nine GFF regional associations participated in the theoretical and practical workshop, which…
TWO armed bandits robbed five fishermen of their valuables while they were discharging their boat in the wee hours of Saturday, at the Goed Fortuin Koker, West Bank Demerara. According to police report, the five men, ages 61, 59, 55, 47 and 44 reported that they were off-loading their boat when the two perpetrators approached…
EXPRESS International, a local Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company, has invested a whopping $42 million into developing the talents of its employees, and, by extension, its brand. This is according to a statement issued by the company, which has boasted of being the provider of some 300 premium jobs locally. The development efforts took the…
