Air Canada – the largest Canadian airline – has signalled keen interest to enter Guyana’s market with the executives engaging President Irfaan Ali, the Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and the Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Industry Oneidge Walrond on Wednesday. Though the meeting was held behind closed doors, Minister Edghill shared with the…
… hails him as a positive role model, leader PRESIDENT of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Hilbert Foster has hailed Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, as an outstanding patron of the board. The BCB president stated that he and his executives have made hundreds of decisions for the board over the last four years…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy The room came alive as foreign investors attending the International Energy Conference at the Guyana Marriott Hotel pulled out their phones to get images of a PowerPoint presentation that brought into focus the Amaila Fall Hydro Power project. The presentation was delivered by Petroleum Economist at the Ministry of Natural Resources…
THE recently refurbished Burnham Basketball Court will play host to this weekend’s (February 19-20) Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic. Toney explained that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport moved its Mashramani Panorama Steel Pan competition from the National Cultural Centre to the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, forcing him to relocate to the spruced-up outdoor facility.…
A 24-year-old Kaneville, East Bank Demerara man was on Thursday found guilty by a 12-member jury for the 2017 fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Brian Yearwood. Shannon Cox was on trial before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall at the Demerara High Court for the capital offence which alleged that on April 29, 2017, he murdered Yearwood during a…
CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifiers kick-started Wednesday, and Guyana’s Lady Jags made a positive start with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Dominica at Leonora, West Coast Demerara. Lady Jags, drawn in Group F, which also has Turks and Caicos, Nicaragua and Trinidad & Tobago, get out early. Only the top team will progress to the…
Guyana Harpy Eagles’ title hopes in the Regional Four-Day Championship endured a massive dent on Thursday with a rampant Leeward Islands Hurricanes wrapping up victory by a commanding innings and 57 runs on day three of the second round game at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. The Harpy Eagles were always on the back foot…
… Joseph 5-for, Warde 78* star By Clifton Ross AN amazing spell of fast bowling by Alzarri Joseph who snagged 5 wickets, helped complement a string of outstanding batting performances as Leeward Islands Hurricanes dismantled Guyana Harpy Eagles by an innings and 57 runs, wrapping up Round Two’s clash in just 3 days. Port-of-Spain was…
With West Indies three-match Test series against England set to start on March 8, opener Kraigg Brathwaite sent a warning to the visitors with a commanding 276 on day three of the second round of the Regional Four-Day game against Jamaica Scorpions on Thursday. Leading Barbados Pride at the Kensington Oval, the West Indies captain…
The Regional Commander for Region Six (Corentyne-Berbice) says he will not rest until he catches the suspect (s) who raided the tomb of a teenager. Commander Bhudnarine Persaud told the News Room that two silver rings, three silver chains and a silver bracelet along with a Samsung smartphone were stolen from the coffin of 19-year-old…
