Guyana on Saturday received promising commitments from an enthusiastic visiting delegation from Saudia Arabia but President Dr. Irfaan Ali was not so keen on round table discussions as he talked up Guyana as one of the brightest and most attractive investment destinations in the world. “You are pushing at open doors,” the Guyanese Head of…
LAST week, the second annual staging of the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit brought together regional energy powerhouses Suriname, Trinidad and now Guyana, together with hundreds of participants and key speakers to discuss the state of Suriname’s energy economy. Guyana’s success as a new energy producer was a major theme of the event with…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy “I feel honoured and excited to be a part of the Guyana Amazon Warriors. I’m grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to making use of it.” Matthew Nandu could not be more grateful for the opportunity to join the Warriors, having been drafted as one of the two Under-23 players…
JUNGLE justice has been on a rise in this country, which has taken frightening dimensions in the name of community protest, culminating in situations suggestive of enforcement agencies being unable to cope with such mob action and mayhem as well as revealing something politically afoot. No one in his or her right mind should welcome…
West Indies winning the T20Is against Bangladesh earlier this week was good news for their fans, but the style and chutzpah coming back is what they want as the tour goes into the ODI leg from Sunday. Bangladesh have had a forgettable tour so far, having lost both the Tests and T20I series 2-0. They…
Please see full message from President Irfaan Ali below: I join in extending best wishes to all Guyanese, but especially my Muslim brothers and sisters, on this festive occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. This sacred observance recalls the Prophet Abraham’s deep love for his son, a love so true and pure that it could only be…
Please see full message from President Irfaan Ali below: I join in extending best wishes to all Guyanese, but especially my Muslim brothers and sisters, on this festive occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. This sacred observance recalls the Prophet Abraham’s deep love for his son, a love so true and pure that it could only be…
(Reuters) – Two persons in Ghana, who later died, tested positive for Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Tests conducted in Ghana came back positive, but those results must be confirmed by a laboratory in Senegal for the cases to be considered confirmed, the…
Please see full message from President Irfaan Ali below: I join in extending best wishes to all Guyanese, but especially my Muslim brothers and sisters, on this festive occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. This sacred observance recalls the Prophet Abraham’s deep love for his son, a love so true and pure that it could only be…
–with planned enhancement of village library IN responding to immediate needs of the youth in Buxton and Friendship on the East Coast of Demerara, Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, has committed to ensuring that the village’s library is retrofitted to offer the best services. During a recent Cabinet outreach to the community on Monday,…
