Cricket West Indies will stage the players draft for the upcoming Professional Cricket League season on Friday, which will form part of the busiest year of cricket in the region. The event will be held via Zoom and will feature two rounds, with each of the six franchises already pre-selecting 13 players. Roland Holder, CWI’s…
Tasked with investigating a drug bust matter, a Police Detective Sergeant has found himself before the Courts being accused of stealing more than three thousand grams of marijuana. Police Detective Sergeant Elfannando Newman of the Criminal Investigations Department was marched before the Diamond Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where the charge of larceny by a public…
A massive transformation is expected at Providence, East Bank Demerara, with the addition of the highly anticipated H-Towers Mall, which aims to provide fun for the entire family with world-renowned restaurants, an entertainment center and an exhilarating shopping experience for both locals and foreigners. The mall, which is slated to open in 2025, will be…
On the same day that 30-year-old taxi driver Ameer Inshanally was charged with the rape of a 14-year-old school girl, the girl passed away at a Berbice Hospital after ingesting a poisonous substance. The rape accused appeared at the Reliance Magistrate Court in Berbice on Wednesday and was charged with the rape of a child…
The BR&T Paint Store popularly known as ‘Rex Paint Store’ located at Grove, East Bank Demerara was completely destroyed by a fire of unknown origin on Thursday. The fire started just after 11:00hrs and also destroyed the building next door. The News Room understands that the store also sold hardware items and has been in…
A decision by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh not to review the 2020 elections has gained the support of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo who described the Opposition’s move to have the review as ‘nonsense’. Back in February, Opposition-nominated GECOM Commissioners Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin, and Desmond Trotman proposed…
By Lazeena Yearwood Lazeena@newsroom.gy The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) is not affected by the global wheat shortage but increasing fuel and packaging costs have contributed to the higher cost of flour, Operations Manager Ralf Hemsing has said. “NAMILCO is in a more fortunate position than most other companies because we have level integration,…
The H-Towers company today unveiled its plan to build a large mall in the Providence community along the East Bank of Demerara. In a statement, the company announced that the H-Towers Mall will feature world-renowned restaurants, an entertainment center, and scores of stores to cater to local and visiting shoppers. Concessions at the mall will…
AS three hotels are expected to be constructed on the outskirts of the capital city, Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo said some 2,000 jobs will be created as a result of the planned development. The Vice-President made these remarks during a press conference on Wednesday at the Office of the President, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, where he was…
The Ministry of Health recorded 171 new COVID-19 cases from 1, 024 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March 2020, to 66, 300. The new cases were recorded in the following regions; Region One (three cases), Region Two (19 cases), Region Three (four cases), Region Four (40 cases), Region Six (104 cases)…
