MISENGA Jones, the woman who challenged the use of votes from the recount of the March 2, 2020 elections as the basis for the declaration of the result, has been fired from her position as office clerk at Congress Place, People’s National Congress/ Reform (PNC/R) Headquarters, Sophia, Georgetown. In a letter seen by this publication…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat along with Chief Executive Officer of GO-Invest, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop; United States Ambassador, Sarah -Ann Lynch and Honorary Consul General of Guyana, Lutfi Hassan officially led the ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning, to mark the grand opening of the Guyana booths at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) – the largest…
— Minister Hamilton tells trade union leaders AS the country celebrated the contributions and achievements of workers on Sunday, Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton called on the leaders of trade unions to “make space” for youths in trade unionism. The Labour Minister opined that young people in Guyana are not passionate about the union movement, due…
A family trip was halted on Monday when the boat they were in capsized in the Essequibo River moments after it left the Parika Stelling, on the East Bank of Essequibo, Region Three. The News Room understands that relatives, who are on vacation in Guyana, hired a Captain from Leguan to take them to Fort…
THE cricket fraternity has just been hit by the sad news of the unfortunate demise of Waynumattie Permaul, called ‘Dataley, the mother of well-known National and West Indies cricketer, Veersammy Permaul. Consequently, the president and executive members of the Guyana Cricket Board wish to express sincere condolences to Veerasammy Permaul and his family at her…
Lucknow Super Giants recorded their seventh win from 10 games and Chennai Super Kings got back to winning ways in MS Dhoni’s first game in charge this season as action continued on Sunday in the Indian Premier League. Super Giants defeated Delhi Capitals by six runs in Match 45 of the League to solidify their…
(ESPNCRICINFO) – Half-centuries from KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda, followed up by a special spell from Mohsin Khan, sealed a tight six-run win for Lucknow Super Giants over Delhi Capitals on Sunday. For Super Giants, the result appeared in doubt when their dropped catches and sloppy fielding gave Rishabh Pant’s men extra chances and bonus…
A total of nine new COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday from a total of 1, 393 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to 63,482. Two cases were recorded in Region Three and seven cases in Region. There are 110 patients in home isolation and one person in the COVID-19…
(ESPNCRICINFO) – He has had a largely ordinary season so far, but against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Ruturaj Gaikwad displayed stroke-play that has had many excited about him to help set up a win for Chennai Super Kings in MS Dhoni’s first match back as captain. This was Super Kings’ third win in nine matches this IPL.…
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUG) and its affiliate, the Guyana Agricultural and Workers Union (GAWU), used the 2022 May Day rally to call for the implementation of the $60,000 minimum wage to be done forthwith. The call came with urgency on Sunday, two years after a recommendation was put forward and an agreement…
