Heavy rainfall in the city on Friday forced organisers of the fifth annual ExxonMobil Under-14 Schools Football Championship to postpone the start of the tournament. Coordinated by the Petra Organisation, the tournament was officially due for kick-off on Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue. Weather permitting,…
Heinrich Klaasen blasted a 34-ball half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad cruised into the final of the Indian Premier League with a comfortable 36-run win over Rajasthan Royals. South African Klassen whacked four sixes as he helped the Sunrisers post 175-9 after Travis Head (34) and Rahul Tripathi (37) had earlier got…
BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday rejected claims that the board has approached any former Australian cricketers to be India’s next head coach. He hinted that Rahul Dravid‘s successor could be an Indian by saying that he should have a “deep understanding” of the game’s structure in the country. While Dravid…
The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham Guyana), a premier business organization dedicated to fostering bilateral trade and investment between the United Kingdom and Guyana, is thrilled to announce its official London launch event scheduled for 11th September, 2024, in Central London. The launch event promises to be an engaging…
Foreign Direct Investments – or FDI for short – have grown significantly in Guyana over the past few years because of booming developments here. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond on Friday announced that the figure grew to about US$7 billion or GY$1.5 trillion last year. The year…
Arguably one of the largest retail investments in Guyana, the new River Place Commercial Complex from Unicomer (Guyana) is set to transform the entire East Bank Demerara corridor. The new complex, which will be constructed at Farm, will boast 25,000 square feet of retail space ably accommodating a new Court…
The government is keen on harnessing natural gas resources offshore Guyana and it is engaging the ExxonMobil-led consortium producing oil offshore and at least one other company on a new venture, according to Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. At his weekly press conference on Thursday, the Vice President said the…
Press Release from Guyana Chess Federation The 2024 Readymix National Open Championship completed four rounds of the qualifiers last weekend (May 18-19). The seven-round tournament began on May 11, with the first two rounds played at the School of the Nations Campus. The qualifiers have registered over 40 chess players,…
(Al Jazeera, BBC and Washington Post) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel must halt its military offensive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. This decision came after South Africa requested the ICJ to intervene as an emergency measure, arguing that Israel’s actions in Rafah amount…
Riyadh Khan, a 40-year-old entrepreneur from Henrietta, Region Two, is actualising his vision with the construction of a multi-million-dollar, five-story hotel near the Anna Regina stadium. His construction firm, Rans Contracting and Supplies, is overseeing the project. Initiated in 2022, the construction is projected for completion by the end of…
