Ahead of the observance of its first anniversary in April this year, the India/ Guyana Chamber of Commerce hosted its first networking event at the Guyana Marriott Hotel Wednesday night. Guyana’s Chief Investment Officer and Agency Head for the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest), Dr Peter Ramsaroop disclosed that presently,…
From 2025, the Head of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will be go by the designation Chief-of-Defence. “This will be the last Officers conference (that) the term Chief-of-Staff will be used,” Command-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali announced on Thursday. The Commander-in-Chief is currently…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat held talks with India’s Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh at the sidelines of the ongoing India Energy Week in Quitol, Goa yesterday. During that meeting, Singh noted India’s interest to sign a multi-year oil purchase deal with Guyana. After a meeting…
The Twenty20 World Cup in June will be an unforgettable party with strong Caribbean flavours that will help plant cricket firmly in the U.S. sporting landscape, tournament director Fawwaz Baksh said. Six Caribbean countries, including Guyana, will co-host the tournament along with the United States, a market which cricket’s powerbrokers…
Female inmates at the Timehri Prison in Region Four recently participated in a one-day practical training session on tilapia rearing and aquaculture. The initiative was facilitated by the prison, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Fisheries Department, and sought to introduce another source of food for the general prison…
Acknowledging the necessity of enhancing and developing Guyana’s human resource base, the government is looking to partner with the Toronto Metropolitan University to facilitate a training programme targeting 2,000 youths across various sectors. According to President Dr Irfaan Ali, this project is currently in its consultancy stage, with training focusing…
In an act of benevolence, senior national cricketer Christopher Barnwell has aligned his CB90 brand with the Guyana Harpy Eagles debutants Raymond Perez and Steven Sankar and national Under-15 all-rounder Emmanuel ‘Mano’ Lewis. Barnwell, 37, who played six T20 Internationals for West Indies between 2011 and 2013, is now the…
Residents of Container City, Ruimveldt will soon have easy access to their homes as the government, through the Ministry of Public Works, has since committed to building a road in the area. The decision commitment followed a walkabout in the community on Wednesday afternoon by Minister within the Ministry of…
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC), will host an academy meet on Saturday (February 10) from 10:00h at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary. According to a release from the AAG, teams are expected from Linden, New Amsterdam, West Berbice, East…
Police are investigating the drowning of Alexander Angoy, a 31-year-old Miner of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, which occurred at about 19:07 hrs on Tuesday at Chinese Creek, Puruni River, in Region Seven. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, Alexander and his 18-year-old cousin Yashua Angoy were at…
