By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy Bermuda 2016. That was the last time Guyana lifted the coveted overall title at the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships. It was the country’s 12th in succession, and the belief was that the 13th would be accomplished on home turf in 2017. However, it was not to be as…
–gets accepted into top New York College WITH dedication and focus as her watchwords, 18-year-old Guyanese, Sasha Amadally, was recognised for her commitment to academic excellence with a place in the United States’ National Honor Society after graduating high school in 2022. The teen told the Sunday Chronicle that this achievement did not come without…
Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel on Sunday named the 13-player squad to face India in the three-match CG United ODI Series in Trinidad. The teams will compete for the CG United trophy. The three matches will be played on Friday July 22, Sunday July 24 and Wednesday July 27 at the historic…
A SURINAMESE company is keen on entering into partnerships with three local companies following engagements on Day One of the “Together We Win Business Network (TWWBN)” small business conference and exhibition on July 15 – 17, 2022, at MovieTowne Guyana. According to the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Archer Business Group, Renato Archer, he…
Fareeza Haniff, the Editor-in-Chief of the News Room, is currently participating in the China Latin America and the Caribbean Press Center 2022 Programme, expected to bolster her understanding of China and boost her professional development. Haniff was invited by the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA) for the prestigious programme, being held under the framework of…
–with 3D printing technology By Cassandra Khan OWING to the high demand for houses, a private company, Maraiko Bay, has imported a three-dimensional (3D) printer, which it will use to build model homes for the upcoming ‘Building Expo’ at the Providence Stadium, and, subsequently, construct houses at reduced costs. Chief Executive Officer of Maraiko Bay,…
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Stigma and discrimination are the frequent and repeated disapprovals faced by Dillon Mohamed, a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) community in Guyana. Though he believes slow progress has been made towards plummeting its commonness, these challenges continue to bedevil members of the community. And oftentimes, Mohamed explained,…
–President Ali says commercial district, professional residential area also on the cards for Leonora SOME 7,000 house lots are being developed in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), as part of the PPP/C government’s drive to provide 50,000 house lots to Guyanese by the year 2025. President, Dr Irfaan Ali, while conducting a walkthrough of the…
A man died tragically on Sunday in an accident eyewitnesses say seemed unbelievable while being transported in the tray of a pickup truck. The dead man has been identified as 56-year-old Lincon Moore, a labourer of Sandpit, Onderneening in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). The accident involved a motor pickup (GJJ 8947) which was driven by Bhojnarine…
DENISE Paul can still recall her school days when she’d help her single-parent mom at work and then make her way to school afterwards. There were certain aspects of the job that her mom, Gomwattie De Putron, just couldn’t handle, so at just six or seven years old, the young Denise would do what she…
