A house located at Moraballi Street, MacKenzie, Linden was destroyed by fire on Monday. While the Guyana Fire Service is yet to determine the cause of the fire, the homeowner, 36-year-old Joyann Semple who works as a security guard believes it could be a result of the incense her husband left burning in a bedroom…
WITH parts of the world looking to transition to greener forms of energy, the use of traditional forms of energy is still necessary for this transition. This was highlighted by Director General of the Americas at the European Union, Brian Glynn, who stated that the Union has signalled that the use of oil and natural…
The annual Everest Cricket Club (ECC) live-in cricket camp is back after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The five-day camp, which begins on Wednesday July 12, is catering for 40 eager associate members, who have signed up for a cricketing experience that will change the way they see the gentleman’s game. The…
AN unremorseful 34-year-old Ronald Armstrong called “Sargie,” was, on Monday, given two life sentences for brutally raping and robbing a 20-year-old woman in 2013 during a home invasion. Armstrong, formerly of Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was sentenced by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Sexual Offences Court of the Demerara High Court. Last month, a 12-member…
The Guyana Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) on Sunday launched the Linden Entrepreneurial Network of Seventh-day Adventists (LENSA) training programme. The Secretary of the Guyana Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, Pastor Jumoul Sancho, during the launch, said, “LENSA will be responsible for establishing a hands holding concept where we will…
ADRIENNE Galanek is the new Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Embassy of the United States of America here. According to the embassy, Ms. Galanek is a career U.S. diplomat who recently served as a Department of State Faculty Advisor at the U.S. Naval War College. “Prior to the Naval War College, she was…
By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy The experienced Shakib Al Hasan will join the Guyana Amazon Warriors at some point in this season of the Caribbean Premier League after the departure of South African left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi. Based on the Future Tours Programme, South Africa have tours to England and Ireland from July to September,…
ON the opening day of the National Toshaos Conference which is being held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCA) at Liliendaal, two absolute grants and five certificates of title were handed over to the leaders of several Amerindian villages. Absolute grants were handed over to the village leaders of Capoey and Mashabo in Region…
Grenada is hoping to find commercial oil and gas resources that can be used to develop the island. If successful, the country’s recently- elected Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell believes that Grenada can learn from the rapid development of Guyana’s oil and gas industry. Prime Minister Mitchell, the 44-year-old lawyer turned politician, was elected to office…
IN keeping with the delivery of yet another promise by the government, President Dr Irfaan Ali announced that indigenous community leaders will see a significant increase in their stipends. At Monday’s opening ceremony of the National Toshaos Conference, President Ali stated that Toshaos and Deputy Toshaos will get a 50 per cent increase in their…
