By Jeune Bailey Van Keric NINETEEN-year-old Keayla Vanderstoop dreams of becoming a chemical engineer, a position that will afford her the opportunity to serve in the local oil and gas sector. In pursuit to fulfil her dream, she applied and was overwhelmed with joy when she was offered a place at Howard University, District of Columbia,…
Despite enduring an upset defeat at the hands of Roberto Neto during the sixth round, Candidate Master Wendell Meusa has maintained his lead in the GAICO sponsored National Open Chess tournament that is intended to crown a national champion for 2022. Tiny inaccuracies by Neto gave Muesa an early advantage. The middle game progressed evenly…
Police investigators are reviewing CCTV video footage that they hope could lead to the arrest of a suspect in the late-night execution of Ministry of Health driver and Sophia resident Collin McPherson. The 43-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday night at his D Field, Sophia home, who attacked him in front of his children…
MINISTER of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, on Friday, said that Guyana’s surveillance team has been on high alert since several countries reported cases of monkeypox. The minister made this disclosure during his COVID-19 update where he emphasised that Monkeypox is not a new virus. Monkeypox, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is a virus…
Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Trinidad The runs continue to flow from the bat of Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who carved out a second successive century, a majestic 184, to put Guyana Harpy Eagles in control against Jamaica Scorpions by stumps on day three of their Cricket West Indies Four-Day match at Diego Martin Sporting…
Police investigators are reviewing CCTV video footage that they hope could lead to the arrest of a suspect in the late-night execution of Ministry of Health driver and Sophia resident Collin McPherson. The 43-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday night at his D Field, Sophia home, who attacked him in front of his children…
A PROMISE by Vice-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, to reintroduce free transportation for school children and old -age pensioners from Rosignol, Region Five to New Amsterdam, Region Six, was fulfilled on Friday through an announcement made by Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill. Minister Edghill, on Friday, commissioned the boats at the New Amsterdam Transport and Harbour’s…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Access to farmlands, promoting tourism opportunities and supporting young people are among the key efforts towards deepening a ‘win- win’ partnership between Guyana and Barbados. This is according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali who also beleives that this can become a development model for the wider Caribbean. The underpinning message as…
Police investigators are reviewing CCTV video footage that they hope could lead to the arrest of a suspect in the late-night execution of Ministry of Health driver and Sophia resident Collin McPherson. The 43-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday night at his D Field, Sophia home, who attacked him in front of his children…
–in pursuit of intra-regional food security PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley have hailed the cooperation and growing partnership between the two nations as a model that can be replicated across the region in pursuit of intra-regional food security. The leaders of the two nations were at the time speaking…
