Mumbai Indians claimed back-to-back Indian Premier League wins with a stunning final-ball success against top-of-the-table Gujarat Titans, with Daniel Sams giving up just three runs in a thrilling final over. Ishan Kishan (45) and Rohit Sharma (43) made it a good start for Mumbai with the bat, but the IPL’s bottom side suffered a succession of…
Over the first three months of this year, CGX Energy invested some US $1.6 million (or GY $334.8 million) to advance the development of the Berbice Deep water port located near the mouth of the Berbice River. This is according to the first quarter financial report of the Canadian-based firm Frontera Energy, which is the…
Berbice fast-bowler Demetri Cameron has earned a maiden call-up to the Guyana Harpy Eagles squad for the final three rounds of the Regional Four-Day Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. According to a release from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Friday, Ronsford Beaton, who has rectified the issues with his bowling action, has earned a…
President Jair Bolsonaro has committed his efforts to encouraging Brazilian investments in Guyana as he talked up the possibility that there could soon be a flood of investments from that country here. As Bolsonaro addressed members of the press in Georgetown during his one-day visit on Friday, he promised that on his return to Brasília,…
41-YEAR-OLD, Rajendra Khadaroo is now dead after his motorcycle, #CG 4684, collided with a motor car, #HB 9593 on the Nigg Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice early Friday morning. Police said in a statement that “the motor car was proceeding east along Nigg Public Road at a normal rate of speed and while trying to negotiate…
City Magistrate Rhondel Weever on Friday found a 20-year-old Providence, East Bank Demerara woman guilty of attempting to extort $10 million from her ex-boyfriend and attempting to frame him of rape. Princess Williams made her first court appearance back in February 2021 for the offence which alleged that between January 4 – 7, 2021 in…
GUYANA and Suriname are set to benefit from major economic developments with the construction of a bridge across the Corentyne River, which will connect the two countries. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, joined his Surinamese counterpart, Riad Nurmohamed, on Wednesday, for the signing of a US$2 million contract with WSP Caribbean. The Trinidad-based…
AS the 184th Indian Arrival Day was celebrated on Thursday, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) said that it is important to acknowledge the indefatigable and indomitable spirit of the Indian indentured Immigrants who came on May 5, 1838 and also to all those who came through the indentureship system. “Today, we reflect on the…
A 27-YEAR-OLD driver is now dead after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a concrete bridge along the Windsor Forest public road, West Coast Demerara (WCD), yesterday (Thursday) morning. Dead is Kelvin Ghisiawan of Samatta Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), according to a police statement which said the accident occurred around 04:15…
–at separate activities in Region Six THE significance of the Indian culture and heritage was underscored by several officials during separate events to commemorate the 184th Anniversary of Indian Arrival at Higbury and Palmyra, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Over at Highbury, the Berbice Indian Cultural Committee held an event that was attended by Minister of…
