February 17, 2022

The recently refurbished Burnham Basketball Court will play host to this weekend’s (February 19-20) Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic. Toney explained that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport moved its Mashramani Panorama Steel Pan…

By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Guyana, which is among the world’s newest oil producers, spent about US$150 million (or GY $31 billion) last year on fuel imports used to generate electricity. Using the natural gas produced…

The Duty-Free Shop at the Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown, will be opened to the general public on Friday but items will be sold at the local market prices for those who want to purchase. This is according to the Guyana Manufacturing…

D’Edward Cricket Club recently defeated arch-rival Cotton Tree by 12 runs to lift the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/Jaffarally T20 tournament in the Ancient County. Playing under very strict…

The Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says that persons who test positive for COVID-19 using the home self-testing kits are not required to report their results to the authorities but it will be “good if they do.” “It is not compulsory…

Guyanese cricketer Aaron Beharry departed these shores on Wednesday to join the Ontario Cricket Academy (OCA) which will embark on a tour of Sri Lanka next month. This will be the sixth visit by the OCA to Sri Lanka since 2010. OCA,…

By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy The United Kingdom (UK) through its Regional Ambassador to Latin America and the Caribbean Fiona Clouder and British High Commissioner Jane Miller have offered full support to Guyana’s push to use its…

A handyman attached to the Christianburg Wismar Secondary School in Linden managed to save the school from being ravaged by a fire early on Thursday. The News Room understands that the fire started at about 08:00hrs in one of the…

Local company Atlantic Marines Supplies has joined with the internationally recognised oilfield service - NTS Group - in a US $5 million investment to manufacture and repair equipment that will be used in oil exploration and production…

A 58-year-old pork-knocker of Matthew’s Ridge, North West District (NWD) died on Monday in a mining pit that collapsed at Highwood Backdam (NWD). Dead is Christopher Bumbury. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the…