Rebecca Lashley, known widely as Eloise, was born on October 26, 1923, to Barbadians Joseph and Mathilda Lashley and was the only one in her family to be born in Guyana. Her late parents came to Guyana with their daughters, (her elder sisters), Rhoda and Louise seeking employment opportunities in the former British colony. There, … Read more
Shania Persaud is a dancer and small business owner. On Wednesday, she was admitted to the local bar and is now among Guyana’s newest lawyers. Persaud’s petition was presented before Chief Justice Roxane George, SC, by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, SC. She was surrounded by her family, friends and colleagues. … Read more
Shimron Hetymer was born on 26th December 1996. He is professional West Indies Batsman. Shimron was the captained of West Indies Under-19 team and Indies won U-19 World cup in 2016 under his captaincy. He plays for Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL. Hetymer start his test cricket career against Pakistan on April 2017. His ODI … Read more
US-based Guyanese Keanna Jardine will soon join a NASA research team to study the OSIRIS-Rex samples at Arizona State University. In an emotional interview with the News Room GUYANA on Friday, the Planetary Scientist recounted her journey from Durban Street, Lodge, and Georgetown to the USA. At 10 years old, Jardine migrated to the United … Read more
At Timehri, close to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Matthew Sookhoo watched airplanes land and take off every day as a child. He had aspirations of going into the aviation industry and becoming a pilot. He wanted to be an air traffic controller like his well-known father. While his father, Roy, established himself in air … Read more
Mohindhar Doodnauth and Stephanie Prashad are two of the latest lawyers to be admitted to the Guyana Bar, both having recently graduated from the Eugene Dupuch Law School in The Bahamas after copping their Legal Education Certificate (LEC). Doodnauth, 25, and Prashad, 32, were both admitted last June 7 before Justice Navindra Singh and in … Read more
26-year-old Christine Crystal Hope’s life has been a series of struggles and hardships and when she gave birth to her three beautiful baby boys it was a joyous occasion. However, that bliss quickly turned into worry as she thinks about her and the babies’ future. Abandoned by her family for years, Christine was left to … Read more
The Men on Mission has partnered with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MONR) to construct a two-bedroom house for a single mother of three, Sandra Lewis of Christiansburg, Linden, Region Ten. Speaking with the Department of Public Information (DPI), Lewis said she has been residing in the dilapidated house for over nine years. The woman … Read more
Three bouncing baby boys were delivered at the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation on February 28, 2023 to parent Christine Crystal Hope. The 26-year-old second-time mother revealed that she was surprised but yet overwhelmed with joy upon finding out at 16 weeks of her pregnancy that she was having triplets. ”I was surprised, shocked but yet … Read more
On Monday, the Guyana Cricket Board announced the start of its U-15 Inter-County Super50 One-Day tournament with two matches in Demerara bowling off yesterday. At the Everest Cricket Club ground, Berbice will take on the GCB Select XI while Demerara will battle Essequibo at the Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club ground. This year, the tournament … Read more