Guyana featured in the opening match against neighbours Brazil in the 2024 Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge that is underway in Hamilton, Bermuda, One Communications, formerly GTT, said Sunday. Underdogs Guyana, ranked #68 in the world would have a significant challenge to topple Brazil which sits 13 places higher on the world rankings at #55. The tournament is being ...
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US hints EXIMBANK loan for gas-to-energy project closer; gov’t says ‘first power’ from Wales delayed to late 2025
United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot this week talked up the Wales gas-to-energy project as a pathway to cleaner energy, and sent a strong signal that the American government was poised to approve a loan for the 300 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant. “We’re literally this close to finalising the EXIM loan that underpins the project,” she told ...
Read More »Suspects arrested, gun found after armed robbery at supermarket in Unity village – police
Three men were Saturday arrested shortly after they allegedly robbed a Chinese supermarket at Unity, East Coast Demerara, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. Those arrested by police from Regional Division 4’C were Anthon Fraser and Lushawn Crawford both from Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, and Renardo Persaud of Coldingen, East Coast Demerara. Police said at about 4:10 p.m. on Saturday, ...
Read More »One Communications probing copyright infringement of Guyanese musicians’ songs; commited to resolving matter
One Communications. formerly Guyana Telephone and Telegraph or GTT, on Saturday said it was probing a copyright infringement claim by two Guyanese musicians who have filed a US$1.6 million lawsuit in a New York court. “We are currently conducting a thorough investigation,” the telecommunications company said in a statement to Demerara Waves Online News. The company signaled it was interested ...
Read More »Guyanese musicians file US$1.6 million lawsuit in New York Court against One Communications for copyright violation
Guyanese musicians, Jackie “Jackie Jaxx” Hanover and Ivan “D’Ivan” Harry on Friday filed a US$1.6 million lawsuit in a New York court against One Communications for alleged copyright infringement of their songs at the company’s rebranding from GTT earlier this month without permission. “Upon information and belief, Defendants have infringed plaintiffs’ copyrights in the songs “Guyana” and “Oh Guyana” by ...
Read More »New Harbour Bridge completion date pushed back; high quality, safety assured
The new four-lane high-span Demerara Harbour Bridge is now set to be completed by March 31, 2025 due to international shipment delays, officials said Thursday. Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill told an on-site news briefing that the bridge is almost 70 percent finished but would not meet the December 31, 2024 deadline. “We’re almost 70 percent complete. We had hoped ...
Read More »One Communications supports Guyana women’s field hockey teamÂ
One Communications has reaffirmed its commitment to sports by sponsoring the Guyana national women’s field hockey team which is preparing for international competition, the telecoms provider said Wednesday. The team departs this week to compete in the prestigious 2024 Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge taking place from September 20 to 28, 2024, in Hamilton, Bermuda. The partnership between One ...
Read More »Jamaica to leverage its special economic zone to Guyana
Jamaica is eyeing the possibility of leveraging its special economic zone (SEZ) to cash in on Guyana’s oil sector by offering logistics services due to the shallow-draught of Port Georgetown, that island’s Minister of Industry, Investment, & Commerce, Aubyn Hill said Wednesday. With 11.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent to be extracted and Guyana’s lack of capacity to accommodate large ...
Read More »4 robbers tie up off-duty fireman, use car to rob businesswoman, goldsmiths
Four men tied up an off-duty fireman, who was moonlighting as a taxi driver, bundled him into the back seat of his car and drove the vehicle to rob a businesswoman at Ruimzight, West Coast Demerara, but eventually one of them was caught and he has since identified his accomplices, police said. The fireman, 50-year-old Garfield “Carry” Benjamin, is attached ...
Read More »Guyanese singer, Eddy Grant, wins “Electric Avenue” copyright case against Donald Trump
Original story was published here on Business Insider. A federal judge in Manhattan has found former president Donald Trump liable for damages in a hotly-contested copyright battle over Eddy Grant’s ’80s dance hit “Electric Avenue.” Business Insider reported that in a 30-page decision, the judge on Friday delivered a one-two blow that essentially ends the case pretrial, with nothing now left to ...
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