Adriana Appoints Paul Yeou to the Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 2, 2008) - Adriana Resources Inc. ("Adriana" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: ADI.V)(WKN:A0F7EL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Yeou to the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. Yeou is the President & Director of Worldlink (Canada) Resources Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Worldlink is a private integrated trading company engaged in import and export of iron ore, coal and other dry bulk commodities. Established in 1992, the Worldlink Group has built solid marketing channels, relationships and synergies with major steel mills and power plants throughout China and the Far East Asian countries. Worldlink has a joint venture each with Liuzhou Steel and Lianyuan Steel of China. The Group has also invested in building one of the largest private bulker ports in China with Zhejiang Energy Group, located in Zhoushan. Phase one of the construction, totalling USD$360 million with annual throughput of 30 million tonnes, will be completed in Q2 2008. Worldlink started exporting the first capesize Canadian iron ore to China in 2000, and the first capesize Canadian metallurgical coal to China in 2003. To date, the Group has invested approximately CAD$65 million in iron ore and coal companies in the Americas and is considered to be the largest privately owned integrated trading company of iron ore and coal from the Americas to China in volume in the industry.

Michael Beley, President and CEO of the Company, stated; "Mr. Yeou brings a wealth of iron ore trading experience and will be another valuable team member on Adriana's Board of Directors. As we move forward with our vision to become a fully integrated iron ore producer, Mr. Yeou's knowledge of the iron ore import and export business will be key in creating new business opportunities for the Company."

About Adriana Resources Inc.

Adriana's goal is to become a fully integrated iron ore producer through continued development of its iron ore port facility in Brazil, through acquisition of iron ore mineral resources in Brazil, and the advancement of the Lac Otelnuk Iron Project in Quebec, Canada.

ON BEHALF OF ADRIANA RESOURCES INC.

Michael J. Beley, President

Certain information regarding the Company including management's assessment of future plans and operations, may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities laws and necessarily involve risks associated with mining exploration and development, volatility of prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of resource estimates, environmental risks, access to labour and services, competition from other companies and ability to access sufficient capital. As a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.

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Contacts

Robert Ferguson
Adriana Resources Inc.
(604) 629-0250 or Toll Free: 1-877-629-0150

Ali Sinawi
Adriana Resources Inc.
(604) 629-0250 or Toll Free: 1-877-629-0150
(604) 629-0923 (FAX)
Website: www.adrianaresources.com