A 28-year-old driver and two other men were arrested on Saturday following the discovery of five live .32 rounds of ammunition. The suspects, ages 28, 25 and 26, are all carpenters of Helena No.2, Mahaica. Police Headquarters reported that the discovery was made by ranks who were conducting a traffic…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) helped to smooth tensions between Guyana and Venezuela last year and Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali says that situation demonstrates how the bloc can similarly support Haiti. Many feared Venezuela would use military force to annex two-thirds of Guyana’s territory – the entire Essequibo region- after…

In a passionate plea to fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to safeguard the future generation, President Dr. Irfaan Ali called for a collective approach to ensure Caribbean music reflects a culture of unity and promotes positivity. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of…

By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy With the sun dipping in the distance, Spankhurst produced a blistering gate-to-pole run to win the main event at the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee’s Mashramani Horse Race meet at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Berbice, on Sunday. With jockey Kiran Razack on the saddle,…

Guyana and El Salvador played to a 2-2 draw on Sunday in Group B of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Qualifiers at the Antigua and Barbuda Technical Centre in Piggots. The Guyanese took an early lead when Nathaniel Pydana scored in the 10th minute, before Kiano Casamalhuapa equalised 12 minutes later….

England threatened to pull off a famous victory only for India to seal the series with a five-wicket win on the fourth day of the fourth Test in Ranchi. Shoaib Bashir took two wickets in two balls just after lunch to leave India five down and 72 runs short of…

Guyana has pledged US$2 million to a Caribbean climate adaptation fund, money that it has earned for protecting its forests. Guyana’s President, who is the incumbent Chairman of the 15-member bloc, made the announcement on Sunday as he addressed the opening ceremony of the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference…

By Neil Marks neil@newsroom.gy The people of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should be able to move and work freely in any of the member state, but the list of complaints about that is a very long one. It just hasn’t happened. Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have flown into…

The incumbent Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, wants the region’s citizens to pressure their leaders into removing trade barriers that have long constrained greater regional food security efforts. Doing so, he reasoned, will help the region to produce more food, increase intra-regional…

Leaders of the regional trade and integration bloc CARICOM are battling with how to help Haiti, their poorest and most populous member, with President Irfaan Ali saying that anything that impedes rescuing the country from its humanitarian, political and security crisis must be removed. There has been strong opposition to…