Kashif and Shanghai finals set for Sunday

Rawle Toney reports… FROM the time the fixtures were released, football-loving fanatics have been dreaming of a Bakewell Slingerz FC versus Alpha United final in the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament and this Sunday at the Guyana National Stadium, their dreams will come true.  When the semi-finals of the 25th edition of the tournament were […]

Tommy Lee goes EDM

(Jamaica Observer)  DANCEHALL deejay Tommy Lee Sparta is venturing into new territory. He has recorded an EDM (electronic dance music) track with Philadelphia’s G1fted Music. The single is entitled Mellow Me Out and is slated for a summer release. “Yea, man, mi like dem vibe. They journeyed to Westmoreland with me fi a stage show. […]

Caribbean region being urged to support cash strapped CDEMA

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s (CDEMA) moved into a new US$4-million headquarters on Thursday despite a warning from the host country that the regional institution is “bleeding” and having difficulties in paying its day-to-day bills. Barbados Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, speaking at the ceremony to mark the occasion, called […]

Guyana’s Ambassador to Suriname assaulted by Surinamese Police

The Government of Guyana wants a full and thorough investigation into the assault of the Guyana Ambassador to Suriname, Keith George on Guyana embassy grounds in Paramaribo. The incident took place last Wednesday and reportedly occurred as the Ambassador was blocking the arrest of one of his drivers on embassy grounds in keeping with the […]

Rastafari organisations want marijuana promise from political parties

Kurt Campbell reports… Some sections of the local Rastafarian community are threatening to withhold support from political parties in the upcoming May 11 regional and general elections if individual platforms and policies do not speak favorably to the decriminalization of marijuana in Guyana. During a press conference on Thursday, Leaders of at least three Rastafarian organisations […]