Guyana Festival celebrates Guyana’s ongoing journey through “Sound, Soul and Taste”

As the countdown begins to Guyana’s 60th Independence anniversary, President Irfaan Ali believes that the country’s journey after 60 years of independence is ongoing. Speaking at the opening of the Guyana Festival on Friday evening at the National Stadium in Providence, the President said the country continues to move forward as “One People, One Nation […]

Greenidge highlights Venezuela’s known inconsistencies on border and bilateral matters

Guyana’s Agent in the border case against Venezuela before the International Court of Justice, former Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge, today explained that Venezuela has always been inconsistent in its position on the border issue and its bilateral relations. Speaking at the conference being hosted by the Centre for International and Border Studies here in Georgetown, […]

PNCR defections could affect party, but will not hamper its work -says Mahipaul

While admitting that the recent defection of additional members of the People’s National Congress to the People’s Progressive Party could have an impact on the party, longtime PNCR Member and Parliamentarian, Ganesh Mahipaul said the defections will not hamper the PNCR’s work. Earlier this week, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat […]

“Baby Skello” freed of Blasphemous Libel charge

Almost a year after local social media star, Daniel Wharton aka “Baby Skello” was charged for Blasphemous libel, he walked out of the Diamond Magistrates’ Court as a free man after the charge against him was dismissed. In June, 2025, Wharton was charged and remanded to prison over a song that he sang on his […]

Trinidadian national and Guyanese wanted by CANU for questioning about importation of cocaine

Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for a Trinidad and Tobago national and a Guyanese for questioning about the alleged importation of cocaine and other drugs into Guyana. In a statement today, CANU identified the Trinidadian national as 23-year-old Ricardo Ramesh Chanarbhan. His last known address was Stadium Road, Providence in […]

Conference examines Guyana, the Caribbean and Latin America in a Changing Global Environment

Under the theme “Navigating the Future: Guyana, The Caribbean and Latin America in a Changing Global Environment”, the Centre for International and Border Studies Conference opened this morning with regional leaders, and academia taking stock of current global challenges and their impact on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. Assistant Secretary General of the Caribbean […]