Guyana and US’ foreign policy and security interests coincide

Dear Editor, Former Foreign Affairs staff Mr. Neville Bissember is a breath of fresh air to SN and a great addition of brilliance among your columnists. He is an exceptionally erudite writer, very knowledgeable of the topics he addressed with...

2nd One Guyana Inter-Region Ten\10 Softball Cup slated to start November 2

Oct 04, 2025 Sports (Kaieteur Sports) – It was being considered as the country’s biggest softball tournament last year, the “One Guyana Inter-Region Ten\10 Softball Cricket Cup”, with some 62 softball teams from across regions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6...

Guyanese cricket agent, Minister Jacobs in discussion to strengthen athlete representation

Colin Bynoe Jr, the first England Cricket Board (ECB)-accredited cricket agent from Guyana and a leading representative with the United Kingdom-based agency Gravity Sports, recently met with Minister within the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and...

Guyanese Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday that Ian Roberts, the Guyanese superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested during a targeted enforcement operation and taken into federal custody on immigration and...

Fireworks, cultural display, horns of ships to highlight event

Demerara River Bridge commissioning… –Minister Edghill urges public to join the celebrations, welcome new era of transformation THE wait is finally over, as proud footsteps of thousands, prayers and fireworks will mark the grand commissioning of...

Guyana Association of Women Judges launches ‘Justice’ Magazine

THE Guyana Association of Women Judges (GAWJ) launched its first magazine titled “Justice” at the Cara Lodge Hotel, last Thursday. According to a press release, the event was small, intimate, and saw members and special invitees come together to...

Culture Ministry engages theatre stakeholders to expand ‘Write to Stage’ programme

MINISTER of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., along with Minister within the Ministry, Steven Jacobs, and senior leadership of the Culture Department, recently met with a group of theatre stakeholders to review and plan the next phase...

Woman shot dead

Oct 21, 2025 News …as bandits target brother’s bike, gold chains (Kaieteur News) – A 24-year-old woman was shot dead on Sunday by two biker bandits who were trying to rob her brother outside of their home in West Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Police...

Evans: More questions than answers educates no one

I spoke to two groups in recent weeks, and people at both gatherings wanted to know about the work of the organization I lead, the Iowa Freedom of Information Council. If I had known then what I know now, I could have been more effective. I could...

Guyana will not cower to coercion & intimidation – Pres. Ali updates UNGA about Venezuela’s threats to sovereignty

President Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday addressed the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly where he provided an update on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy. “Guyana is a small and peaceful State. We have endured repeated threats...

Guyana supports U.S.-Panama resolution for a Haiti gang suppression force

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 21:07 by Writer President Irfaan Ali and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Guyana is supporting a proposal by the United...

Guyana president reiterates plan to fully implement digital govt program by 2026

President Irfaan Ali of Guyana has restated his desire to ensure that most, if not all, government services are fully digitized before next year runs out. Dr Ali made the pledge recently during the maiden press conference of his second presidency...

18 Guyanese receive scholarships for medical studies in Cuba

The Ministry of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation recently hosted the Orientation and Award Ceremony for the 2025 batch of Cuba scholarship recipients. Guyana and Cuba have maintained 53 years of formal diplomatic relations,...

Guyana tourism minister proposes US$200 hotel rate cap for locals and diaspora

Guyana’s newly appointed Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Susan Rodrigues is calling on hotels to adopt a price cap of about US$200 per night for local residents and members of the Guyanese diaspora as part of a broader push to make...

Guyanese family celebrates 100th Anniversary in local business

Edward Sisters Realty Association (ESRA), now known as ESRA Realty LLC, was started by sisters Lucille, Millicent, and Sarah Edwards. The sisters came to the U.S.A. from the Caribbean country of Guyana in South America for better life...

PPP to focus on increasing youth, women membership following 2025 landslide victory

-will shun opposition-aligned hostility AFTER a “landslide” victory at the polls, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has set its sight on expanding its youth arm and women’s movement, Vice-President and party General Secretary...

President Ali has taken Guyana to new heights

Oct 03, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, I, like most Guyanese both in Guyana and in the Diaspora regardless of race, ethnicity, religious beliefs or political affiliation should congratulate His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on his historic victory...

NY Guyanese Hindus Concluded Fasting in 2025 Festival Celebration

Oct 03, 2025 Letters Dear Editor, Guyanese Hindus in New York and around the USA ended the holy period of fasting for Navratri with the celebration of Vijay Dashmi (victory to the lord) on Wednesday with some planning to celebrate Dussehra...

Iowa school district sues vetting firm after superintendent’s ICE arrest over immigration violations

The arrest of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts by federal immigration agents has unsettled Iowa’s largest district, where he led nearly 30,000 students. Federal officials disclosed that Roberts, a native of Guyana, has lived in...

Guyana calls for strengthening of ideals that led to formation of United Nations

Guyana President Irfaan Ali addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday (CMC Photo) UNITED NATIONS (CMC)–Guyana on Wednesday called on the international community not to allow the ideals that led to the...