Biopiracy and Guyana

THIS is a bizarre story about a highly unusual smuggling operation, one that I believe readers will want to hear about. It doesn’t involve the usual everyday trafficking in artefacts, people, illegal drugs, gold, or even rare gems. Officials in Africa …

Breakout T20: Second consecutive defeat for Guyana Rainforest Rangers

Home Sports Breakout T20: Second consecutive defeat for Guyana Rainforest Rangers SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago Legions 173-6 from 20 overs (Joshua Da Silva 68, Jyd Goolie 49, Cephas Cooper 18; Jediah Blades 2-18, Ashmead Nedd 2-25) beat Guyana Rainforest …

Cayman Islands dominate Guyana 48-17 in Rugby 15s

CAYMAN Islands recorded a dominant 48-17 victory over Guyana in their Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s encounter at the National Park on Saturday. Guyana’s defence struggled throughout the match, and they also lacked a clinical edge in attack, which …

Only with a real sharing of governmental power can we ever see a true One Guyana succeed

Dear Editor, The events in the last week speak to the underlying fallacy of the PPP’s “One Guyana” propaganda – the events at Tuschen, Linden and the Linden highway murders are all singular events which coalesce into resistance and rebellion because of the …

Guyana, Brazil launch cross-border vaccination initiative

Mayor of Bonfim, Romualdo Feitosa Silva (Ministry of Health photo) As part of efforts to enhance immunisation coverage and strengthen regional strategies for disease prevention, with a focus on protecting vulnerable populations from vaccine-preventable …

Making a case for preserving Guyana’s intangible cultural heritage

Al Creighton Traditional ring games, storytelling, dig-dutty, wakes and masquerade bands are just a few examples of Guyana’s intangible cultural heritage. However, they are rapidly fading away and there is need for their revival through reteaching and …

Workshop on intangible cultural heritage advances Guyana towards ratification of UNESCO convention

Some of the participants at the workshop displaying a hat that is said to be 91 years old Story and photos By Telesha Ramnarine In this technological age, the new sources of entertainment and particularly, social media, have had a devastating effect on the …

IMF says expects Guyana to continue having very fast growth rates

IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva at the meeting The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Guyana to continue having fast growth rates in an environment of macroeconomic stability. During its Spring Meetings last week in Washington, the IMF …

Cayman overwhelm Guyana in RAN 15s clash at National Park

The Green Machine and the Cayman Islands in a scrum The Cayman Islands defeated Guyana 48-17 in an entertaining Rugby Americas North (RAN) Men’s 15s encounter yesterday, at the Rugby Field in the National Park, Georgetown, Guyana. Despite moments of strong …

Guyana delegation strengthens collaboration with India at Forensic Summit