400 years on, Africans in Guyana to mark 187th Emancipation Anniversary with grand festival

Africans have been part of Guyana’s story for 400 years, a legacy built on survival, sacrifice and the fight for freedom. As the country prepares to mark the 187th anniversary of Emancipation on August 01, the African Cultural & Development...

TEDxTurkeyen to launch in August with bold conversations for Guyana’s future

TEDxTurkeyen, a locally organised TEDx event, is set to take place on August 29, 2025, at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre, University of Guyana. With the theme “Bold Voices, New Visions: Shaping Guyana’s Tomorrow,” the event promises a dynamic...

Ocean science mission launches off Barbados

105 Barbados is set to become a key hub in a groundbreaking regional effort to improve hurricane forecasting in the Caribbean. On Tuesday, scientists from across the Caribbean and North America gathered at Aquatic Gap to launch a cutting-edge...

Guyana’s regional profile is on the rise

As regional leaders gather in Montego Bay, Jamaica, for CARICOM’s 49th Annual Heads of Government Meetings, Guyana is well on its way to cementing itself as a long-term leader within the regional grouping. Guyana’s expansion of its agriculture...

WATCH: SBM Offshore’s fifth Guyana-bound FPSO enters drydock

Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has tucked a new construction milestone under its belt for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO)...

Guyana builds, Chris Ram complains

MOST Guyanese might know an overbearing uncle who behaves much like the flawed Mohun Biswas in V.S. Naipaul’s classic novel “A House for Mr. Biswas”. I don’t know Christopher Ram personally, but based on his missives, he strikes me as a person who...

Guyana building the future of medicine, not waiting for it

-President Ali says, outlines plans for a high-tech Life Science Park where breakthrough ideas will be born PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali has noted that Guyana is set to redefine healthcare in the Caribbean with a focus on future-forward transformation...

‘Now we can dream freely’: Students praise free university education in Guyana

ACROSS the world, the biggest hindrance towards furthering one’s education is the costs attached to it. Countries like the United States of America and the United Kingdom have amassed some of the largest student loan debts globally as a result of...

Guyanese expert Muhammad Ibrahim has the knowledge and experience to lead IICA

. The Government of Guyana has nominated Dr Muhammad Ibrahim as the country’s candidate for the position of director general of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a key agency for agricultural policies in the...

Illegal mining, logging operations shut down as Guyana ramps up protection of natural resources

In a coordinated push to safeguard its natural resources and sovereignty, Guyana has intensified surveillance and enforcement operations across land, river and sea to combat illegal logging, mining and maritime crimes. These efforts have resulted...

Guyana Prize for Literature celebrates literary excellence with awards ceremony

The Guyana Prize for Literature Awards returned in grand fashion on Friday evening, with a formal yet intimate ceremony hosted at the Pegasus Corporate Building in Kingston, Georgetown. The evening marked not only a celebration of literary talent...

Guyana, Roraima state to intensify efforts for second phase of Linden to Lethem road

Guyana and the northern Brazilian state of Roraima have agreed to intensify efforts towards the completion of the second phase of the Linden to Lethem road. The governor of the Brazilian state is currently on a visit to Guyana. A joint statement...

Guyana, State of Roraima to advance Linden-Lethem Road, energy complex plans

The Governor of the State of Roraima, Mr. Antonio Olivério Garcia de Almeida visited Guyana on 4-5 July 2025. The Governor was accompanied by the Secretaries for Investment Attraction, Agriculture, Communication and Military, the Special Envoy of...

Guyana, Roraima state agree to push completion of Linden-Lethem Road

-establishment of food and livestock processing hub in Lethem; areas of mutual interest discussed EFFORTS to push towards the completion of the Linden to Lethem Road project were high on the agenda, along with the advancement of co-operation in...

Guyana Prize for Literature returns with renewed purpose

The Guyana Prize for Literature made its highly anticipated return on Friday evening with an intimate, formal awards ceremony hosted at the Pegasus Corporate Building in Kingston, Georgetown. Delivering the feature address, Prime Minister Mark...

Guyana to create life science park for biotech development

Guyana: Governor of bordering Brazilian state visits Guyana

CMC – The Governor of the neighbouring Brazilian state of Roraima, Antonio Olivério Garcia de Almeida who arrived here on Friday for a two day visit, met with President Dr Irfaan Ali for talks on matters related to agriculture and livestock,...

Blockbusters: A Mike Holman Novel, Episode 5

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth of nine episodes of Scott McKay’s forthcoming novel Blockbusters, offered in serial form as an exclusive to The American Spectator readers in advance of its publication in October. Blockbusters is the third novel...

Guyana pushes for bold new framework to finance biodiversity protection

Guyana is once again stepping onto the international stage with bold ambition, this time to ensure that biodiversity protection takes its rightful place at the centre of the global climate agenda. President Dr Irfaan Ali, speaking on the United...

Barton Community College announces spring 2025 graduates

Albert: Kolton Maneth, A.S., Tavish Tracy, Welding Technology Certificate; Andover: Cooper Tabor, A.S.; Augusta: Aaralynn Chavana, A.S.; Belpre: Emmanuel Duran Saenz, A.A., Sean Kenyon, A.A.S., Brenda Visoso, A.S.; Bucklin: Shakota Housman,...