(Basdeo Mangru received his doctorate in History from the University of London. He is currently Associate Professor of History at York College, City University of New York.) For a considerable time ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is mourning the passing of one of its Co-Leaders Dr Rupert Roopnaraine who died today. A statement from the WPA follows: WPA joins the rest of Guyana, the Caribbean ...

The World Bank has said that Guyana’s poverty rate is among the highest in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region prompting the Opposition to call on the government to utilize the resources from ...

President Irfaan Ali was sworn in this morning at State House for a second term of office. The oath of office was administered at around 10.22 am by acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Roxane ...

The constitutional history of Guyana—formerly known as Guiana and encompassing (at different times) the two colonies of Essequibo (established in 1616) and Demerara (established in 1746), along with ...

It explained that a total of 22 countries, including 18 WCO members were involved, as well as the Caribbean Joint Intelligence Office (JIO). The operation was conducted in partnership with the ...

A brief history of Guyana’s elections allows for the predicting of election results. In developed countries, observers rely on polls as a guide. In Guyana, reliance can be placed on historic patterns ...

As he entrusted them with a mandate of humility and delivery of tangible service to the people, President Irfaan Ali last night announced 25 Cabinet ministers with seven being new faces. Among the ...

A simple “X” marks the end of her lengthy will, still filed in the National Archives at Kew, but the wealthy woman of colour described as the “Queen of Demerara” was most determined that her children ...

In the folklore of the Eastern Caribbean island of St Lucia there is a popular character known as Ti Jean. He is a folk hero and his story is known in the island’s mythology. Part of the lore is the ...

Highlighting that the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) takes seriously the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), businessman Terrence Campbell has filed a report with the body, asking for an ...

Dr. Cristine Sabrina Khan is a PRODIG+ Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University. Her research examines the construction of Indo-Caribbean diasporic identities in in ...