Guyana News – Caribbean Life

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it "notes with great interest and anticipation" the recent presentation of a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on further security assistance, as requested by Haiti and recommended by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

President Irfaan Ali of Guyana.

Guyana

Guyana’s Election drama ends — Ali sworn in

By Bert Wilkinson

The Demerara Dancers wowed the crowd with their creative choreography on the grounds of Old Boys High school in Brooklyn, during GCA's rousing 25th Annual Folk Festival Family Funday celebration on Aug. 31.

Brooklyn

Vibes at 25! Guyana Cultural Association NY throws a Cultural Bash for the Ages!

By Tangerine Clarke

Aubrey Norton leads A Partnership for National Unity.

Politics

Guyana elections plagued by allegations of rigging

By Bert Wilkinson

Guyana president and wife arrive to vote in elections

Politics

Guyana elections: People’s Progressive Party wins second term, main opposition decimated at polls

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of the Bahamas The Hon. Philip Edward Davis speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW 2024 at Spring Studios on May 02, 2024 in New York City.

Bahamas

Caribbean Roundup | Bahamas political parties compare crime plans, Dominica gives public servants a boost

By Devika Ragoonanan

Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro

Guyana

Trinidad, Guyana support US in moves against Venezuela

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica PM Andrew Holness

Grenada

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By Devika Ragoonanan

Imam Shaykh Safraz Bacchus, center engaged several African children during his 2024 trip to continue his humanitarian work, He distributed school supplies and food hampers.

Africa

From Senegal to The Gambia: Imam Bacchus reflects on Slave Trade atrocities

By Tangerine Clarke

Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The COP29, which is running from November 11 through 22, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations, countries made no progress over the last year in reducing global emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

US drops the hammer: Grenadian officials lose visas in Cuban medical dispute

By Bert Wilkinson

Retired, Guyanese-born, Registered Nurse Margaret Clara Burke receives CANA Lifetime Achievement Award, flanked by, left to right, CANA President-Elect Dr. Olga Husbands; Mistress of Ceremonies Dr. Jean Leon; Retired Registered Nurse Celia Bramble; incumbent CANA President Registered Nurse Barbara Osborne; and Burke's niece, Heather Mitchell, with bouquet of flowers.

Health

CANA honors outstanding nurses, provides nursing scholarships

By Nelson A. King

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Guyana

Holness sets Sept. 3 Election date, giving PNP just weeks to mobilize

By Bert Wilkinson

From left, a participant, Josiah Chappelle, Winston Jaggae'Hoppie, and Lady Ira Lewis during a moving libation ceremony, during an Emancipation Observance on July 31, hosted by the Guyana Consulate to New York, at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.

Guyana

Drumbeats, rituals honor ancestors at Guyana Consulate’s Emancipation Day Observance

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Nov. 2, 2021.

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Guyana

Guyanese pilot survives serious crash in Turks and Caicos

By Bert Wilkinson

Family members and friends gathered on July 13, 2025, to honor outstanding students at the 4th Annual Empowering Dreams Across Borders: The McGowan Foundation, Inc.

People

Dream big: McGowan Foundation awards bright futures at 4th Annual Gala

By Tangerine Clarke

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