NEW YORK — Multiple people were shot at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday, police said. Five people were wounded when a gunman in Crown Heights “fired his weapon numerous times into a crowd,” NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said, according to a CBS report. Two of the shooting victims were in critical condition. The others ...

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association‘s (CPA) 46th Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas, and the Atlantic Region opened on Monday in Guyana with stirring appeals for parliamentarians to work in the public’s interest, including improving governance, because already people are losing faith in the democratic process. Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, Ganesh Mahipaul said one of ...

Guyanese policeman was prosecution’s witness FOX NEWS:-A New York bank manager sentenced last week to 9.5 years behind bars for a foiled murder-for-hire scheme against her brother-in-law allegedly told the would-be hitman that “rat poison can do a great job.” Reshma Massarone, a 40-year-old branch manager at Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, plotted to kill her sister’s husband over Facebook Messenger between ...

Sugar production slumped by 60.4% during the first half of 2024 with production of 6,739 tonnes of the sweetener reported by the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO), according to the Finance Ministry’s report on the country’s economic performance from January to June. “This performance is attributed to the carried over impacts of drier-than-usual weather conditions last year into the second ...

The oil sector is continuing to drive Guyana’s double digit real gross domestic product (GDP) for a fourth straight year, with the non-oil sector registering impressive performance of 49.7%, according to the 2024 mid-year economic report. “Growth continues to be driven by expansion in the oil and gas industry, along with strong continued growth in our non-oil sectors,” Finance Minister ...

A joint operation between the United States’ (US’) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) led to the discovery of almost US$200 million worth of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine, which was destined for Europe, from a number of pits near an illegal airstrip in Matthews Ridge. “The operation was driven by intelligence regarding illegal flights into Guyana ...

About 4.4 tonnes of cocaine valued US$194 million have been unearthed from ‘bunkers’ at Matthew’s Ridge, Region One (Barima-Waini), the Head of Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh said Sunday. Mr Singh said two rifles were als0 found with the cocaine in an underground storage area that was covered with wood and vegetation near an illegal airstrip about 20 ...

By GHK Lall Before the hatchets come out, I hurry to clear the air of any conclusions about a deliberate ethnic slur that is hurled against over a billion inhabitants of this planet. When I say that the Chinese are mad, it is not that they are insane. The Chinese are mad in that they are extremely angry, so much ...

By GHK Lall The PNC must speak straight and speak true. The PNC cannot speak like Vice President Jagdeo when a direct question is put to it, with a shave here, a shove there, and a slice somewhere else. Does it owe any taxes to the Municipality of Georgetown? The party gave a loud, unequivocal NO. Thanks for that clarity. ...

It is with profound sadness that I learnt of the passing of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal earlier today. He was nearly 96 years old. No doubt, his was a long and distinguished life, achieving heights on the global stage to which most hardly aspire, moreover, attain. Born in humble beginnings in New Amsterdam, British Guiana, he rose to become the ...