Guyana Times

… Mad Maduro Looks like the US has made up its mind to get rid of Mad Maduro. Surely, they’re not gonna be losing face by pulling back those fully loaded eight warships – with long range missiles, drones and Marines! – that been deployed since end-August!! Blowing three fishing boats out of the water – even if loaded with...

Dr Tariq Jagnarine Fam Med, Endocrinology/Diabetes Tylenol is one of the most common medicines in the world. Doctors often recommend it for pain or fever, and millions of pregnant women have used it safely for decades. But recently, Tylenol has become the focus of a heated debate: could taking it during pregnancy be linked to autism in children? Why the concern? The US...

Dear Editor, The government’s eID initiative deserves applause. A secure, universal digital identity can do for today’s public services what roads and power lines did for earlier generations: make everyday life faster, fairer, and more reliable. If implemented with strong privacy safeguards and inclusive design, eID can streamline access to benefits, cut fraud, boost financial inclusion, and help the state...

Dear Editor, I read with concern the recent article by former Minister Winston Jordan, “Subsidies to rice farmers, a misuse of taxpayers’ money.” While we can all agree Governments must be prudent with public funds, the argument that supporting our agricultural producers is wasteful overlooks both what rice farming means for Guyana now and what it has meant historically under...

The 2025 edition of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-13 Inter-County Tournament bowled off on Saturday with two thrilling encounters at the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Ground and the Lusignan Community Centre Ground. Young talents from Demerara, Berbice, Essequibo, and the GCB Select XI displayed energy, skill, and determination as they competed for early bragging rights in the competition. At...

With the FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship set for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, November 9-17, the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has unveiled a 20-player shortlist, with President Michael Singh expressing confidence that Guyana can defend home court and claim the nation’s second women’s Caribbean title, after the first in 1996. “We believe we have a roster capable of going all...

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has thrown its full support behind the Government’s new “PE Fridays” initiative, which will see Friday afternoons in the country’s public schools dedicated exclusively to physical education, recreation, and sports. At the rollout, national team players Jeremy Garrett and Ryan Hackett joined GFF Coaches in delivering football sessions to students from the South Ruimveldt Secondary...

Defending champions Santa Rosa Primary, St John the Baptist, West Ruimveldt and Leonora Primary were among the big winners on Saturday, when the Courts Optical Pee-Wee Under-11 Boys’ football tournament kicked off. St John the Baptist Primary brought up the first win of the day, with a 6-0 drubbing of St Theresa’s Primary. Aaron Christian (1st, 14th, 24th) and Neymar...

Slingerz Racing Stables returned to winning ways at the Clash at the Big Yard in Port Mourant. Piloted by Jockey Ronaldo Appadu, Ritorna Vincentori was in a sprint home, and finished ahead of Loyal Company and Spankhurst, who finished second and third respectively. Stat finished fourth. The feature race, which had a purse of $4 million, ran at 1600 metres....

The 21st Chinese Medical Team (CMT), an elite group of highly trained professional doctors, arrived in Guyana last week, to complete the work handover from the departing 20th CMT, and begin their news duties here. The dedicated team of specialists will be working alongside local staff across various departments for the next year at both the Georgetown and Linden...