people of Guyana (Guyanese)

The Trinidad and Tobago literary arts booth at Carifesta XI, held in Suriname, which has proudly co-opted Guyanese-born Wilson Harris. His “Carnival Trilogy” is second from the right. Photo by Georgia Popplewell, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Sir Wilson Harris, the innovative Guyanese writer who categorised his ...

Wilson Harris, a Guyanese novelist and essayist who addressed themes of colonialism and cultural identity in weaving stories of history, fantasy, myth and philosophy, died on March 8 in Chelmsford, England. He was 96. His death was announced by his son Nigel Harris. Mr. Harris, who had lived in ...

Celebrated Guyanese literary giant, Sir Wilson Harris died earlier Thursday in the United Kingdom (UK) where he resided for decades. Sir Wilson,96, was the father of University of Guyana Chancellor, Professor Nigel Harris. Following is the full text of a statement by Professor Harris who is a former Vice ...

Minister of State, Lt. Colonel (Retd) Joseph Harmon, told Guyanese during a recent town hall meeting in Brooklyn, that the Coalition government has brought back pride to the Guyanese people. The informative hours-long discussion addressed many concerns that were on the minds of expatriates.

NEW YORK – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed a Guyanese national March 1, who was wanted for murder in his home country. ERO deportation officers escorted Anthony Bhupdeo, 25, who was removed from the United States via a ...

Twelve Guyanese will be boarding the drill ship Noble Bob Douglas next week for the ExxonMobil well sites after they completed training with the company and logistics company JSL International. The batch, which includes 11 males and one female, and is part of a larger group of 36 Guyanese who were ...

The delegation comprised of members from the Sunshine State Softball Cricket Association (SSSCA) and the Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) visited Cuba as part of the 48th Republic Anniversary celebrations as well as celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of the establishment of ...

Germaine Djuidje Kenmoe from Cameroon and Dawn Iona Fox (extreme right) from Guyana have won the prestigious OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. Germaine Djuidje Kenmoe from Cameroon and Dawn Iona Fox from Guyana have won the ...

Havana, Cuba – Recent changes to Guyana's housing policy now allow for Guyanese in the Diaspora to buy land for residential and commercial development without having to re-migrate to the homeland. This was disclosed Tuesday by the Guyana's Housing Minister, Valerie Patterson Yearwood when ...

Students in Guyana screamed with excitement after soca star Blaxx paid them a visit last week. Facebook page D' All Starz shared the video online, which shows that the 'Leh Go' singer has a thriving fan base throughout the Caribbean. Students at Christ Church Secondary School in Georgetown, Guyana, ...

Harris's father, Hawley Harris, was a longtime Guyanese cartoonist. Yet when the younger Harris won the competition, it not only impressed his dad but changed the course of his life. With no formal training in cartooning beyond what he learned from his father, Harris began working as a weekly comic strip ...

'Black Panther,' the new Marvel Studios cinematic juggernaut opened in Guyanese theatres to overwhelming support on Thursday evening, which saw a large number of patrons turning out in African cultural display to mark the occasion. Members of the African Cultural and Development Association ...

Total said that it has expanded its footprint in South America by investment in offshore blocks near Guyana, according to a new report by UPI. The contracts, which the French company recently signed, will give it a non-controlling stake in the Canje, Kanuku, and Orinduik offshore blocks. "Total is very ...

(CBSNewYork) — According to police, one traveler to New York carried a little secret cargo under his wing. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at John F. Kennedy International Airport made an unusual discovery on March 3 after inspecting the luggage of a Guyanese ...

Long-serving trade unionist in Guyana and the Caribbean, Ann Anderson died on Tuesday at a city hospital after a brief illness. She was 51 years old. Anderson was the first female General Secretary of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU), a position she held until her passing. She was ...

On Sunday, February 25th, 2018, Ohio Governor and former US presidential candidate John Kasich told ABC-TV's 'This Week', “We may be beginning to see the end of a two-party system. I'm starting to really wonder if we are going to see a multi-party system at some point in the future in this country ...