A state-of-the-art abattoir in Onverwagt, Region Five, is preparing to open its doors to small butchers as it nears its official launch.
During a visit to the facility on Saturday, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said small butchers will have the opportunity to slaughter their animals at the facility at a cost of no less than $3,000.
He said the construction was completed in early 2025 with several tests currently being conducted. It was revealed that plans are in motion for an official commissioning ceremony led by President Irfaan Ali.
The Minister emphasised that the facility meets all food safety and international standards, ensuring a high-quality operation.
Training for staff members has commenced to equip them with the skills required to manage the facility effectively. “We are ensuring that we have a state-of-the-art Abattoir that we can also export meat,” he said.
Additionally, Minister Mustapha noted that animals are already on-site and will be processed soon. The project is financed by the Government of Guyana through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Region Five is set to enhance its poultry production with a new Tunnel House that aims to produce 40,000 broilers every six weeks. This is according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha.
The construction at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice (WCB), is part of a broader vision outlined by President Irfaan Ali.
During a site visit on Saturday, Minister Mustapha told reporters that the Coastal Agr. Innovation group, consisting of 30 members, will have a stake in the venture, along with additional employment opportunities created for overseeing production.
The project is backed by the Government of Guyana and supported by a loan from a local bank, totalling $170 million.
Minister Mustapha stated, “Every six weeks, they will take out from here 40,000 meat birds with various weights. And within less than a year, they will pay back that sum and start to get profits for their members.”
For the initial phase, the team will receive a batch of 12,000 meat birds to kickstart operations.
“This tunnel house will be very hygienic for meat birds. The Mortality rate will be very very low. I think this will be a game-changer for young people,” he revealed.
Furthermore, Minister Mustapha mentioned plans to produce hatching eggs domestically to bolster the meat bird development efforts.
A similar project with a smaller capacity is already operational in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
In total, the Minister outlined that 13 Tunnel Houses are planned for construction across the country.
The BCB are not going to challenge the ICC’s decision to replace Bangladesh with Scotland in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Amzad Hossain, the BCB’s media committee chairman, made the announcement following a board meeting in Dhaka on Saturday.
This comes after reports that the BCB had requested the ICC’s dispute resolution committee to look into the matter but Amzad said no such measures were taken.
“We have accepted the decision of the ICC board,” Amzad said. “Since the ICC has said that we cannot go and play or they cannot shift our games to Sri Lanka, in this case we cannot go and play in India. Our position remains the same. We are not going to any separate arbitration or anything here.”
Last week, at an ICC Board meeting, Bangladesh were told that if they cannot come to India for the T20 World Cup, they would be replaced. Amzad said the BCB had taken this to their government, which reiterated its stance that there remained concerns for their players security in India.
When the BCB came back to the ICC with this information, the ICC decided to replace Bangladesh with the next team on the qualification table, Scotland.
“After the ICC board meeting, there was a cabinet meeting of the Bangladesh government and a decision was made there. The decision clearly stated that our team will not be able to go to India. This decision has been communicated by the government,” Amzad said.
“After that, the ICC asked us to reply within 24 hours. We told them politely that it is not possible for us to go and play according to this fixture.”
During the meeting, the BCB were informed that Ishtiaque Sadeque resigned as a board director, citing personal reasons. (ESPNcricinfo)
The West Indies kept their semi-final aspirations alive with a nervy 25-run DLS victory over Ireland in Windhoek, though the result has set the stage for a high-stakes encounter against an undefeated Australian outfit on Wednesday.
Opting to bat first, the West Indies found themselves stuttering at 67 for 3 before Jewel Andrew—the most experienced head in the line-up—took charge. Andrew’s composed 66 off 82 balls was the glue that held a fluctuating innings together.
His 67-run stand with Jonathan Van Lange (28) provided the necessary middle-order stability, while Aadian Racha’s late cameo of 28 pushed the total to a competitive, if not commanding, 226.
Ireland’s response was promising, led by a fluent 45 from James West. However, the introduction of legspinner Micah McKenzie completely shifted the momentum. McKenzie’s ability to find purchase on the Windhoek surface saw him rip through the Irish middle order, claiming 4 for 36.
Just as the game reached a crescendo with Ireland needing 62 from the final 10 overs with three wickets in hand, the rain arrived. With no further play possible, the West Indies were ahead by 25 runs on the DLS par score, securing two vital points to stay in the hunt for the final four.
Charles Lachmund struck early for Australia U-19s•Jan 25, 2026•ICC/Getty Images
Australia’s seamers dismantle the Young Proteas
Australia 122 for 4 (Hogan 43, Basson 3-41) beat South Africa 118 (James 34, Lachmund 3-29) by 6 wickets
While the West Indies battled the elements, Australia made a statement of intent with a clinical six-wicket demolition of South Africa. The Australian seam attack, led by the relentless Charles Lachmund (3 for 29), left the South African top order in tatters at 37 for 4.
Aside from a gritty 34 from Paul James, the South African batters struggled to cope with the bounce and discipline of the Australian attack. They were eventually bundled out for a mere 118 in the 33rd over.
The chase was not without its minor hiccups, as South Africa’s JJ Basson (3 for 41) removed the tournament’s leading run-scorer Will Malajczuk early and later dismissed Steven Hogan for a well-made 43.
However, with the target so low, Jayden Draper (21*) and Alex Lee Young (21*) ensured there was no collapse, guiding the defending champions home with more than 17 overs to spare
Australia now sits comfortably at the top of Group 1 with six points, while the West Indies have moved into a position where their destiny remains in their own hands.
Wednesday’s clash between the two sides looms as a tournament-defining fixture; a win for the West Indies would throw the group wide open, while an Australian victory would virtually seal their spot in the semi-finals. (Modified from ICC)
Kristian Jeffrey is a man used to the limits of adhesion, but as the prestigious GT Challenge de las Américas prepares for its historic South Dakota debut, Guyana’s two-time Caribbean Motor Racing Champion and 2022 Caribbean Radical Champion, is undergoing a radical evolution of his own.
The arrival of the Latin American series marks a tectonic shift for Guyanese motorsport. For the first time, the tarmac at South Dakota will play host to a grid of McLarens, Ferraris, and Lamborghinis—machinery of a calibre Jeffrey has long campaigned for in his home region.
“This is the reality of a dream,” Jeffrey told Boost High Octane. “I’ve spent my career racing internationally, always hoping to bring this level of competition home. To see cars of this magnitude on local soil is going to be spectacular.”
The step up to the GT Challenge isn’t just about speed; it’s about a fundamental change in philosophy. Jeffrey and his team are finalising a move into the GT3 class, a transition that shifts the goalposts from sprint racing to endurance racing.
With race formats spanning 20 to 40 minutes, the emphasis has shifted from raw one-lap pace to reliability and mechanical management.
“To first win, you must first finish,” Jeffrey explained, echoing the old adage of motorsport icons. “The level of competition meant we had to find a more reliable package for the duration of these races. We aren’t abandoning our current stable, but for this series, we need a bulletproof package.”
Jeffrey is currently in “final negotiations” to select his new seat, working alongside engineering experts from England to ensure the car is competitive from the first green flag.
Kristian Jeffrey is a man used to the limits of adhesion, but as the prestigious GT Challenge de las Américas prepares for its historic South Dakota debut, Guyana’s two-time Caribbean Motor Racing Champion and 2022 Caribbean Radical Champion, is undergoing a radical evolution of his own.
While the engineers focus on the car, Jeffrey is focusing on the “human component.” Endurance racing in the Caribbean heat is a brutal physical test, prompting drivers to overhaul their training regimens.
To build the cardiovascular base required for long stints, Jeffrey has joined the KFC Evolution Cycling Team, supplementing his road miles with daily strength sessions at BPM under the guidance of Tariq Dakhil and World Champion Rosanna Fung.
“Preparation is key,” Jeffrey says. “I’m hungry and ready. When you’ve already stood on the top step of international podiums, the pressure doesn’t get to you. I don’t race to make up the numbers.”
Beyond the personal hunt for silverware, Jeffrey is acutely aware of the economic and structural stakes. The multi-year deal for the series is expected to provide a significant boost to regional tourism, with an anticipated grid of 25 cars across various classes.
“It will be a historical moment for Guyanese motorsport,” he noted. “But the priority has to be sustainability. We want this series to be a fixture here for years to come. My goal is to put Guyana on the map and stay there.”
As the final details of his GT3 package are hammered out this week, one thing is certain: Kristian Jeffrey is not just preparing for a race; he is preparing for a new era. (Modified article from Boost High Octane)
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues, on Saturday joined Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, for the official launch and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Conference Cottages at Baganara Island Resort, marking another significant step in the expansion of Guyana’s eco-tourism and business tourism sector.
The newly commissioned Conference Cottages add 20 rooms to the resort, bringing Baganara’s total accommodation capacity to 36 rooms and significantly strengthening its ability to host conferences, retreats and business events in a natural, eco-friendly setting.
In her remarks, Minister Rodrigues described the expansion as more than a physical addition, positioning it as part of Guyana’s broader national development strategy.
“Eco-resorts and eco-lodges like Baganara are central to this vision. They are not niche products, they are national assets,” Rodrigues said. “Baganara’s continued investment sends a strong and confident signal. It says that eco-tourism and economic growth do not compete, they complement each other.”
She also praised the Correia Group of Companies for its long-standing commitment to the tourism sector and to Guyana’s development, noting that private sector confidence remains a critical pillar in building a diversified and inclusive economy.
Prime Minister Phillips, speaking candidly before his prepared remarks, reflected on his personal connection to the Essequibo River area and the transformation he has witnessed over several decades.
“I am intimately involved in seeing the development that has unfolded in this part of Essequibo over the last 40 years,” he said, describing the steady emergence of new investors and tourism facilities. “This is an area that has immense potential for tourism.”
The Prime Minister commended private sector investors who, over the years, have helped shape the region into an increasingly attractive destination, pointing to Baganara as a symbol of vision, perseverance and harmony with nature.
“The serenity, the beauty of this place, the lush forests and the gentle rustle of the Essequibo River remind us that here, visitors find not only relaxation but transformation,” Phillips said. “It is a place where quiet reflection meets the vibrant pulse of life.”
Phillips highlighted Baganara’s growing role in hosting high-level events, noting that the resort was selected as a venue for the Amazon Sustainability Summit and the launch of Tourism Awareness Month—clear indicators of its entry into the conference and events tourism market.
“With the opening of these new conference cottages, we mark a new chapter in that journey,” he said, adding that conference tourism represents a multi-trillion-dollar global industry and offers significant economic benefits, particularly for small countries like Guyana.
He emphasised that conference and business tourism generates higher visitor spending across accommodation, transportation, food and beverage, entertainment and local attractions, creating wide-ranging economic ripple effects and employment opportunities.
Chief Investment Officer, Dr Peter Ramsaroop, also underscored the strategic importance of the expansion, describing it as part of the Government’s interconnected economic vision.
“What we are seeing today is delivery,” Ramsaroop said, explaining that investments in tourism are closely linked to parallel developments in energy, infrastructure, logistics and transportation. “As more people come to Guyana for conferences, business and experiences, every sector benefits.”
He noted that initiatives such as airport expansion, road development, gas-to-energy and deep-water port plans will further support tourism growth, positioning resorts like Baganara as key beneficiaries of this integrated approach.
Chief Executive Officer of the Correia Group of Companies, Michael Correia, described the opening as a proud milestone for the company, noting that Baganara has evolved from a simple family retreat into a premier eco-resort that blends nature, comfort and modern amenities.
“The resort offers a rare and distinctive experience—immersion in nature while enjoying comfort, safety and hospitality of the highest standard,” Correia said, highlighting features such as modern conference facilities, private airstrip access, river and air transport options, excursions and sustainable operations.
Correia also pointed to ongoing national investments in airlift, airport infrastructure and road networks as strong indicators that Guyana’s tourism and hospitality sector stands on the threshold of major growth.
The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce extended congratulations to the Baganara Island Resort team, CEO Michael Correia and the Correia Group of Companies for what it described as a strategic and transformative investment that strengthens Guyana’s position as an emerging eco-tourism and conference destination.
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Saturday visited several ongoing flagship agriculture projects in Region Five (Mahaica–Berbice) as part of the Government of Guyana’s continued efforts to advance food security, value-added production, and agricultural modernisation.
The Minister, according to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, visited the Guyana Livestock Development Authority’s (GLDA) Ruminant Abattoir, the Onverwagt Prawns Project, and the Public-Private Poultry Tunnel Ventilated House Project at Onverwagt, as well as the Agriculture Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP) Hydroponic Farm at Fort Wellington on the West Coast of Berbice (WCB).
During the engagements, Minister Mustapha interacted with staff and technical officers and received detailed updates on the progress, operational readiness, and timelines for each initiative. He reiterated that the projects form part of a suite of transformative investments conceptualized by President Dr. Irfaan Ali to strengthen Guyana’s agricultural resilience, reduce food imports, and position the country as a key contributor to regional food supply.
The GLDA Ruminant Abattoir at Onverwagt is a modern facility designed to support the processing of cattle and other ruminants to internationally accepted sanitary and phytosanitary standards. Once operational, the abattoir will enhance meat quality and food safety, reduce post-harvest losses, and create new market opportunities for livestock farmers. The facility, which is expected to be commissioned in a few weeks, will support exports and supply value-added meat products to both the local market and CARICOM countries, strengthening regional protein availability.
Cattle at the abattoir
The Onverwagt Prawns Project is a flagship aquaculture initiative aimed at developing a sustainable prawn industry in Guyana. It is designed to reduce imports, diversify the fisheries sector, and open new income streams for farmers. By increasing local production of high-value seafood, the initiative supports Guyana’s food security objectives while positioning the country to meet growing regional demand within CARICOM.
The Public-Private Poultry Tunnel Ventilated House Project represents a major step in modernizing Guyana’s poultry industry. Utilizing climate-controlled tunnel ventilation technology, the facility is designed to improve bird health, increase production efficiency, and ensure a consistent supply of quality poultry meat. This project complements national efforts to stabilize poultry supply, reduce production costs, and strengthen Guyana’s role in supplying protein to the regional market.
The AIEP Hydroponic Farm at Fort Wellington forms part of the Government’s drive to promote climate-smart agriculture and youth entrepreneurship. The facility demonstrates advanced soilless production systems that enable year-round cultivation of high-value crops with less water and land. The project supports training, innovation, and technology transfer while contributing to increased vegetable production for local consumption and regional markets.
Minister Mustapha emphasized that, collectively, these projects represent an integrated approach to agricultural development, linking livestock, aquaculture, poultry, and crop production to build a resilient, diversified food system.
The thing about some stars is that when you finally meet them, you might not like them. There’s some ego, guardedness, and an aura of self-belief that has to calcify just to survive public life in Guyana. But Carlvin Burnett shows up without any of it.
Meeting him feels like a hug, because he likes to hug, and he will. You get the strange sense you’ve known him your entire life. Maybe it’s a Berbice thing.
We found him recently inside Selector André’s studio in Georgetown. The modest space hums like a living archive of Guyanese musical ambition. Angular, shocking-colour pop-art prints of Biggie, Pimp C, and Tupac hang at the entrance, their faces frozen at the height of their myth. All three made it out. None of them lived long enough to become elders. It’s a subtle irony baked into the room, a lineage of global icons who burned bright and vanished young. Deeper inside, closer to the recording booth, are photo portraits of Guyanese musicians Azariel, Eddy Grant, and Natural Black, arranged with the kind of reverence usually reserved for Presidents and cabinets. Together, the photos hint at a lineage Carlvin Burnett is actively trying to bridge. The walls already say what he will later put into words: this isn’t about one star; it’s about a movement.
Guyana’s shortcoming has never been that its greats died young; it’s that it lacks global scaffolding. Artists with world-class instincts flirted with regional and international attention before being folded back into a country without the infrastructure to keep them there.
Selector André, born André Sargeant, came up as a DJ. Now he runs his own entertainment company. He opened his studio for the interview without ceremony, another small, unremarked act of community. Carlvin moves the same way. He talks about collaboration the way some people talk about family.
“Having everybody together is good because you move the whole industry together,” he says. “If I put out a video tomorrow and it blows up to the entire world, they might be wondering who’s the dancer in this video… and from there every single body can have their own break.”
Carlvin Burnett in the studio at the mic during a recording session on John Street, Georgetown. (Avidesh Narine/News Room)
Burnett is from Stanleytown, Berbice. Guyanese old enough may remember his break from the GTT Jingle and Song Competition. When he’s told the interview was initially imagined for New Amsterdam, he lights up. He wants that too.
In a previous interview, he said he got his talent from his mother. There’s a video on his page of them singing gospel together in a car, raw, unguarded, devastatingly sincere. Another clip shows her sticking her birthday cake with his father, a fondant mic perched on the side, joking that it’s her day. The love is real. You can see exactly where Carlvin also inherited his warmth.
Family, he says, matters. You believe him.
He carries that same energy into his creative circle. He calls his team his backbone. Chenille Bowen, his manager, set up the interview almost instantly after being contacted. She also directed his latest video, Lunatic. Joel Browne (Joey 2kool) produced many of his tracks, including Handy Man, which won him Soca Monarch in 2024. André is a constant presence too.
“I want to leave a legacy,” Carlvin says. “So that whenever anybody looks back to say, oh well, this is how it started or this is where it stemmed from, your name can be mentioned right there.”
That ambition, to be a cornerstone, not just an internationally-recognised musician colours everything he does.
Jamaica’s Duane Stephenson noticed it long before their collaboration.
“I’ve watched his growth,” says the reggae icon. “The thing that surprised me the most about him was his consistency. And his humility through all his consistency.”
Stephenson first met Carlvin when he fronted Heat Wave Band.
“It wasn’t something usual in terms of his whole feel for the music,” Duane says. “Especially when he was singing them kind of reggae songs that the girls like.”
Duane Stephenson and Carlvin Burnett at work in the studio, trading ideas as a regional collaboration takes shape.(Avidesh Narine/News Room)
Their collaboration almost stayed digital, tracks sent back and forth, ideas shared online. Then tragedy intervened, the death of Father Wally, a mutual friend and collaborator. Duane came to Guyana to pay respects. The song happened in the same room instead.
That passing mention carries more weight than it seems. Walter “Father Wally” Fraser, the visionary founder of Vizion Sounds, died in December and was laid to rest in January. Born in Guyana and shaped by formative years in London and Jamaica, Fraser returned home in the 1990s determined to build what the country didn’t yet have – professional scaffolding for its music. Vizion Sounds became a sanctuary, a place where artists learned discipline, technical rigor, and most importantly, belief. Groups like First Born, Heatwave Band – Carlvin’s own early home, and artists like Natural Black and Mark Batson passed through his orbit. Fraser’s death lands softly inside this story like punctuation. He was one of the elders who built the ladder. Carlvin is climbing it.
Burnett talks about Jamaica with reverence but not inferiority.
“If you want the best, then you have to get it from the source,” he says. “These guys have a foundation.”
He calls himself a student.
“I never think that I know it all or I am the best,” he says. “I am a student. So, I’m willing to learn all the time.”
That mindset came from the hard-earned discipline that struggle provides. There was a moment, not long after he convinced his parents to let him do music full-time, when everything fell apart.
“I remember sitting in my room one night and staring up at the ceiling,” he says. “Zinc sheet. I ain’t even had money for the under ceiling.”
Nothing was happening. Months passed. It got worse.
“I ask myself, what did you do?” he says. “You should have just listened to your parents.”
But the music wouldn’t leave him.
“I could be broke and hungry in the house and I still singing,” he says. “My stomach joining in to same way.”
Carlvin Burnett on the studio floor with the notebook where his lyrics are written. (Avidesh Narine/News Room)
Now people see crowns; Soca Monarch, Dancehall Monarch, signing deals.
“They don’t see the struggle behind the doors,” he says. “They don’t see the tears.”
In 2024, he launched Overdue, his first solo concert. No sponsors. Everything out of pocket. He nearly cried on stage.
“I was like, you’re here. You’re finally here.”
The turnout blew up one of the ugliest myths in Guyanese music, that local artists can’t draw crowds.
“Throw them in the corner one time,” Carlvin says.
He thinks the real problem is cultural.
“We have a false mindset that if it is from outside, it is always better than what we have,” he says.
He tells a story about being in a barber shop in the U.S., listening to people mock a Guyanese song on the radio.
“The world is actually listening,” he says. “But what do we feed them?”
Duane agrees.
“We don’t need Guyana to be going through the same exact things that we went through,” he says. “With time comes wisdom.”
Near the end, Carlvin is asked what he’d tell a youth from New Amsterdam who thinks their dreams are too big.
“Pray. Be consistent. Love what you do,” he says. “Don’t do it for the hearts and the little emoji things on Facebook.”
Then he shrugs and says the line that sounds like a dare wrapped in advice.
“Leave New Amsterdam. Take on the rest of Guyana. Take on the rest of the world.”
Back in Selector Andre’s studio, Carlvin, Duane and Andre listen to a calypso song sung by a nine-year-old rehearsing for Children’s Mashramani. Duane asks what it’s about, Carlvin and Andre answer along the lines of keeping the culture alive – Kaiso.
Whatever Carlvin is building in rooms like this, it isn’t just songs and shows. It’s a way of being an artist in Guyana that doesn’t require leaving your humanity at the door.
Le concert du groupe Klass, programmé pour ce dimanche 25 janvier 2026 au Ritz Kinam II, a été officiellement annulé par les organisateurs, invoquant une dégradation du contexte socio-politique et sécuritaire qui ne permettait plus d’assurer la tenue de l’événement dans des conditions jugées acceptables pour le public.
Dans un communiqué conjoint publié ce samedi, Goodlife Entertainment, ABD Production et Live Promo précisent que la décision s’impose face à une situation devenue imprévisible, marquée par une instabilité persistante affectant la circulation, la sécurité et la logistique des grands rassemblements. Les promoteurs soulignent que cette annulation est intervenue alors même que les musiciens du groupe Klass se trouvaient déjà sur le territoire haïtien, ce qui atteste du caractère contraint de la mesure.
Les organisateurs rappellent que la priorité demeure la protection du public, des artistes et des équipes techniques, dans un environnement où les risques opérationnels ne peuvent être suffisamment maîtrisés. Les détenteurs de billets sont invités à se présenter aux points de vente pour le remboursement intégral des montants engagés.
Au-delà de cet événement, cette nouvelle annulation illustre une réalité devenue récurrente : la fragilité du secteur culturel haïtien face à l’instabilité prolongée. Concerts, festivals et manifestations artistiques se trouvent régulièrement suspendus, reportés ou annulés, au détriment d’une industrie déjà éprouvée et d’un public privé d’espaces d’expression collective.
L’absence de conditions minimales de sécurité continue ainsi d’éroder la programmation culturelle nationale, transformant chaque initiative en pari incertain. Une situation qui, au fil des mois, réduit l’espace public, affaiblit les acteurs culturels et renforce l’isolement des artistes comme des spectateurs.
The police are investigating an incident which occurred on Saturday at about 08:10hrs at Karasabai Village, South Pakaraimas, involving ranks of the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Defence Force and a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officer during a joint operation.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the ranks were boarding an 18-foot aluminium boat at the landing at Normandy Crossing for a joint operation along the Rupununi River when the vessel sank shortly after departing the landing, forcing all occupants to swim safely to the riverbank.
A total of five (5) joint services ranks, including the coxswain and one GGMC officer were on board. No injuries were reported.
Police said during the incident, three service rifles and a quantity of ammunition were reported missing in the river.
Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force are currently conducting recovery efforts in the area as investigations continue
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Duane Stephenson and Carlvin Burnett at work in the studio, trading ideas as a regional collaboration takes shape.(Avidesh Narine/News Room)</p>
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Carlvin Burnett on the studio floor with the notebook where his lyrics are written. (Avidesh Narine/News Room)
