New England Gazzette

The nonprofit Chhaya CDC is listed as a supporter of the campaign promoting Proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5. Its leadership includes Executive Director Annetta Seecharran (Guyanese) and Deputy Director of Policy Sadia Rahman (Bengali). The campaign has spent over $1 million on independent expenditures advocating for these measures. (NYC Campaign Finance Board)

One of the men who helped shape Guyana’s early movie culture has passed away. Kassim “Hoosain” Hoosain, former owner of the Twilite Cinema in Belmont, Guyana, died recently in Richmond Hill, Queens, where he had lived for decades.

According to U.S. authorities, Davendra Rampersaud, 42, from Guyana, pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal and sell medical supplies that were meant to assist people in Kenya. The fraud took place between 2014 and 2019 and involved the use of fake contracts, fraudulent shipping labels, and forged letters of authorization.

Described as “The Man with the Golden Voice,” Singh brought Caribbean music, culture, and stories to television screens across New York City, particularly for newly arrived Guyanese immigrants looking for a familiar voice in a new land. His show stood out not just for its variety format, but for its forward-thinking inclusivity—it even featured a transgender performer at a time when such representation was rare in ethnic media.

Romeo Hitlall, a candidate running for City Council District 28 in Queens, New York, has found himself at the center of a serious legal case. This case involves a violent fight with a woman named Rhonda Cruz, who is better known as Rhonda “Bob,” a popular TikTok personality originally from Guyana. Hitlall was charged with eight crimes, including the most serious charge: second-degree strangulation. The news has shocked many voters, and Hitlall lost the Democratic primary election.

Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, has resigned after a dramatic chain of events involving police, immigration agents, and legal problems.

Lexi Kuenzle, a nurse at Englewood Health in New Jersey and a strong supporter of Donald Trump, has been rehired after she was suspended for reporting a doctor who made a shocking comment about Charlie Kirk’s death. She says the doctor said, “He had it coming. He deserved it.”

On September 15, 2025, political commentator Candace Owens shared a story during a podcast about Charlie Kirk, the late founder of Turning Point USA. Owens said that before his death, Kirk was pressured by businessman Bill Ackman and Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon to visit Israel. According to Owens, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, personally invited Kirk, but he refused to go. Owens believes this situation supports the growing theory online that Israel may have been involved in Kirk’s death.

The conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while giving a speech at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. Authorities later identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, a resident of Utah. According to law enforcement sources cited by Fox News, Robinson lived with a partner who is reportedly transgender, though that detail has not been independently verified. The partner is said to be fully cooperating with the FBI and, according to reports, had no knowledge of Robinson’s plans. Federal agents recovered computers, personal items, and messages from the shared apartment as part of the ongoing investigation.

At its summer meeting in Minneapolis on August 26, 2025, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) faced strong disagreements over how to respond to the war in Gaza. A young DNC member from Florida, 26-year-old Allison Minnerly, introduced a resolution that asked the party to call for a stop to U.S. military aid to Israel, support an international arms embargo, and officially recognize Palestine as a state.