Guyana arrives in Barbados aiming for shooting titles

The Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) team has arrived in Barbados for the 2025 West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships.

The squad is aiming to retain their Short and Long-Range titles, with individual honours also on offer.

The 12-member team, which includes two female shooters for the first time in 20 years—Kay-Ann Ghanie and Althea Alleyne—landed on Sunday and is reported to be in good spirits after recent training at the Timehri Rifle Ranges.

Team Captain Dylan Fields expressed confidence in his squad’s preparation, noting that their focus now shifts to adapting to match-day conditions, including the current rainy weather in Barbados.

The rest of the team comprises Vice-Captain Leo Romalho, Manager/Coach Mahendra Persaud, Lennox Braithwaite, Ryan Sampson, Peter Persaud, Sherwin Felicien, Roberto Tewari, and USA-based riflemen Sigmond Douglas and John Fraser.

Various donors have supported the team’s participation, including President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Brigadier Omar Khan, Commissioner Clifton Hicken, Minister Charles Ramson Jr., Godfrey Munroe, Ramsay Ali (CEO of Sterling Products), Queensway Security Ltd, Crown Mining, Industrial Safety Supplies Inc., Guyana Police Force, Guyana Revenue Authority, and Caribbean Airlines.

Participating countries in this year’s championships include Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Jamaica, the US Rifle Team, Canada, the UK, and the host nation, Barbados.

The individual competition began on Tuesday morning, following the official opening ceremony.