Year: 2011

Guyanese Reggae artiste launches single in New York

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony Guyanese reggae artiste Walter ‘Ballys’ Aaron is scheduled to launch his brand new single, “Few friends”, later this month in New York. Guyana Times International spoke with Aaron in New York on the launching of his career in the United States. He said: “I’m new here in the country and I am trying to (sort) myself out. I know that there is stiff competition right now in the musical world with the Jamaicans, Trinidadians and Guyanese. Right now, I am 100 per cent Guyanese…so I try…

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Nirvana extends helping hand to Guyanese in Venezuela, Canada

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony Members of Nirvana Humanitarian Foundation in Venezuela(Photo courtesy of NHF) Nirvana Humanitarian Foundation Inc. (NHF), which is built on the premise that service to humanity is service to God, continues to reach out to the less fortunate in Guyana through its charitable works. NHF is planning a series of concerts and shows in Guyana during August, when it is expected to raise funds that will be pumped back into bettering the lives of Guyanese. The charitable organization, founded some 13 years ago in New York, has…

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GCA to host activities to mark 10th anniversary in Guyana

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By Natasha Waldron Anthony The Guyana Cultural Association of New York (GCA) has streamlined its plans for this year’s Folk Festival celebrations, to be held during the Labour Day weekend here in the United States. President of the Association, Dr. Vibert Cambridge, recently returned from Guyana, where he had met with Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony and updated him on the plans for the 2011 Folk Festival observances, which also coincide with the GCA’s 10th Anniversary observances this year. Cambridge told Guyana Times International that, this year, the association is…

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Guyanese student among eight honoured by New York Times

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One is a superintendent’s son who used to hold his father’s toolbox on the job and may become an electrical engineer. Another is the daughter of an unemployed mother who has moved eight times in the past three years and could achieve her goal of building homes for the poor in foreign countries. A third is the youngest member of a seven-person family that lives together in a small, one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx; he might end up as a mechanical engineering student at Princeton University. The gap between the…

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Production for educational TV channel on stream

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Production of programmes for the Education Television Broadcasting Service (ETBS) is on stream with the end-of-March start of phase one of the project in sight, educational technology and multimedia for classroom and elearning specialist, Dr Seeta Shah Roath, disclosed. The first phase includes the setting up of the broadcasting satellite and transmission. Educational programmes will be broadcast in Georgetown and coastal areas, and will spread out progressively to accommodate the entire country. Roath disclosed that when ETBS is fully on stream, programming will commence at 09:00h, on school days, to…

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Two bodies found on Issano trail

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Police have dispatched a team of investigators into the Region Seven mining district of Issano, where two decomposed bodies were said to have been found on Saturday, February 26th. Up to press time, the team was still in the area and investigators could not provide an update with regards to the incident. It is unclear whether the bodies bore marks of violence, and investigators said that, based on the state of decomposition, only a post-mortem examination would be able to determine this. Police said in a release that the bodies…

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REDjet begins test flights to Guyana

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REDjet, the Barbados-based airline that is set to create a change for passengers travelling regionally, began test flights here in Guyana on March 1, to receive its licence to operate.  There are five scheduled days with at least two flights per day, but these are not open to the public just yet, says Alicia Lynch, sales and promotions manager of the airline. Lynch says that the flights are not open to the general public because the company is now going through its application process. “On board will have regulators from…

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PPP presidential hopefuls continue to be grilled

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Amid speculations that Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud could be a late nominee to vie for the position of presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party, the PPP Executive Committee on March 3 announced that it is moving ahead with the process of nominating its candidate for this year’s Regional and General Elections. Persaud has repeatedly denied that he was interesting in the position. In a statement, the committee said that, “the interested potential presidential candidates were given another opportunity on March 2 to expound on subjects such as national unity,…

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Harding pledges support for Granger

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Dr Faith Harding, her family, and her campaign staff have congratulated retired Brigadier David Granger for his winning the presidential candidacy of the People’s National Congress Reform. Harding, who along with Carl Greenidge, Basil Williams and James Bond, had challenged Granger for the post, pledged her unreserved support for Granger as the party enters into this year’s elections. “We also take this opportunity to congratulate the other candidates for being part of this historic moment in the life of the PNCR and Guyana. There is no question that the discussions…

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Much more of the Guyanese ethnic mix in this year’s Mash celebrations

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Dear Editor, After all, the heavens stayed its hands; and the much predicted continuation of the early week’s heavy deluge did not occur on the night prior to Mash. Then came February 23 (Mash Day), the sun shone in all its tropical glory and Guyanese were allowed to celebrate what has been described as the biggest Mash observance to date, with a jump-up that exhibited colour and spirit with the noted GT wine! What a huge city fete it became, especially as nightfall descended, with Vlissengen Road and Homestretch Avenue,…

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