2017 – Page 180 – Guyana Times International

2-year-old eye cancer patient returns home after successful surgery

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

The two-year-old who was flown out of Guyana to Cuba in order to undergo treatment for eye cancer has returned and according to his mother, Cassandra Persaud, his surgery was a successful one. According to Persaud, who returned home with the boy, Omkar Persaud, on Friday, their success was as a result of the support from Roraima Airways, the Public Health Ministry and the SHEA Foundation, who came forward to assist her son. She also pointed to the contribution of Guyana’s Ambassador to Cuba, Halim Majeed, who she disclosed remained…

The hope that unites us

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

The reaction to President David Granger’s attempt to seize Red House and evict the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre signals that there is still hope for Guyana. Criticisms about the highhanded manner in which the move was done have come from across party and ethnic lines and signify that there is still a body of decency among the common citizenry. The thuggery and hooliganism that accompanied the revocation of the lease agreement reminded too many of us who lived through the Burnham era of that dark past; and that many are…

Crying wolf…

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

…on Russia? After Donald Trump was briefed by his intelligence agencies about their claims that the Russians had influenced the US elections through hacking and other nefarious methods, the President-elect was underwhelmed. As you’d be too if you were to read the report that was made available to the public and is circulating on the web. It reminded many US commentators, they confessed ruefully, about the same agencies providing “intel” to justify President Bush’s claim there were “Weapons of Mass Destruction” in Iraq – and that the country should be…

GPL offers support to relatives of employee who fell to his death

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc on Saturday evening hosted a “Night of Reflection” to pay homage to Brian Clifford, an employee who lost his life on Tuesday last when he fell from a utility pole while in the process of correcting a distribution network issue. The event was held at his home located at Lot 414 Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, East Coast Berbice. GPL’s executive management, during their visit to the bereaved family, offered their condolences and support. The visit was described by GPL Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…

“Crab Man” remanded over brutal cutlass attack on ex-girlfriend, mother

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

The accused in the Number 70 Village Christmas Eve chopping incident made an appearance at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court on Monday, and was refused bail. Shamar Mohamed Ali, also known as “Crab Man”, 44, a taxi driver of Number 70 Village and also of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, was slapped with two counts of attempted murder and one assault charge. It is alleged that on December 24, at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, he attempted to murder Bhartie Udho, 23. It is also alleged that on the same day the accused…

Building women’s health bridges in Guyana

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

WONDOOR is a four-year program designed to train citizens of Guyana in obstetrics and gynaecology, launched at the end of May 2012 and led by Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, director of Cleveland, USA University Hospitals’ WONDOOR Global Health Program.In collaboration with the Guyanese Ministry of Health, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and the University of Guyana, WONDOOR selected six Guyanese residents to participate in a four-year OB/GYN residency.As part of the WONDOOR Global Health initiative, University Hospitals sends physicians to the program’s partner countries, both to instruct and train, but also to…

A History of New Amsterdam

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

New Amsterdam is located about five miles from the mouth of the Berbice River on its eastern bank and is situated at the confluence of the Berbice and Canje Rivers. It is connected by a national highway to Rose Hall, Corriverton and Crabwood Creek. About 1733, the name New Amsterdam was given to a little village, which sprang up around Fort Nassau several miles up the Berbice River. In 1785 it was decided to abandon Fort Nassau and move to the neighbourhood of Fort St. Andries, lower down the river…

Making coconut oil in Guyana

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

By Kendra Seignoret When we travel the typical way, spending a few days here and a few days there, at best we see the superficial. A day is only so long and there is only so much one can see and do in that period of time. Therefore, if a deeper understanding of an area is wanted, you have to do slow travel. And to be able to do slow travel, you have to be creative especially since not all of us are lucky enough to be the offspring of…

Debut designs

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

Indigenous designers made their debut at the Guyana Fashion Week 2016 with chic collections of clothing inspired by nature and their culture. One of the designers is Vanda Allicock-Calistro. “I was motivated by my father who encouraged myself and nephew to take up designing after he saw some of our shirts we had done. Our pieces are inspired by nature and indigenous culture and are hand painted. Being able to showcase our talent at Guyana Fashion Week 2016 was an honour,” Vanda said in an interview with Sunday Times Magazine.…

Georgetown

January 16, 2017 TIMES INT'L

By Luke M. Hill, M. Inst. C.E. Georgetown, the capital of British Guiana, was first established by the Dutch on the Second Island, some miles up the Demerara River, whence it was transferred to Stabroek in 1782. Stabroek was a government reservation lying between Plantations Vlissengen and Werk-en-Rust, allotted for government offices and residences for the chief officials and leading colonists; and now forms a central ward of the City of Georgetown, which gradually spread itself right and left along the river facades of the adjoining plantations of Vlissengen, La…