Sometimes Satiricus enjoyed his job as a newshound. Here it was he’d gotten the chance to see the future, and to be honest with himself, he rather enjoyed it. His editor had sent him to cover the Big “Oil Summit” at the Marriott, and right off the bat he was impressed: he had to be ‘accredited”!! Normally, when the local business big-wigs have their “summits”, you could just show up and – BINGO!! – you were in! As he swaggered into the Back Street Bar, he was humming the tagline…
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President convenes special meeting with GDF top brass over defence concerns
In the wake of the recent visit by a high-level delegation from neighbouring Brazil last Friday, led by Brazilian Defence Minister Raul Jungmann Pinto, President David Granger on Monday convened a special meeting with the high command of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to discuss ongoing defence concerns. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who was also present at the meeting, which was held at State House, explained that the purpose of this follow-up meeting was to review the discussions that emanated from the deliberations with the Brazilian delegation and to…
Read MoreManari Ranch beckons…..
It is removed from the vehicular sounds of Lethem but close enough to enjoy the Savannahs and sights of the Kanuku Mountains. It is also known for being a stop on the Rupununi birding circuit where several types of birds can be spotted. Manari Creek flows a few steps from the Ranch itself and offers up a refreshing swim or boat ride. So whatever, your preference Manari Ranch welcomes you. Margaret Orella (nee Melville) was the daughter of Rupununi Ranching pioneer HPC (Harry Prideaux Colin) Melville. Her father Harry Melville,…
Read MoreGuyanese women in Science
By Chevon Lim In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/70/212 declaring 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN has recognised that over the past 15 years, the global community has…
Read MorePreserving…
…dead meat? Inquiring minds wanted to know what’s the status of the long demanded “re-negotiation” of the Cummingsburg Accord between APNU and AFC. The demand, of course, had been made after Nagamootoo discovered he’d gotten what his erstwhile comrade in arms, Donald Ramotar, indelicately described as “larwah”, when in fact he’d been promised “largesse” of power. Leader of the AFC, Raphael “Nassau” Trotman, however, said there ain’t going to be no list of rectificatory demands submitted to APNU the day after Valentine’s Day, as everyone assumed. After all, Nagamootoo’s nagging…
Read MoreMinistry of Education- Empowering youths trough Science & Technology
Guyana is the first country in the Caribbean to have a national policy which emphasises the importance of science education. ‘The purpose of science in the context of sustainability is to understand and clarify the dynamics of what is required to prevent ‘the human system’ – individual and collective, physical, social, economic, cultural and psychological – from destroying the environment on which it depends (Maiteny and Parker, 2002 p. 15). ‘Technology seeks to provide instruments and means for achieving particular human aims, wants and purposes in line with the prevailing…
Read MoreGuyanese Writers of African Ancestry, part one
Black History Month Series There are as many ways to celebrate as there are appropriate ways to celebrate. The tenor of Black History Month should be celebrated with books. Here’s a short (but by no way a comprehensive) list of Guyanese works and their authors which could be used to commemorate the above. Ivan Van Sertima They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America, written by Ivan Van Sertima, published 1977, was one of those controversial books that stabbed at misconceptions about Africans. Van Sertima knew what he…
Read MorePensioner on G$100,000 bail for breaking woman’s arm
A Charlestown, Georgetown man was on Monday released on G$100,000 bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged for breaking a woman’s arm. Joseph Stewart, of Lot 2 Charlestown, Georgetown, appeared before city Magistrate Judy Latchman and denied that he struck Oslyn Adams causing her the injury. The charge read to him stated that on February 8, 2018 at Russell Street, Charlestown, he unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on Adams. According to the prosecution’s case presented by Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, the 68-year-old man and the…
Read MoreBrazil pledges support for Guyana in border dispute
As Guyana readies itself to make its case for the resolution of the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it has been assured of the support for all diplomatic measures including a judicial settlement from the world court by its southern neighbour, Brazil, which has time and time again indicated that it has no interest in changing settled and established boundaries on the continent, the Ministry of the Presidency (MotP) reported. Guyana continues to enjoy friendly relations with Brazil and in a tangible demonstration of this…
Read MoreStem Guyana – unlocking the world class potential of youths in Guyana
Information Technology (IT) Technician and Co-ordinator of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana Project, Karen Abrams explained that the main mission behind the local Project is to ‘unlock the world class potential of Guyanese youth’. “We understand clearly that if our young people are not prepared to contribute to a world driven by technology, they will simply be left behind. There is a sense of urgency today that is driving the same level of youth preparation activity throughout the entire developing world. We are adamant that Guyana will not…
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