Category: Features

Tagenarine Brandon Chanderpaul, born May 1996, is the elder son of celebrated West Indies Test batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Tagenarine represented Ghandi Youth Organisation, Georgetown and Demerara before making his debut for Guyana Under-15 in 2010. In 2012, Tagenarine represented Guyana at the Under-17 in the inaugural regional championship in Tobago and in the Under-19 regional championship in Barbados. A natural right-hander, Tagenarine was advised to bat left-handed at an early age. The young cricket prodigy spent many hours practicing batting on the same concrete strip in his front yard, under…

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The Women of Worth (WoW) microcredit scheme will be issuing loans to 500 eligible women this year, programme administrator Wemyss de Florimonte said in an interview on Monday. De Florimonte said in excess of 2500 women have benefited from the initiative, since it was launched two years ago using approximately Gy$250 million of the Gy$500 million made available through the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI).  She disclosed women have been flocking to the ministry not only to solicit loans via the WoW initiative, but to share their success…

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By Carolyn Walcott  – If you speak only one language as a Guyanese who is aspiring to become a global citizen, just consider Guyana’s frontier neighbours. We are flanked by dutch-speaking Suriname to the east, Venezuela, our Spanish speaking neighbour to the west, and Brazil, whose native language is Portuguese, to the south. It is perhaps fortuitous that Guyana sits as the only English-speaking country on the continent of South America, yet we are also experientially Caribbean. In addition, we are the Caribbean connection to the rest of South America.…

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Sometimes success comes at the end of a long journey and it proves that hard work and dedication pays off. Guyanese gospel artiste/minister Trenacia Esseboom-McKend is making strides and her work is now being acknowledged, not just locally but regionally and now in North America, in a way that many long for. In the shadows of a rare few other Guyanese musicians, Trenacia now finds herself in the ranking of other Caribbean gospel artistes, as she has been nominated for Gospel Music Minister of the Year (Female) at the Atlanta…

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With more than three decades of ‘moulding the nation’, retired teacher Malcolm Clarke-Maynard looks back at a career he has never regretted A sense of fulfilment is what retired teacher Malcolm Clarke-Maynard enjoys, knowing he has played an essential role in educating students, including some of Guyana’s notable individuals. Clarke-Maynard was born in Georgetown on Nov. 9, 1940. After a normal school life, he completed his high school education and passed the Cambridge examinations to begin, at 18-years-old, his long career of teaching. “My mother wanted me to teach. I…

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Guyanese-American Miss Davina Seoparsan, from Glen Allen, Virginia, has been crowned Miss American Coed in the junior teen category of the MAC Pageants national competition. In addition to a crown, banner, trophy and flowers, Miss Seoparsan earned a US$2,500 cash award, two admission tickets to Walt Disney World and a travel allowance to next year’s MAC Pageants national competition where she will crown her successor. Davina is the president of her school’s Diversity club, and is a member of several other clubs. She is so passionate about the platform of…

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By Venessa Deosaran – International Guyanese musician James Cannings is a virtual one-man band and, as such, has created a niche for himself. He travels worldwide with his guitar and amplifier, to hospitals, nursing homes, senior centres, hospices, schools, colleges, libraries, universities and international festivals to share his reggae/world beat renditions. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Cannings, now living in the U.S., speaks of his musical journey and the significance of Black History Month. Cannings was born in Bagotsville, West Bank Demerara. His father was a public…

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It’s a mixture of athleticism and sociability, hedonism and hard work; a refreshing escape from the stress of daily life. It’s called hashing. Hashing is an exhilaratingly fun combination of running, orienteering and partying, where bands of  hashers chase ‘hares’ on mile-long trails through town, country and bushy trails, all in search of exercise, camaraderie and good times. The Hash House Harriers (abbreviated to HHH, H3, or referred to simply as hashing) is an international group of non-competitive running and social clubs. An event organized by a club is known…

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By Ravendra Madholall – Twenty-two year old Teresa Sookrah is still aiming high and wants to further her education after graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce with a Specialization in Human Resources Management at the Ryerson University last October. Having also completed a Certificate in Proficiency of French, Sookrah made her Guyanese parents extremely proud and was satisfied with her performances during her time at the University based in the heart of Toronto. Sookrah said she believes that education is the key to success and since the commencement of her…

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