Category: Features

Christmas is a time for giving and spreading joy, and first lady Deolatchmee Ramotar is well into the festive spirit of bringing happiness to hundreds of children countrywide. Recognizing the expectations at this time of the year, and in keeping with its main objective of promoting a healthy and positive family by supporting any individual within a family, the First Lady’s Foundation, together with His Excellency President Donald Ramotar, have organised children’s Christmas parties in all three counties of Guyana. Mrs Ramotar and other members of the foundation were joined…

By Carl E. Hazlewood For many years, Victor Davson has been seeking a way through complexity to the visual heart of culture. This has meant finding the truth of personal experience, which for him is an aesthetic truth as well as the unavoidable truth of history. This is a difficult, rather elusive location to inhabit in creative terms, as the question becomes how to communicate such formal truth without being ensnarled by didacticisms, visual and otherwise. Part of the answer lies in Davson’s life as a young man in what…

By Danielle Campbell The murdered American couple Even though the only clues to the killers’ identity are a pair of slippers and a tube of toothpaste, investigators are still unable to trace them. More than seven years have passed and police are also trying to find out if the killers of American couple, Richard and Charlene Hicks were indeed hired. On March 29, 2005, police in Lethem stumbled on the bodies of the American missionaries after responding to a report of fire at a San Jose Ranch in the Rupununi…

The year 2012 was not without its challenges, but these did not deter Guyana’s Ministry of Health and its partners from carrying out their respective work programmes with zest and enthusiasm. To support the tasks set out, Gy$16.9 B was allocated for the continued modernisation of the health sector. The Health sector receives the second highest budgetary allocation behind  education. Together these two sectors are regarded as two of the most critical pillars in the social sector. Some of the significant achievements for the health sector in 2012 revolved around…

By Danielle Campbell Tiffany at work At first glance, Tiffany Ward seems to be the average, unassuming young woman with a cheerful personality and an ever present, warm smile on her face. However, 28-year-old Ward is confined to a wheelchair and has been unable to use her legs for the past 13 years. Ward, who is employed at the National Commission on Disability (NCD), grew up in Beterverwagting, on the East Coast Demerara, and is the third of four siblings. She describes her childhood as good and fun, but said…

Continued from December 16 (An extract from an interview  with Sharon Maas, who talked about her most recent novel “Sons of Gods”, on November 2012 in Georgetown, Guyana. Her other novels include “Of Marriageable Age”, set in India and Guyana, “Peacocks Dancing” set in Guyana and India, and “The Speech of Angels” set in India and Europe/ Germany.) By Petamber Persaud Author Sharan Maas PP ….Let’s see how that novel [Sons of Gods] goes, from beginning to end. SM    Well, its beginning is unusual because no other version of the…

MeGuyana CEO Mark Khan For Mark Khan, a Guyanese living in the U.S., reconnecting with his homeland is something he always cherished. Now his aim is to help those who want to connect with their culture and heritage through his offerings of unique t-shirts and hats with humorous and thoughtful Guyanese sayings. A journey that took him to the land of many opportunities, Khan was very excited to be in his new home in the U.S. but at age 10 he did not know how important losing ties with his…

By Danielle Campbell The Demerara Harbour Bridge Though taken for granted by many, the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) is a basic necessity for thousands of commuters on any given day. Spanning Peter’s Hall on its eastern edge and Schoonard/ La Grange on the western edge, the bridge is a vital, linking spanning the east and west banks of the Demerara River. Persons living in the Essequibo communities and beyond also utilise the bridge to access the capital city and other areas in eastern Guyana. Considered one of the world’s longest…

Guyana Arts and Craft Producers Association The Guyana Arts and Craft Producers Association (GACPA) was incorporated in 2008 to support producers through marketing activities, training programmes, networking and advocacy. The purpose of the association is to showcase the work of local artists, to help others find, enjoy and buy quality Guyanese art and crafts at fair prices, and to connect its members and assist them develop artistically and commercially, according to their own aspirations. The link between the artists and artisans of Guyana is very strong, and the association seeks…