Category: Features

Beverley Drake, Guyana’s first female commercial and army aviator talks about pioneering the female aviation field in Guyana and her career since By Venessa Deosaran In a once unthinkable career for women, aviation in modern times has seen a multitude of females excelling in the field. One such example is US-based Guyanese Captain Beverley Drake, who knocked down the stereotype in her aviation career to prove that women can do a man’s job. Drake, who grew up in Georgetown, in an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine revealed that her…

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Participants at a breast cancer awareness walk Love, compassion, affection, feminine energy, motherhood, youthfulness, peace, spiritual healing, relieved tension, emotional healing and harmony are some words that are symbolic with the colour pink. On the health scene, the pink ribbon represents breast cancer awareness. The pink ribbon in general identifies the wearer with breast cancer awareness and indicates expressions of support for women with the illness. In 1991, the Susan G Koman Foundation handed out pink ribbons to participants in its New York City Race for breast cancer survivors. The…

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Former president of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo Bharrat Jagdeo, former executive president of Guyana now holds a number of global leadership positions in the areas of sustainable development, green growth and climate change. The achievement of this goal began with his presidency; although he was sought after by the World Bank even before the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) came to power in 1992. He, however, chose to serve his country first. Born in Unity Village on the East Coast of Demerara in 1964, Jagdeo obtained a master’s degree in economics, from…

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By Venessa Deosaran The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, where numerous activities are held to sensitise the public on breast cancer and getting tested early. The Periwinkle Club is a cancer support group that knows the importance of this, as many of its members have survived cancer and are living healthy lives today. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, two breast cancer survivors relate their stories. A former teacher in her 60s, who prefers to remain anonymous, is a member of the club and a…

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 – victim’s family forgives killers By Danielle Campbell-Lowe It is a story of the brutal murder of a young, promising 19-year-old girl and the unimaginable forgiveness extended to her condemned killers. Tariq Kassim was just 18-years-old when his sister, Roshana Kassim was raped and killed at Sheet Anchor, East Canje, Berbice, but he was old enough to experience the pain and anguish associated with her tragic death. He was overwhelmed by the agonising ache of his parents’ broken hearts and felt the cold, emptiness which enveloped the home after she…

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“If you pay me a million dollars tomorrow, per month, to go and do any other job, you wouldn’t find me doing it, but as long as its farming, I’m there.” By Utamu Belle Farmer Yogeshwar Rambharrat seems like the average man next door, with his down-to-earth manner, but there is nothing average about what this typical son of the soil does for a living. For over 40 years, he has been a farmer, a job title which means much more to him than throwing or sticking seeds down into…

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The Kanuku Mountains Community Representative Group Christmas Fair Committee (KMCRG – XmFC) would be holding their third Rupununi Christmas Fair Dec. 15, 2012, to be held at the Market Place at Lethem in Rupununi. The Rupununi Christmas Fair has become an emerging tradition, creating a forum for showcasing local talent, foods and other creative products. Following the success of the fair last year, the Rupununi Christmas Fair  would be presenting a  range of gifts, including locally made handicraft, jewellery, cosmetics, soaps and natural products, as well as a fuller range…

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Robert H. Mahesh uses the art of poetry to teach today’s young generations of the past U.S.-based Guyanese poet, writer and history educator Robert H. Mahesh has just published his first poetry book of 25 poems, “Glimpses of Living Guyanese-American Poetic Images Part One”, sold by Amazon.com. The collection of poems has been described as “a storehouse of delight and knowledge…” born as they were, from the poet’s own past life experiences. However, the writer notes in the book that his first foray into poetry began at age 15 when,…

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Melissa Natasha Payne is a young woman with an extraordinary love for life and charitable causes. Her repertoire of talents also includes fashion design, a skill taught by her seamstress mother, but, the renowned model’s ultimate passion is in her footwork (dancing). “I could not live without it,” she told Guyana Times International. It also seems that the industry would not be as lively without her. Payne has won dance shows throughout Guyana and has been touring the Caribbean and the United States with The Classique dancers. Despite her love…

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