Category: Features

By Venessa Deosaran Having lived for 41 years with sickle cell disease, survivor and advocate Eton London repeatedly thanks a higher divinity for being alive today. Sickle cell disease (SCD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. In SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a crescent-shaped farm tool called a sickle, hence the name. People with SCD can live full lives and enjoy most of the activities that other people do. For…

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Little is known about the hard work of the “Lady J”, a dental boat that has been providing oral health services to remote Guyanese locations for more than a year. The vessel is equipped with a health team that visits riverain areas and provides medical services. Launched by former Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy in celebration of oral health month last year, the boat is named Lady Janet after former first lady and president, the late Janet Jagan, in recognition of her commitment to heath care in Guyana. Janet…

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– To focus on exercise, nutrition and supplements By Avenash Ramzan In an effort to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, Guyana’s internationally renowned bodybuilder, Hugh Arlington Ross, will soon launch a book and DVD geared at simplifying the various methods that can be used to enhance one’s health. Speaking to this publication from his New York office on Tuesday morning, Ross said that after the success of his first DVD, ‘Access Granted- Top Secrets Finally Revealed’, in 2008, he was constantly asked by fans to do another series…

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Guyana possesses significant semiprecious stone resources of jasper, amethyst, agate, black pearl and green quartz. As the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has shown over the years, our semiprecious stone resources have excellent potential for supporting lapidary manufacturers of jewellery, cabochons and artefacts. Even though they present excellent economic prospects for the creative entrepreneur, these resources remain under-utilized.   GGMC has resolutely promoted the development of lapidary manufacture, based on our semi-precious stone resources. Such promotional support has extended from mapping and quantification of geological resources to the establishment…

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Describing herself as enthusiastic, daring, determined, ingenious and radiant, crowned Miss UN Soyini Asanti Fraser believes it is more important to “stand out than to fit in.” She sat down with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine to relay her experience at winning an international pageant. Sunday Magazine: Tell us about Soyini Fraser. Soyini Fraser: Well I was born on May 8, 1990 to Lynden and Deborah Fraser in Georgetown. Over the years I have grown into a spirited dancer, an aspiring Christian Child Psychologist, role model, and a true Guyanese. I…

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By Matt Hallett There is at least a little explorer in every biologist who conducts research far from their home. As you look across the landscape in Guyana and see whole tropical forests running to the horizon in every direction, this dream of exploring the unexplored or discovering something previously unknown to most people, seems somewhat within reach. Studying jaguars up the rarely travelled Kamarapa Creek in Region Nine, there was part of me that believed I was going to get that chance. Entering the creek from the Rupununi River…

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By Venessa Deosaran In the fashion world, every woman knows that accessories are paramount to an outfit. The problem is, while they can be found almost anywhere, the right accessories are still hard to put together. Sure, you can throw together any little thing, mix and match and look ‘ok’; but looking chic is an art, and this is where Ashaka King plays a pivotal role. Ashaka has parlayed her gifted sense of fashion into becoming a fashion stylist – a long-time dream she is very passionate about. Many know…

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There are currently nine gazetted national monuments: Fort Zeelandia and the Court of Policy, Fort Kyk-Over-Al, Fort Nassau, State House, Red House, Umana Yana and the African Liberation Monument, 1763 monument, St George’s Cathedral and the Non-aligned Monument. Under the National Trust Act of 1972, a monument is described as including any “building, structure, object or other work of man or of nature; whether above or below the surface of land or the floor of the sea within the territorial waters of Guyana, and any site, cave or excavation.” The…

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Ayana Ucebeie Harris, the 2012 Miss Guyana Jamzone queen, strongly believes that pageantry builds self-esteem. Her perspective of the competition is that it significantly helps young girls to be well-rounded individuals – as it did for her. The queen eliminated a bevy of beauties to become the 12th Miss Guyana Jamzone queen. This 23-year-old beauty will represent Guyana at the third Miss Jamzone International pageant this August, with hopes of wearing her second crown for 2012. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, the third year University of Guyana…

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