Category: Features

By Venessa Deosaran  One of Guyana’s last great novelists and educators Beryl Gilroy, who died of a heart attack at age 76, was a novelist and writer, and one of London’s first black head teachers. Gilroy was a pioneering novelist, children’s writer and educator originally from Guyana, who lived and worked in London. Beryl Agatha Gilroy (nee Alnwich) was born Aug 30, 1924 in Skeldon in Berbice, British Guiana. She grew up in a large, extended family, largely under the influence of her maternal grandmother, Sally Louisa James (1868 to…

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Artist Carl Anderson talks about his life with art and what art must mean to people Talented Guyanese-born artist, Carl Anderson continues to astound with his distinct art for which he has become famous in many parts of the world. Anderson (47) has become recognized as one of the specially “gifted” Guyanese artists, and continues to create a resounding message through his artwork. The photo-realist’s work has been described as provoking when he transforms photographic information into paintings in every tiny detailing of the subject matter. He remains one of…

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Starting with only 12 team members, the abundantly talented “Lady Jags” now boasts close to 60 vibrant female players who are bent on taking Guyana a far way in the world of football. This was demonstrated when last year’s senior Lady Jags created history by qualifying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, an achievement for the first time by a Guyana football team. That advancement had meant that the ladies were just one step closer to qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament, and though they did not make it…

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Not many Guyanese are aware of heart of palm, and some may be reading about this delectable fare for the very first time. But this product has been around for a very long while, and has been exported by Amazon Caribbean (Guyana) Ltd (AMCAR) for the past 24 years. AMCAR was founded in 1986, and following the realization of the availability of heart of palm in the forested areas of the North West District, the company constructed a factory at Drumhill in the Barima River, and since 1987 began their…

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By Indrawattie Natram  Maydha Persaud was among the most recent national award recipients, receiving the Medal of Service (MS) for dedicated service in the field of education. Guyanese, both overseas and locally, upon hearing the name “Sir Maydha Persaud” would know him as an educator who embodies simplicity and has a craving for education for everyone, including himself. Throughout the Essequibo Coast, any past or present student from time to time would pleasantly reflect on a teacher who has left a hallmark in the teaching profession. To date, it has…

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Christine Sukhram encourages more female golfers to get involved in the sport Christine Sukhram is the only leading lady in Guyana when it comes to golf, a sport that we in Guyana are not too familiar with, but is ever present as part of our sports culture. Sukhram serves as the reigning Guyana Open Women’s Champion. In 2004, at the age of 15, Sukhram recorded her second international junior title when she won the Pepsi Junior Golf Tournament in Barbados. After proving herself a winner in 2004, dedicated Sukhram was…

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By Venessa Deosaran Amander Williams-Clarke, a Guyanese living in Barbados, has been creating unique and original wood art, a skill passed on from generation to generation in her family, and she is passionate about keeping this family legacy alive. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Williams-Clarke stated that it began with her grandfather, Nathaniel Williams, who worked with straw specialising in hats, baskets, brooms, mats and hammocks. “The tradition of fine art continued with my parents, Kenrick and Patricia Williams, who grew the business in the medium of…

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Ceramist Stowell Michael uses Guyana’s natural resources to create masterpieces By Venesssa Deosaran Artist and ceramist, Stowell Michael, has been creating fine art since he was a small boy, and has perfected his skill in producing functional artistic creations over the years. Stowell was born in Berbice, then he moved to Soesdyke and then to New Hope on the East Bank of Demerara. His sister noted his creativity in making small figurines for the home, and later signed him up for a programme at the Burrowes School of Art. There…

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Aleema Nasir is an advocate of women empowerment, and serves as an activist in dispelling stereotypical beliefs about Muslim women in our society By Venessa Deosaran Aleema Nasir heads the women’s arm of the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), and is Chairperson on The Rights of the Child Commission (RCC). In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Nasir spoke candidly of her life and work, revealing that she grew up in North Road, Georgetown, where she attended a primary school in that area and then went on to…

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Castellani House presents ceramic creations by Mexican-born Mayela Leiva By Venessa Deosaran Mayela Leiva, a highly trained ceramist with an intense enthusiasm for taking plain clay and producing intricate masterpieces, finds Guyana’s natural environment an inspiration for her outstanding pottery and sculpture. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Leiva said that, before coming to Guyana, she lived in La Paz Baja, South California in Mexico, where she added the landscape is very dry, as it seldom rains during the year. “There is a lot of cactus, a variety…

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