Category: Features

Nappi Village, in Region Nine, is a small indigenous community in the southern end of the north Rupununi savannahs, 20 miles from Lethem. Though the community is small, the village itself spreads out across the savannahs. Nearby Nappi is scenic Maipaima, whose forests teem with plants and animals. Both Nappi and Maipaima creeks flow with crystal clear waters. Surrounded by dense forest, the creeks are oases for tourists who want to relax and enjoy a refreshing bath after exploring the area.(Guyana Times Sunday Magazine)

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John Sargent, of Yorkshire, England, often shares online some of his most valuable postcards and photos of British Guiana, when Georgetown was known as a “Garden City”. Sargent’s interest in Guyana and collecting old photos of the country were prompted by 19th century British naturalist, Charles Waterton. “I have no connection with the Watertons apart from the fact that I live in the village of Walton in Yorkshire, England,” Sargent told Sunday Times Magazine, “the village was once the home of Squire Charles Waterton (1782 – 1865) of Walton Hall.…

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“The Guyana Story” by Odeen Ishmael stated that one of the major problems that Georgetown faced was the availability of water for domestic use. Ishmael reported that in 1825 one of the leading citizens, Dr Michael McTurk, proposed the construction of a canal to bring water from the Lamaha Creek, some distance south of Georgetown. The author added that the proposal won support from both the central government and the town council, and by 1829, a canal from the Camuni Creek to Georgetown was completed with the use of the…

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The Paris international exhibition of 1878, held to celebrate France’s recovery from the Franco-Prussian War, was the largest exhibition the world had yet seen, occupying 66 acres. France’s own exhibits formed half the items on display, while those of the British Empire made up another third. The exhibition was attended by 13 million visitors from all over the world and was seen by exhibitors as an important means of attracting trade and investment, of showing off new technological or artistic achievements, of celebrating the riches of their respective cultures and…

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Ronald Cecil Savory comes from a long line of explorers and pioneers in Guyana. His antecedents and current achievements make him the perennial Guyanese and Caribbean man, exploring and evoking his world through his art. Savory was born in 1933 in British Guiana. After leaving college he worked at several jobs before becoming a civil servant in the crown solicitor’s office. He then transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1959. After serving a few months at the head office, he was posted to Kamarang in the Upper Mazaruni…

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Over the years the building at the corner of Vlissengen Road and Brickdam Street, once described as “handsome and hospitable”, was at first an orphan asylum; then the site for Queen’s College, one of the country’s premier schools, before it became the current address for Guyana’s health ministry. The lot 1 Brickdam St. building standing today is a rebuilt edifice, after a July 2009 pre-dawn fire destroyed the original historic timber construction. The Orphan Asylum, known officially as the Orphan Asylum and School of Industry, was established in March 1852…

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By Petamber Persaud Very often, and too often with immense gratification, I get the urge to put aside the reading of current books in preference to delving into those published a while back, especially reprinted rare and out-of-print material. This browsing is not too difficult for me for I am accustomed to ‘marking up’ my own books, highlighting words, phrases and extracts of interest. For instance, while flicking through “Beacons of Excellence: The Edgar Mittelholzer Memorial Lectures – Volume 3, 1986 – 2013”, I stumbled on the following passage: One…

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After losing his daughter to cancer, Leslie Black vows to help others fight against this disease A man of strength, which transcends beyond the physical and is embedded in his very spirit, Leslie Black feverishly commits his time and his more than two decades of expertise as an athletics coach to push both himself and others to in the fight against cancer. This “GTT Pink Warrior” has dedicated much of his time to working alongside the Guyana Cancer Foundation (GCF), something he was inspired to get involved in after losing…

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By Akeem Greene Recently admitted to the bar, Attorney-at-Law Brandon Scott De Santos’ passion is being a proficient criminal defence lawyer and providing his insight into ‘correcting some wrongs’ in the local justice system. Brandon was admitted to the bar on October 13, 2017 by Justice Sandil Kissoon after his petition was read by mentor, Senior Counsel Bernard DeSantos, of whom he is now attached at the Chambers of De Santos and Associates and has no familial relations to. In an interview with Sunday Times Magazine, Brandon admitted that his…

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Located in the Mazaruni River, a tributary of the Essequibo River, is the cascading beauty Marshall Falls. The Falls is within reach from Bartica by a boat, about 30 minutes of travel. The boulders in the middle of the Mazaruni River create the effects of the Marshall Falls rapids. It is unbelievably scenic and exquisite, especially for nature lovers. It has an immense amount of water falling to the wide pool below the Falls, creating a natural “Jacuzzi” of clean, cool water for a relaxing dip. Marshall Falls is described…

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