By Shelagh Plunkett When I tell people I spent part of my adolescence in Guyana, most look at me with a blank expression. I imagine them turning their heads a little sideways like a puzzled dog. Guyana? Oh – it must have been fascinating seeing Africa in the 1970s. Things get no clearer when I […]
By Oscar Wailoo “At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book – that string of confused, alien ciphers – shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader.” – Alberto Manguel, A History of Reading I wish […]
When thunder rocked Guyana So Eyes spent the week covering the ‘Are You Ready,’ one year countdown to the Parapan Am Games then rushed off the same day to the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate for the Forged from the Love of Liberty, An Emancipation Day Reception. Then on Saturday it was Celebration of Life for […]
Highway death sparks Alzheimer’s debate Grandmother Chandrowtie Basdeo, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died after wandering onto Hwy. 400. By Jasminee Sahoye The death of a mother of eight and grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer’s in a hit and run on Hwy. 400 near Vaughan is raising questions about how to take better care of people […]
Rice somewhat nice for Guyana High rice production has brought simultaneous market gains and storage woes. GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says repeated high rice production levels have brought many challenges ranging from lucrative markets to the capacity to store large amounts. Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said the government has been making major […]
A Canadian Girl at St. Rose’s, Guyana By Shelagh Plunkett Sister Hazel frowned as she examined the papers that told the story of my education up to when we’d left Canada. That was 1974, and my mother and I had been called in to meet the headmistress of St. Rose’s High School in Georgetown, Guyana. […]
Guyana elections gap irks U.S. envoy by Brad Savage ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday forthrightly dismissed a statement by outgoing U.S.Ambassador Brent Hardt who accused the head of state of selectively abiding by the country’s constitution, even as the country awaits long-overdue local government elections. Hardt, addressing a function […]
(Courtesy: The Kaieteur News, Guyana) Over the past few months we (The Kaieteur News, Guyana) brought to you a series of articles entitled The Heist of Guyana. This first series forms part of a larger sequence called Connecting the Dots in which we intend to bring to the public’s attention how certain events and decisions are linked to each […]
By Gerald V. Paul Dr Deborah Persaud, a Guyana-born doctor, hailed as one of the best and brightest AIDS researchers in the field today, is at the centre of world media attention as she contributed towards the cure of a U.S. baby with AIDS with very early treatment. This is the first account of an […]
Guyana on Friday dismissed calls by the United States (US) for the Caribbean to tell Cuba that it must address concerns about democracy, human rights and civil liberties. “I don’t know that there is a one-size-fits-all where democracy is concerned. I see that many of the countries have partners with other countries that don’t have […]
