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 […]
A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lieutenant and four other ranks, who allegedly raided several Guyanese and Brazilian gold mining camps have been brought to the city, charged and detained for a number military offences. “At this time the Guyana Defence Force has sufficient evidence to charge the ranks under military law,” the GDF said in […]
By Kwesi Isles Jan 25, 2013 – Courtesy Demerara Waves – The Guyana National Assembly Friday night passed an opposition bill aimed at repealing the Former Presidents Benefits and Other Facilities Act of 2009 without the support of the government. The Former Presidents Benefits and Other Facilities Bill of 2012 was piloted by APNU MP […]
While efforts are being made by the Caribbean Tourism Organization to market the Caribbean as an attractive tourist destination, individual countries are doing their fair bit of work to promote their unique products. Last Monday, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board unveiled a new brand campaign “Lift Your Senses,” that captures vacation moments in a fresh, […]
The star of Flight, whose career has gone from Malcolm X to action hero, talks about why he shuns the showbiz spotlight and reveals that a prophecy in a beauty salon first led him to take up acting Denzel Washington rolls into London on a chill January morning and the snow-storm that follows can barely […]
Written by Dr PETER FLAHERTY, Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, Canada Sunday, 06 January 2013 21:28 ON New Year’s Day, 2010, I shared a first-time visitor’s impression of Guyana with the readers of this newspaper. My comments then were mostly positive, since my very pleasant experiences here had contrasted so sharply with the negative […]
Wayne Chen, president of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), has welcomed the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) plans to introduce subjects related to entrepreneurship as part of efforts to boost the economies of the region. Speaking with The Gleaner yesterday, Chen said it was an initiative for which he had been lobbying for some time. “In […]
Norman Peart – manager for Usain Bolt. Getting to his parents’ farm in Schawfield, Trelawny, still requires travelling the length and breadth of a dirt road, while jolting his deep-rooted senses that responsibility and accountability are life skills that cannot be purchased. Norman Peart, mentor and manager of Usain ‘Lightning’ Bolt, could never have envisioned […]
Every country needs a dance and here comes the African’s Monica Mark in Lagos and Accra guardian.co.uk, Monday 3 September 2012 14.27 BST Some dance crazes last barely longer than the time it takes to flip to another radio station. Others prompt Mexican waves of booty-shaking across borders. Thus, Ghana’s Azonto, in which the dancers […]
When I take my son’s snow boarding this winter I wonder if some day they will be good enough to represent a country in the winter Olympics. Meet 22 year old Errol Kerr a founding member of the Jamaica Ski Team. Born in Brooklyn he holds dual citizenship courtesy of his Jamaican father and American […]
