Guyana

NEATLY tucked away along a quiet street in Den Amstel Village, West Coast Demerara, is the well-kept home and farm of Abiola “Goldie” Hill. Surrounded by flowering plants, fruit trees, and food crops, her property reflects disciplined land use and purposeful production. More than a personal enterprise, Hill’s small-scale livestock operation represents […]

BRYAN Washington’s new novel, Palaver (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $25.00), is a word that traditionally suggests a peaceful—if sometimes tense—conversation between disparate personalities attempting to resolve a lingering conflict. It is a fitting name for a book whose plot turns on the long-unsettled rift between a mother and her son; closely […]

LEADERSHIP is not for the faint of heart, and Geary Reid’s CEO in Action fearlessly tackles some of the most pressing concerns CEOs and leaders face. As a strategic leader, you don’t simply start a company. You plan, gather information, and map out the necessary steps. As your company grows, you remain vigilant. You know

WHEN a marble is tossed upon the floor, it will seek equilibrium by rolling to the lowest point in the room. There, it will remain unless otherwise disturbed. Without any complicated forces in play, it will simply attain the position that is most natural for it. Human beings are also naturally directed towards roles and

I NEVER thought I could have fallen in love so immensely with a place, the moment we drove through the wrought iron gate of a small island on a former sugar estate. The curving driveway was bordered on one side by bougainvillaea in vibrant colours, all the way to the colonial house. I was not

DID you know that the Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, covering approximately 6.70 million km² and spanning nine countries in South America, including Guyana? The Amazon is home to about 10 per cent of all known species on Earth, making it one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. These

MY advice would be to start the year determined to place greater emphasis on your oral health, and to begin by learning the essentials. You should keep this article for reference. Now, the effective control of plaque (bacteria and food particles sticking to the surface of unclean teeth) represents the basis of oral health. It

HOW do we equate the civilised with the other world of 1900–1945, which we digested only yesterday, packaged by capable authors who, by exposure, allowed us to ponder the dynamics of evolution towards comprehending values and primitive realms, and to understand what we conclude is proper conduct? Yet we also absorbed the literature of the

The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the escape of a rape suspect from lawful custody at Matthews Ridge, North West District. The fugitive has been identified as Randy James Smith, who was in police custody in connection with the rape of a child under the age of 16. Police said the investigation

–President Ali announces hands-on support to build homes in Region Five –distributes additional 125 certificates of titles to Cotton Tree residents PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that the government will work closely with residents of Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) to develop some 1,500 house lots that were previously distributed but were […]

A wooden and concrete building at Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam, was destroyed by fire shortly after 21:00h on Tuesday, just hours after the last tenants vacated the premises, as demolition works were already underway on the recently purchased property. The blaze prompted a swift response from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), who managed to contain The […]

Three men appeared before Magistrates in Georgetown and East Coast Demerara (ECD) courts, facing charges of felonious wounding and simple larceny. In the first case, Keyvin Cupidore, a Tuschen bus operator, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty on Wednesday, charged with felonious wounding. Cupidore pleaded not guilty to allegations that he […]

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, had made it clear that Guyana’s extradition laws do not contain any provisions for an equivalent offence to be committed here in order for a person to be extradited overseas to face charges. “There is no equivalent of Guyana offences in the extradition law,” AG Nandlall The post No […]

Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall, SC, on Tuesday renewed his call for opposition parties to use the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)’s latest Claims and Objections period to address any concerns and claims about the Official List of Electors (OLE) being bloated. Over the years executives and supporters of the People’s […]

A Vryheids Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD), construction worker was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with larceny in relation to the theft of a Samsung smartphone. Johnathan Mohamed appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. It is alleged that […]