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[edit] Guyanese officials call off search
18 November 2008, by unknown The Guyanese government has called off the search for Salem-native James Wesley Barker and his two traveling companions, Oluatoyin Alleyne of the Stabroek News in Georgetown, Guyana is reporting.
[edit] The problem in Guyana lies with the existence of ethnic parties which are committed to ethnic voting
18 November 2008, by The problem in Guyana lies with the existence of ethnic parties which are committed to ethnic voting by guest I refer to Mr Hamley Case’s letter ‘Inspired by Obama Guyanese should seize the day’ (SN 15.11.08) dealing with the lessons learned from the American elections and applying them to solve Guyana’s political problems. The lessons from Obama’s election victory are simple. (1) He never appealed to race to win votes. He ran mainly an issues-based campaign. (2) The overwhelming majority of
[edit] Quacko Guyanese Journos Foul Up Again
18 November 2008, by MediaCritic Two weeks and counting and NOT ONE local journalist has been able to make contact with any family member of any of the three missing men. Madness. These local journos are the biggest quackos. Not a telephone interview, ...
[edit] The problem in Guyana lies with the existence of ethnic parties ...
18 November 2008, by Staff I refer to Mr Hamley Case’s letter ‘Inspired by Obama Guyanese should seize the day’ (SN 15.11.08) dealing with the lessons learned from the American elections and applying them to solve Guyana’s political problems. ...
[edit] The beginnings of rice cultivation in Guyana (Part 1/3)
18 November 2008, by randallbutisingh The beginnings of rice cultivation in Guyana (Part 1/3)
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[edit] Fundraising Success
17 November 2008, by GUD Today's fundraising event at German's Restaurant was a success! Thanks to all those who supported the initiative I'm in Trinidad at the moment and will be releasing the amount raised. Kaieteur news was kind to make a monetary donation ...
[edit] Minister Ramsammy Shows No Confidence In Guyanese Health Care ...
17 November 2008, by MediaCritic The man, by his actions, demonstrates to all Guyanese that he has no confidence in local health care. So what should us Guyanese think? There was a small story in yesterday's edition of the Sunday Times that he had fallen ill and was ...
[edit] Guyanese Going To World Darts Championship
17 November 2008, by MediaCritic Nation News: Twenty-three-year-old Guyanese Sudesh Fitzgerald now has less than a month to prepare for a life-defining experience. By winning the Carib Beer Caribbean & South American Darts Masters at the Almond Bay Conference Centre, ...
[edit] Guyanese Immigrants Help to Rebuild Schenectady
16 November 2008, by Schenectady, N.Y. (Photo by Elephi Pelephi, via Flickr) An article on reversing urban blight in the Cleveland Plain Dealer uncovered an interesting story in the once-dying city of Schenectady, N.Y. In a bid to save itself from a shrinking population and economic base after General Electric Co. moved out, Schenectady, near Albany, recruited immigrants from a crowded neighborhood in Queens. Facing the kinds of job losses and abandonment known to Cleveland, Schenectady pursued a creative solu
[edit] Guyanese Women Are Better Than Bajan Women
16 November 2008, by MediaCritic I think Bajan women recognise this in us, and this is why they dislike us Guyanese women so and start all sorts of rumours about us to make their men turn away from us. But, thankfully, the men have more sense than that and are sticking ...
[edit] Inspired by Obama Guyanese should seize the day
15 November 2008, by Staff All through the extraordinary scenes following Obama’s victory the Guyanese public’s impatience with the values and structures of Guyana was plain and almost palpable. Constitutional modernization is becoming an imperative. ...
[edit] Guyanese author launches publishing company in South Africa
15 November 2008, by Staff Guyanese author of the Voice Within His Voice Astell Collins is set to launch his first line of stationery in January through his publishing company Astelley’s Pen Empire, in South Africa. According to a press release, Collins, 26, ...
[edit] Corentyne Nickerie’s Crossing - A Comedy of Errors by Harry Bissoon
15 November 2008, by The recent tragedy on the Corentyne river, which included friends of mine, and the owner of a well known, long established, speed boat service from Guyana to Suriname, raises questions that verge on the ridiculous and speaks in no uncertain terms about the attitude and ineptitude of those in charge of overseeing travelling to and [...]
[edit] Jonestown Documentary on CNN, My wholehearted concerns and opinions…
15 November 2008, by Jonestown Documentary on CNN, My wholehearted concerns and opinions… I’m sure you have heard about Jim Jones and the massacre at Jonestown that occurred on November 18, 1978. As stated on the site, CNN did a documentary 30 years later with survivors of this horrendous incident. Jonestown’s incident is known as the worst mass murder/suicide in the entire Western Hemisphere. What was said, that 909 people died that day. 1/3 was children. 400 of those people who were not identified were flown to O
[edit] Jonestown 30years later - what about Guyanese people?
14 November 2008, by anthonydexter Last evening, at 9pm EST, CNN showed a documentary that was hosted and presented by Soledad O’Brie
[edit] Our writers and artists wherever they find themselves are in the ...
14 November 2008, by Staff But to go on to suggest, as one or two writers have, that creative writing coming out of such conditions must, almost by definition, reflect a Guyanese sensibility more ‘authentic’ than that of an ‘expat’ Guyanese not physically ...
[edit] Re-Calling the Diaspora
12 November 2008, by INTRODUCTION: The new role of the 21st century Third World immigrant has significantly changed from the last 50 years. This change has become necessary because of the transformative nature of the global economy and the ultra competitiveness of those of the developed countries. This discussion serves to do three things: highlight the reasons [...]
[edit] clueless
11 November 2008, by raptus8 I am clueless …..yes you heard me clueless, I mean this thing had me baffled ever since I memo
[edit] Change in America- What it means for us
7 November 2008, by Change in America- What it means for us by Peter Ramsaroop INTRODUCTION This week, history was made with the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Many Guyanese, both here and in the Diaspora, were advocating for his election. Many issues face America–the financial meltdown, a war gone wrong and a country alienated from the rest of the world. The people finally decided that change was necessary. The issues America now faces are really no different from what we a
[edit] Guyanese soldiers join search for missing Bathurst man
6 November 2008, by Guyanese soldiers have joined the search for a New Brunswick man whose plane went missing above the Amazon jungle.
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[edit] Husband charged in wife's murder (Guyanese Family)
31 October 2008, by baiganchoka SCHENECTADY — Less than a week after ruling a Guyanese woman’s death a homicide, detectives have charged her husband in connection with the killing. Yetraj Mangar, 60, will be arraigned today on second-degree murder charges, according to officer Kevin Green. His court appearance will also come on the same day his wife is buried. Earlier in the week he was among those who attended a memorial service for the woman....
[edit] Husband charged in wife’s murder (Guyanese Family)
31 October 2008, by Husband charged in wife’s murder (Guyanese Family) by Andrew By JIMMY VIELKIND, Staff writer First published in print: Friday, October 31, 2008 SCHENECTADY — Less than a week after ruling a Guyanese woman’s death a homicide, detectives have charged her husband in connection with the killing. Yetraj Mangar, 60, will be arraigned today on second-degree murder charges, according to officer Kevin Green. His court appearance will also come on the same day his wife is buried. Earlier in the week he w
[edit] Caribbean Gardens
27 October 2008, by Caribbean Gardens 2007 Foothill Blvd La Verne, CA (909) 593-7824 Type: Caribbean/Guyanese As of this writing, I found out that Caribbean Gardens is no longer with us-- at least in its original La Verne location. I looked it up on Google, and they might have possibly moved to Pomona. I'll give them a call and get to the bottom of this as soon as I can. Til then, this will be just a short eulogy.... Caribbean Gardens and I were friends. We weren't close friends like me and Banana Bay, Hole Mo
[edit] Our Economy – What to expect? by Peter Ramsaroop
26 October 2008, by Our Economy – What to expect? by Peter Ramsaroop by guest INTRODUCTION Much has been said on our economy over the last few weeks by both the private and public sectors. We know remittances have dropped around the world and in Guyana. This will affect many this Christmas and in 2009. The private sector is coming to grips that we must brace ourselves for a slow-down economy. We have been told by the President that he will be building a firewall around our economic system, which is really impossib
[edit] News for July and August 2008
25 October 2008, by It's 31st August 2008 and having a lazy day after Carifesta. Martin and Nicolette return today from Canada and will have dinner with us tonight. It's 26th August 2008 and Celia (volunteer from Mabaruma Region One) has returned from England on her way back to her placement. More problems with planes and so she didn't get to until 3am. We went to city Hall to see a St Lucia Dance. Brilliant!!! It's 24th August 2008 and Cheryl has come for the night (volunteer from Corriverton). We went to JR Bu
[edit] News for August
25 October 2008, by It's 31st August 2008 and having a lazy day after Carifesta. Martin and Nicolette return today from Canada and will have dinner with us tonight. It's 26th August 2008 and Celia (volunteer from Mabaruma Region One) has returned from England on her way back to her placement. More problems with planes and so she didn't get to until 3am. We went to city Hall to see a St Lucia Dance. Brilliant!!! It's 24th August 2008 and Cheryl has come for the night (volunteer from Corriverton). We went to JR Burg
[edit] Guyanese Literature Junction
19 October 2008, by by Petamber Persaud ‘Short and Sweet’, a collection of twenty-five short stories and fables, written by Robert ‘Bobby’ Fernandes and published by Hansib, UK, 2008, chronicles a way of life that is unmistakably Guyanese; many of the stories were taken from ‘actual life experiences’ of the author and many of the main characters remain ‘close friends’ of his to this day. Although the pieces are short (and sweet) there is no rush by the writer. Fernandes showed he has given considerable thought a
[edit] “We Punishing Bad” by Peter Ramsaroop of Vision Guyana
17 October 2008, by “We Punishing Bad” by Peter Ramsaroop of Vision Guyana by guest INTRODUCTION This week a few workers from the Sugar Industry visited my office. They were concerned about our economy and wanted to discuss a column I had written in support for their 14% pay raise which is yet to be determined. These hard working citizens told me “we punishing bad”. They described how their transportation, utilities and food bills were beyond their capacity to cope with for their families. They fully understood my
[edit] "THE BRONZE WOMAN" UNVEILED
17 October 2008, by randallbutisingh Caribbean woman statue unveiled London’s first public statue of an African-Caribbean woman h
[edit] HEYOFFICR
3 October 2008, by ranmon Ladies and Gentlemen, Guyanese Boys. According to this article: http://www.1010wins.com/Police
[edit] Guyana Beat with Camille Ross - Spotlight - Fareed Amin, Deputy Minister
25 September 2008, by muzee
[edit] America’s backyard in trouble by Peter Ramsaroop Chairman of Vision Guyana
24 September 2008, by America’s backyard in trouble by Peter Ramsaroop Chairman of Vision Guyana by guest Last week in my Sunday column, I discussed the aggression by Venezuela both on Guyana and the United States. Our President said he doesn’t want to get involved in big nation politics; therefore he ignored the military exercise over our airspace and probably in our waters. All the Caribbean leaders, including Guyana, that have signed the PetroCaribe agreement with Venezuela were extremely quiet. The arms buildup
[edit] She gotta be kidding me…
23 September 2008, by Ever since I could remember my culture ( Guyanese/West Indian) has had these little sub-cultural nuances. From a small age you’re taught not to “eat from people”, meaning, you eat what’s in you own home and make do with that. Don’t go eating from any and everyone as you don’t know the cleanliness of that person, you don’t know how the meal was prepared and you don’t know if they wukkin lil Obeah/juju on you and your food. Never mind the fact we all go to the local Chinese store* and order that
[edit] Francis Quamina Farrier's play set to open Guyana Cultural Association celebrations : Stabroek News
12 September 2008, by erin.oneill
[edit] A GUYANA SCRAPBOOK
12 September 2008, by erin.oneill
[edit] The Rajkumari Cultural Center: Indo-Caribbean Culture in NYC
12 September 2008, by erin.oneill
[edit] Guyana Folk Festival
12 September 2008, by erin.oneill
[edit] Liberty Avenue
12 September 2008, by erin.oneill
[edit] Guyanese Rants: Migration, New York numbers and the rants of a Guyanese New Yorker.
12 September 2008, by erin.oneill
[edit] About the Guyana Folk Festival
12 September 2008, by erin.oneill
[edit] Sunita - Reviews and Ratings of Bars and Clubs in New York City - New York Times Travel
12 September 2008, by nubianrogue
[edit] Spotlight on Guyana
10 September 2008, by highlanda Well written by Highlanda.net’s Crisis Don, here’s a feature on my hometown, GT - the Re
[edit] Guyanese Literature Junction by Petamber Persaud
7 September 2008, by Over forty books were launched during Carifesta X, Guyana, August 22 – 31, 2008. This propitious event is unprecedented in the annals of the Caribbean Festival of Arts and it augurs well for the literary arts of Guyana and the Caribbean. Of those forty-odd titles, more than half of the books were written by Guyanese, written about Guyanese and written on Guyana. In this new series of articles, we take a look at some of those Guyanese titles and their authors. One of the titles launched duri
[edit] Are Bollywood Movies More Westernized Now?
3 September 2008, by Are Bollywood Movies More Westernized Now? by guest From someone looking on the outside, Bollywood movies are beautiful with their bright colors, melodramatic plots and the infamous dance items with large amounts of people all simultaneously dancing, synchronized. Majority of Bollywood movies are based on guy meets girl, they fall in love and some disaster drama unfolds why they can’t be together and they try to battle it through out the 3 hour film. Some feel that they are heavily influenced b
[edit] Dr. Ivan Van Sertima
28 August 2008, by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima August 28th, 2008 by dom When the new Nas album first dropped I was listening to the song “We are not alone” and this line caught my attention: I used to worship a certain Queens police murderer ‘Til I read the words of Ivan van Sertima He inserted something in me That made me feel worthier Now I spit revolution I’m his hood interpreter That line hit me in the head and made me wonder, who was Nas talking about? So I did some research and as it turns o
[edit] Kids First Fund: Moments in Time
28 August 2008, by Kids First Fund: Moments in Time Who are we? Kids First’s objective is to provide funding for poor children who require emergency medical treatment, regardless of race, religion and political affiliation. Why? There is a backlog of approximately 1700 children on the Ministry of Health waiting lists, some of which have been there for years, because of very limited funding in this sector, lack of specialists, equipment and facilities. Read more » CaribID2010 Must Read! Caribbean Nationals Lobb
[edit] Million acres of Guyanese rainforest to be saved in groundbreaking deal - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent
27 August 2008, by kikilovesbubbles
[edit] I have an extra ticket to WWE Wrestling this Saturday . . . - m4w (Queens) 24yr
22 August 2008, by Hey there. So here's the deal. A couple of months back, while I was really sick and watching all kinds of bad TV on the couch, I started watching a bit of wrestling again, and decided to buy two tickets once I heard it was going to be at MSG. Well, the time for the event is here, and I have no one to ...
[edit] Fred d'Aguiar's poetry workshop
20 August 2008, by The idea of revision presupposes a vision, an original which enables the return visit. Poets faced with a prodigious library of forebears, continue precisely because they see opportunities for further exploration of ideas and emotions touched on by previous books. The Guyanese writer, Wilson ...
