Prison officer converts love for plants into a rewarding business
By Andrew Carmichael
The holiday season is a time to bring out your festive décor, whether new or treasured heirlooms. Along with the seasonal décor,...
Grandma Washington’s famous rich Guyanese black cake
By LaWanda McAllister
What is a Guyanese Christmas without the mouth-watering black cake?
While every household may have its own unique way of making this local...
Dylan Efron – Zac Efron’s brother – touring Guyana
Dylan Efron, a US film producer and brother of celebrity Zac Efron, is currently touring Guyana.
Dylan is known for a number of things including...
Paula McAdam & Sandra Persaud – Guyana’s first two female air traffic control officers
By: Amar Persaud
Paula McAdam, 68, and her colleague Sandra Persaud who is also in her sixties, are the country’s first female air traffic control...
16 Days of Activism against GBV Sexual harassment: A woman’s dress mode is no...
By Jemima Holmes
‘Sweetsing off’ is a practice that has become so common in Guyanese culture that it would be safe to go as far...
Pilots Beverly Drakes, Cheryl Moore & Feriel Ally excelling in aviation
By: Amar Persaud
For years, careers in the aviation sector have mostly been considered a man’s job but while this is no longer the case...
“So many women are hurting” – Rev. Alves explains how the church plays an...
By Jemima Holmes
Gender Based Violence (GBV) has become too common an occurrence, especially in a society that one would describe as ‘modern’. Almost weekly,...
Number Naught – a village created by a surveyor’s error
By Andrew Carmichael
Region Six is the easternmost Region of Guyana and borders Suriname. The region has vast tourism potential from the country’s largest beaches...
Mohamed’s Enterprises supports academic pursuits of Essequibo’s Parmesh Ramgobin
The struggles of one of the top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) students of Essequibo Coast have not gone unnoticed, as Mohamed’s Enterprises has...
Lake Capoey: Land of the Rising Moon
By Jemima Holmes
Guyana’s long history of slavery is often punctuated with revolt and resistance involving African slaves. However, a story that is not quite...
Recent Articles
Pedestrian killed in Corentyne accident
A Corentyne man is now dead after being hit by a car about 30 minutes before Christmas Day.
Dead is Jermaine Fraser, 40, of Auchlyne...
E-bike rider killed after colliding with minibus at WCB
An electric bike rider is now dead after colliding with a minibus at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) on Christmas Eve.
Dead...
25 years of hard work burnt to the ground, rebuilt for Christmas
By: Mishael Henry
The smell of burnt charcoal lingers in the nostrils of Andrew McBean, and is etched into his memory like a sore scar.
Exactly...
A soldier’s boots under the tree, but no son to wear them
By: La'Wanda McAllister
Festive homes all over Guyana are glimmering with Christmas lights and the melody of carols float in the warm December air. But...
Dear Santa, we’ve got wishes: children and their letters to Santa
By: Jarryl Bryan
Christmas is here, and children everywhere are busy writing letters to Santa Claus, pleading their case for gifts and justifying why...
Christmas Messages!
People’s Progressive Party (PPP)
As the season of Yuletide embraces us, families come together in love and joy, and communities celebrate in unique ways, sharing...
69,000 public sector employees receive 10% increase, injecting $18B into Guyana’s economy
Following the conclusion of the historic Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) multi-year agreement with respect to employment benefits...
Prosecution applies for Calvin Brutus’ bail to be revoked amid alleged flight attempt
The prosecution has applied to the court to revoke Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus’s bail and have him remanded to prison, alleging he attempted...
GRA urges persons involved in luxury vehicle tax evasion racket to visit HQ
See full statement from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA):
In its diligence aimed at collecting the rightful revenue due to the State, the Revenue Authority...
Letter: No excuse; skills training is available
Dear Editor,
I hope that the opportunity will be grasped, that is, “skills training programmes, as the “Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), in collaboration with...