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DIRECT ANSWERS: I married my wife out of obligation – and I don’t think I am...
Dear Wayne and Tamara, What I am about to tell you is, of course, only one side of this marital mess I am in, but here goes. I married my wife out of obligation. She talked me into buying a house...
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Plight of Best Road residents… Bushes will be cleared, lights installed – but...
THE overgrown bushes have not been cut, nor have street lights been installed along the main access road in Best Village, West Coast Demerara three weeks after incensed residents of that community had...
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Rastafarian community calls again for legalisation of marijuana – says...
THE Rastafarian community in Guyana has reiterated their calls for the legalisation of marijuana here, contending that the herb is used as a sacrament in their religious rites.This is according to...
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Online Interaction – Addiction that leads to depression!
Of late, every time my friends/family members feel happy or angry, the first people to find out are their WhatsApp, Facebook or BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) friends. “I feel a constant need to update my...
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Profiling a young Engineer – Colin Gittens
(Feature: compliments, Ministry of Public Works) MANY take for granted the engineering marvels that protect and enhance lives. This was not so for Colin Gittens, a young enthusiastic boy who took his...
View ArticleMashramani: From a historic perspective
ON FRIDAY, August 29, 1969, a resolution was passed in Parliament that Guyana would become a Cooperative Republic on February 23, 1970. According to the President at the time, Mr Forbes Burnham, this...
View ArticleGuyanese Joyce Harris to release latest album on local market
OVERSEAS-based Guyanese, Joyce Urmela Harris, 69, called the “Legend of Guyana” — who says she is “in style, wild, pack and back” on the local market — will next month release her new album, ‘Nannie...
View Article‘Wellness Warriors’ to take streets by storm today
THE Ministry of Health’s Mashramani band, called the “Wellness Warriors”, unleashed on February 17, plans taking the road by storm on today.Speaking at the band’s official launch at the Health...
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Mashramani: A celebration with a proud history
MAHSRAMANI, a popular cultural event full of glitter, gyration and colour, is held each year in Guyana to commemorate the country’s Republic Anniversary, which was achieved in 1970. The festival, which...
View ArticleClaims period ends… President satisfied with turnout at GECOM offices
THE Claims segment of the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Claims and Objections period ended yesterday, and several of the Commission’s registration offices remained open well past the 2:00pm...
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CJIA helps put arrivals in ‘Mash’ spirit –with winsome models and sweet pan...
THE Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was quite lively with the Mashramani spirit on Friday as beautiful young women in impressive costumes and live steel pan music greeted passengers.The...
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Taxi driver dies as car topples at Houston –in alleged attempt to avoid...
TAXI driver Daniel Hinds, 26, lost his life yesterday on the Houston Bypass Road after his speeding car toppled when he reportedly tried evading a traffic rank bearing a radar gun, eyewitnesses...
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Despite criticism in some quarters… Many express support for Harper as PM
WHILE the line of the Alliance, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC), has been to attack the nomination of Elisabeth Harper as the ruling Party’s prime ministerial...
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David de Groot cremated at Memorial Gardens –after moving Thanksgiving Service
THE body of Mr. David de Groot, member of the Board of Directors of the Guyana National Newspapers Ltd (GNNL) and former Parliamentary Secretary with responsibility for Community Development in the...
View ArticlePresident Donald Ramotar…‘Mashramani is an important signpost in our national...
CELEBRATING the 45th anniversary of any event is a significant achievement, much more the meteoric rise to the status of a Republic after years of being considered a mere colony. In the words of...
View ArticleGolden Arrowhead raised in Parliament Buildings forecourt to celebrate...
GUYANA’s symbol of nationhood, the Golden Arrowhead, was yesterday raised in the forecourt of Parliament Buildings to celebrate Guyana’s 45th Republic anniversary.The Golden Arrowhead was raised by a...
View ArticleEuropean clubs still hopeful of 2022 World Cup in May
BERNE, (Reuters) – European clubs are still hopeful of persuading football’s world governing body FIFA to stage the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in May rather than in the winter.A FIFA task force, set up to...
View ArticleAli century sets up comfortable England win
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – England completed a clinical 119-run victory over Scotland in their cricket World Cup Pool A match at Hagley Oval yesterday to record their first win in the tournament.After...
View ArticleHinds wins Forbes Burnham Foundation sponsored two-stage cycle road race
TEAM Evolution’s Orville Hinds romped home the winner of the annual Forbes Burnham Foundation-sponsored two-stage cycle road race yesterday, in a time of three hours 45 minutes 54 seconds.The event,...
View ArticlePantlitz elated with George’s NSC awards
LAST Friday Linden’s Cassie George was selected as both the Junior and Senior Sportswoman-of-the-Year.Two days later George showed why she was considered when she took to the GDF ground for the 800m...
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