FITUG’S PRESIDENT CHALLENGE TO GTUC’S LINCOLN LEWIS…..
HE HAD it coming for a long time. Now, finally, it has happened with the open challenge by President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUG) Carville Duncan, against the harmful political...
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Arrival Day 2014…
Remembering the struggles of our ancestors ON May 5 every year, all Guyanese celebrate Arrival Day. This day has been set aside to celebrate the arrivals of our indentured ancestors to British Guiana....
View ArticleSanskrit: The Mother of all Languages
SANSKRIT is one of the official languages of India, and is popularly known as a classical language of the country. Considered to be the Mother of all Languages, it belongs to the Indic group of...
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Travelspan adds second aircraft to Guyana route
TRAVELSPAN, in collaboration with Vision Airline, has announced the addition of a second aircraft to service its Guyana route. The Boeing 767/300 aircraft will support the extra flights that the...
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Bartica Regatta activities held with much splendour and fervour
THE Annual Bartica Regatta activities were held with much splendour and fervour this year, thanks to the Regatta Committee collaborating closely with the popular DC Promotions fraternity. Regional...
View ArticleSearch on for Miss Global Guyana 2014 delegate
LADIES, if you are between the ages of 17 and 26, this is your opportunity: the hunt is for the first-ever Miss Global Guyana 2014 Ambassador to represent Guyana at the Miss Global International...
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EAST INDIAN IMMIGRATION (1838-1917)
TODAY (May 5, 2014) commemorates the 176th Anniversary of the arrival of East Indian indentured immigrants in Guyana, the former colony of British Guiana. For over three-quarters of a century...
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Celebrating Indranie Shaw-Lennartson: Cultural icon and danseuse
–Co-founder of ‘Nrityageet’ AS THE Nadira and Indranie Shah Dance Troupe takes to the stage to celebrate Arrival Day this year with their decades-long calendar event, they will again be simultaneously...
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Arrival Day Messages…
First Lady, Madame Deolatchmee Ramotar… Arrival Day is a time to celebrate our rich diversity I EXTEND greetings to all Guyanese on the occasion of Arrival Day 2014. On the 5th of May each year, a...
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Immigration and Colonisation of Indians in British Guiana
PETER Rohoman states in his ‘Centenary History of the East Indians in British Guiana 1838-1938’: “It will be the author’s main purpose to prove by the incontestable evidence of facts that Indian...
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‘SSS Tonic’ misadventure…
Lone survivor unaware of fate of family members TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Jamal Waterman, one of the Blair family members who had ingested a dangerous substance presumed to be SSS Tonic at their Cocorite Street,...
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First Family among sold-out audience at ‘Klose to My Soul’ concert
–held in commemoration of the genesis of our Indo-Guyanese roots PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar and First Lady, Madame Deolatchmee Ramotar were among the thousands gathered at the Guyana National Stadium at...
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At Ankerville, Corentyne…
President Ramotar declares open multi-million-dollar hospice for abused children PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar yesterday commissioned the multi-million-dollar Bal Nivas centre for children who have been...
View ArticleAt Press Freedom reception…
US Embassy honours 10 local journalists THE world marked the observance of World Press Freedom Day on Saturday and at a reception Friday evening, the United States Embassy recognised the efforts of 10...
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Eight Miss World Guyana 2014 delegates officially sashed
AT a simple but glitzy ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel Sunday, the Miss World Guyana Committee officially sashed most of the delegates vying for the prestigious 2014 crown and title. While Miss Ayana...
View ArticleIn face of present-day challenges…
President says let the ‘heritage’ of struggle inspire action today PRESIDENT Donald Ramotar has underscored the rich heritage of Indians in Guyana, and has called for that heritage of struggle against...
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Arrival Day Exhibition opens at National Museum
…Guyana is a pilot to what the world is now becoming – PM Hinds AS the Annual Arrival Day Exhibition opened yesterday at The National Museum, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds observed that, in terms of...
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Sukhai berates Opposition over Amerindian Development Budget cuts
MINISTER of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, last Friday at a press conference highlighted the views of the Amerindian population who prompted her to publicly declare their disapproval towards the...
View ArticleThe plight of Jesse Gibbs…
Nursing multiple injuries, and facing mounting medical bills –life couldn’t get more complicated for this 25-year-old TWENTY-five year-old motor cyclist, Jesse Gibbs, injured in an accident with a car...
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