We need to return from the precipice of ‘no confidence’
THAT the political parties in Parliament have reached the precipice of a ‘no confidence’ vote is not the triumph or bragging rights of any one party but rather it is the failure of all of them to move...
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Actress/Playwright, Ingrid Griffith, Sparkles in her One-Woman Show,...
Ingrid’s autobiographical one-woman play is the story of a 7-year old girl in Guyana whose parents get visas to America and must leave her in the care of her two grandmothers. One grandmother is a...
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Remarried…To The Same Man
Backpedaling We were in our early 20s when we married. I was an exchange student and fell madly in love with my Frenchman from Paris.We were both emotional and high-strung, with a lot of love for each...
View ArticleBedtime light ‘may stop cancer drug working’
Even low levels of light in bedrooms may stop breast cancer drugs from working, US researchers have warned. Animal tests showed light, equivalent to that from street lamps, could lead to tumours...
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Latest Guyanese movie, “Forgotten Promise”, set for July 26 launch
THE latest Guyanese movie, “Forgotten Promise – A Story of Redemption”, is set for its official launch on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the National Cultural Centre; and would continue at the same venue...
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Soorsati Ramsamooj- A Priceless Jewel
This story of love and devotion began in Guyana and went beyond its borders to become a shining example for others to admire. Mohan Ramsamooj and his loving loving wife Soosati were happily married for...
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MEET NEAZ MOHAMED-A man of many parts
NEAZ Mohamed Shane Subhan had a passion for the sciences while growing up and entertained the dream of becoming a medical doctor, but many things happened in his life that completely changed his dream...
View ArticleWatering Plants
Water is as vital for plants as it is for other organisms. The pressure of water within the plant cells helps the plant’s leaves to remain firm. Water also is essential for most of the plant’s...
View ArticleTALES FROM WAY BACK WHEN (a look at some of the stories that made the news...
TOP BUYS ON TIP TOP CARS (Guyana Graphic February 2, 1969) Brand new Vauxhall Viva PZ 2873; Done only 45 miles only $4,150 to the first buyer; Singer Vogue- PZ 486 with stick shift-in showroom...
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THE NEW SLAVERY
An Account of the Indian and Chinese Immigrants in British Guiana INTRODUCTION By ANNE-MARIE LEE-LOY, Ryerson University By 1871, the year that The New Slavery was published, slavery had been abolished...
View ArticleReligious leaders must break their silence
ON July 24 the Baltimore Sun carried a commentary, which stated: “Gender violence causes more death and disability among women ages 15 to 44 in the U.S. than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents or war....
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Congress Place’s gates closed to voters : –PNC/R members complain about...
THE massive gates of Congress Place, the Sophia headquarters of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday were closed to many party members – several of whom were from Region 10 – even as...
View ArticleAudacious Lewis crushes luckless St. Lucia Zouks
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Evin Lewis stroked his second cameo half-century in as many days, as Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel steamrolled St Lucia Zouks with minimum fuss, to post their fourth...
View ArticleJamaica grab podium finishes but T&T suffer disappointment
EUGENE, Oregon (CMC) – Jamaica snatched silver in the women’s sprint relay while their men were forced to settle for silver, on the penultimate day of the IAAF World Junior Championships here Saturday...
View ArticleVincenzo Nibali seals Tour de France win
VINCENZO Nibali won the 101st edition of the Tour de France as he finished the final stage on the Champs-Elysees in Paris safely in the peloton. The Italian is the sixth man to win all three Grand...
View ArticleHetmyer and Sankar propel Guyana to commanding position
INDEBTED to a solid maiden ton in this format from West Indies Under-19 opener Shimron Hetmyer, backed by control spin bowling from Steven Sankar, host Guyana were large and in charge at the end of the...
View ArticleGABF issues suspensions of national players
THE Guyana Basketball Amateur Federation (GABF) yesterday issued a release, suspending and fining 12 members of its Men’s national team and a lone female player after a questionable executive meeting...
View ArticlePNCR accuses PPP of sabotaging its Congress
THE People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairman, Mr. Basil Williams, last evening at a news conference, blasted the ruling party, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), of an...
View ArticlePNCR Congress delegates’ behaviour tempered by gunshot
INCREASING tensions during the last day of the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR)18th Biennial Congress, were tempered forcefully, if only to an extent, after a single gunshot was fired into...
View ArticleAubrey Norton drops out of leadership race : —Cites problems with election...
CONTENDER for the leadership of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Mr. Aubrey Norton, yesterday, dropped out of the elections race, citing serious problems with the election process.At a...
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