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This Blog’s first entry was on February 9, 2010 and the first Newsletter was published in March 2010. It was created by Cyril Bryan, as a project to help Guyanese in the Diaspora to be connected to some of the positive news from Guyana, as well as to the work being done by Guyanese organisations around the world. Blog entries are inserted regularly and there was also a monthly newsletter, emailed to thousands of Guyanese around the world.
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Guyana Census 2012 highlights decline in main ethnic populations
The Bureau of Statistics announced, on July 18, its publications of Compendiums One and Two further detailing the findings of the 2012 Census.
This recent publication, Compendium Two, was disseminated earlier this month. It provides further information about the country’s population composition in terms of Ethnicity, Age structure, Dependency Ratios & Religion.
Additionally new information about the population trends such as national population size by Region and population growth patterns are also detailed in this latest publication.
Here is the latest list of the various Ministries in the Government of Guyana. Information is automatically updated by GINA. This website also has links to all of the Ministries:
President David A Granger this afternoon (20 May 2015) at the Presidential Complex ( renamed Ministry of the Presidency), swore in several Members of the Cabinet of the APNU+AFC government.
Moses Nagamootoo, Prime Minister and First vice-President,
Minister of State Joe Harmon,
Basil Williams, Attorney General,
Khemraj Ramjattan, Minister of National Security (still to be sworn in),
Winston Jordan, Minister of Finance,
Carl Greenidge, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, Minister of Education,
Nicolette Henry, Minister within the Ministry of Education, Continue reading →
UG to Launch Alumni Associations in Toronto, London and Washington
Jul 16, 2018 – Kaieteur News
With an alumnus of over 30,000, the University of Guyana is on a mission to embrace its past students, faculty and staff members who are in the Diaspora with a series of strategic and structured events over this summer.
UG will first rejuvenate the Toronto Guild of Graduates on Thursday, and will launch an alumni association in London on August 3. That event is titled “Reignite” and is billed from 6-8pm at the Tropicana Community Services Hall at 1385 Huntingwood Drive Scarborough , MIS 3J1, Ontario.
The theme ‘Reignite’ is being used since a UG Guild of Graduates has been working since the early 1970’s under the leadership of Harry Hergash and a dedicated group in Canada. Continue reading →
Overlooking the township of New Amsterdam stands the magnificent ‘Leisure Inn Hotel’ and Multi Purpose facility. Boasting five floors from ground up on its solid foundation, the structure is dubbed, “one of its kind.”
Leisure Inn Hotel
Sunday night, July 15, 2018 saw the cutting of the ribbon and the opening of its doors to the first class facility. Many in attendance were dazzled and anticipated a viewing of the building’s exquisite, yet modern interior.
An investment of over $400M, the proprietors expressed that it was an intention of theirs to raise the bar of service offered in Berbice. Continue reading →
Main Street certainly fulfilled all the expectations of the city’s forefathers from the date it was christened, and matches Brickdam, our oldest street, for popularity and prominence.
To start at the beginning of the twentieth century, our National Library was built and opened in 1909, following a grant from philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. Thou-sands of Guyana’s sons and daughters have since browsed among its tomes.
Godfrey Chin
Our nation’s pomp and pageantry started opposite the library, when that fountain was replaced by the War Memorial, (incorrectly called the Cenotaph), and from 1925 witnessed our annual Remembrance Day, the laying of wreaths by governors, presidents, prime ministers and dignitaries honouring the dead of World Wars I and II. Indeed, every schoolchild was granted the opportunity yesteryear to participate and support by purchasing for a penny a red poppy in homage. Continue reading →
Allan Agard was diagnosed with a terminal illness almost two years ago and had now passed away. The viewing was being held today at Osgood Funeral Home on Sheppard. Allan and his wife Gladys both came from a family background of teachers and professional civil servants, which traditionally influenced their preference for academic vocations.
They both graduated from the University of the West Indies and worked in the Caribbean for several years until 1970 when they responded to the “back to home” call from Guyana’s Prime Minister, Forbes Burnham. Allan was appointed as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Guyana and Gladys was attached to the Ministry of Education. Continue reading →
Johnny Carpenter and the Mekdeci family – By Freddie Kissoon
In my column of Sunday, May 20, 2018, captioned, “White fans didn’t know he was an East Indian boy” I wrote the following; “I remember when I was small there was a shoe store at Camp and Regent Streets named Shu-All. The owners passed as Portuguese but they were Syrians.”
Yesterday, the prominent, Portuguese-Guyanese businessman, Johnny Carpenter, came up to me in the National Park. I pass Mr. Carpenter daily in the park and the customary hello follows. But yesterday, while walking my dog, Mr. Carpenter asked for two minutes of my time. I told him he can get more than two minutes.
What Johnny Carpenter had to say to me was amusing. But there also wasn’t a funny side to it considering what I did to Carpenter. Continue reading →
As people jumped up in the streets on Mashramani, they probably did not realize that in addition to being the thirtieth anniversary of Guyana’s advent to republican status, the day also marked the fifty-fifth anniversary of possibly the most destructive fire in Georgetown’s history.
On February 23, 1945, the Great Fire, as it came to be known, devastated the commercial heart of the capital, and consumed a host of historical and architectural gems which had given the city its aesthetic flair. In addition, it laid waste the RA&CS building and its unique collection of books and papers pertaining to the past of this country. Continue reading →
Strongmen Have the Edge with Trump. Why Not Maduro?
Michael Shifter and David Toppelberg | The New York Times
Nicolás Maduro
WASHINGTON — Since President Trump took office almost 18 months ago, commentators have remarked on his apparent affinity for strongmen. As The Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman commented, “Trump […] seems to prefer dictators to our democratic allies everywhere.”
To be sure, this doesn’t mean that Mr. Trump can’t have acceptable working relations with democratic leaders, such as President Emmanuel Macron of France. But, in general terms, he seems more at ease with — and respectful of — authoritarian leaders such as the presidents Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt and, of course, Vladimir Putin of Russia.In short, strongmen have the edge. Continue reading →
Thoughts on the Demolition of the St. Rose’s High School – by Francis Quamina Farrier
Francis Quamina Farrier
The demolition of the St. Rose’s High School on Church Street, South Cummingsburg in Georgetown, Guyana, began on Monday July 9, 2018, after it was decided by the Board of Governors, that the structure had reached a state of disrepair.
So the demolition was inevitable due to its terminal condition. But that does not ease the pain of many present and former students of the St. Rose’s High School, as well as for many who have never been students of that institution of higher learning, the pain is no less. Continue reading →
The Health & Education Relief Organization for Cancer, INC. (H.E.R.O.C.)
50/50 Bingo Fundraiser for Guyana
Cancer Mission
$1.00 per game
Light snacks served
Beverages on sale
Date: Sunday July 29th, 2018
Time: 3:00PM – 7:00PM
1017 Barbey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207 (Between Cozine & Wortman)
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FROM: JANUARY 2018
This page entry is a suggestion from one of our readers. It will always be located on the first page of this website. It will have a new BLOG ENTRY for every month.
It has been created to allow readers to post entries on ANY subject. This will widen the number and scope of subjects carried on this website, since they will be selected by you.
As a Contributor ….. PLEASE PUT A HEADLINE ON YOUR ENTRY.
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