Daily Archives: 06/15/2018

Sports: Who the experts think will be the World Cup winner and top scorer

06/15/2018 – 1:05 am

Who the experts think will be the World Cup winner and top scorer

ByJun. 13, 2018 – Business Insider

  • Neymar of Brazil

    Brazil, which lost in devastating fashion at home in the last World Cup, is a strong favorite to win the tournament this year. 

  • And Neymar is a popular pick to be the top scorer at the World Cup. 
  • Read more on Neymar on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neymar

The World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world, and members of the winning team become heroes of an entire country, and earn sporting immorality. But which team will earn its place among soccer legends this year?       Continue reading →

By guyaneseonline | Posted in International News, Latin America, Sports, Tourism / Entertainment | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Guyana childhood reminiscences: Nuts about planes – By Geoff Burrowes

06/15/2018 – 12:35 am

Guyana childhood reminiscences: Nuts about planes

– By Geoff Burrowes

Art Williama – Grumman Goose

This is not in any way a history of flying in BG. It is merely childhood reminiscences cobbled together for your entertainment!

The roar of the twin Pratt and Whitney radial engines, as the Grumman Goose took off, came clearly into our house and I dropped everything and raced up to our second floor gallery. If I was in time, I could see, in the space between the Parsley’s house and the Willems’ home, the seaplane, banking to head south towards the Interior. If I waited the Goose, gaining height, flew into the clear air over over Durban Park and I had had my daily dose of excitement as it disappeared behind the bulk of the Fernandes’ house, across Brickdam.   Continue reading →

By guyaneseonline | Posted in Business, Commentary, Geography, Guyana, History, Transportation | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

Do not underestimate the importance of the Trump-Kim Korea summit – By Mohamed Hamaludin

06/15/2018 – 12:22 am

Don’t underestimate Trump-Kim Korea summit’s importance

Kim meets Trump

By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN

This January 25, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set its Doomsday Clock at 2 minutes to midnight, meaning that the world is on the brink of destruction because of a rise in international tension against the background of nuclear weaponry.

The numbers are hard to come by but various estimates put the total at between 15,000 and 20,000 in the hands of just nine of the 195 countries on the planet, mostly Russia (6,850) and the United States (6,450), according to the Federation of American Scientists. The others are France (300), China (270), United Kingdom (215), Pakistan (140), India (130), Israel (80) and North Korea (15).       Continue reading →

By guyaneseonline | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments (4)

Linden Fund USA – Report on Annual Teachers’ Workshop 2018 held May 22-24. 2018

06/15/2018 – 12:05 am
Linden Fund USA – Annual Teachers’ Workshop 2018 – Report
.
​​Dear members and supporters,
Please see the attached write up about the LFU’s annual Teachers’ Workshop that took place on May 22 – 24, 2018 in Linden. 
.
​​​​Regards, 
By guyaneseonline | Posted in Arts / Culture, Associations, Education, Government, Guyana, Medical, Personalities | Tagged , | Comments (0)