Daily Archives: 08/21/2019

BOOK: Wah Dih Story Seh? – By Pauline Felicia Baird

08/21/2019 – 3:49 pm

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Wah Dih Story Seh?: An Oral Tradition in the Guyanese village, Buxton

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The book is for the entire family and it is on Amazon, Kindle, and Createspace.

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UK: A guide to London’s Notting Hill Carnival: Music, Costumes and Food

08/21/2019 – 5:36 am
Notting Hill carnival— The Guardian. UK

Bone-shaking bass, costumes on wheels and the joy of jerk chicken: a guide to Notting Hill Carnival

,  and Maxine-Laurie Marshall- 

Make some noise … the glory of Carnival.
 Make some noise … the glory of Carnival. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

The parade

This is the beating heart of Notting Hill Carnival (NHC) and it’s responsible for pumping a steady flow of colour, feathers and good vibes across W10 and W11 over the August bank holiday. The parade – set to the infectious sounds of soca – is arguably the star of the weekend..

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Brazilian bus company plans to launch Lethem-Georgetown service in November

08/21/2019 – 12:34 am

By Alva Solomon – August 19, 2019 – Guyana Chronicle

An Amatur bus

Deemed an international line, Brazilian company, AMATUR, plans to commence a bus service linking Lethem with Georgetown by November this year.

President of the Brazil-Guyana Chamber of Commerce,Remídio Monai, confirmed the plans of the company with Brazilian media entity Radio Folha.

Monai highlighted Guyana’s economic growth and its future and how the service could benefit the Brazilian state of Roraima.          Continue reading →

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Linden Fund USA honors compatriots at 20th Anniversary Dinner & Dance Awards – Aug.10, 2019

08/21/2019 – 12:19 am
Photo by Tangerine Clarke
LFU Dedicated Service Awards recipients: Aubrey Lee, Michael Campbell, Desiree Blackman, Daphne Joseph-Lee, Gordon Alleyne, Charmaine Critchlow and Steve Henry.
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The Linden Fund USA (LFU) excelled at its 20th Anniversary Dinner & Dance Awards on Saturday, Aug.10, when it honored compatriots who dedicated their time and resources to rebuilding their hometown, Linden in Guyana.  Continue reading →
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Thousands of Haitians leaving Guyana illegally for Brazil -Felix

08/21/2019 – 12:17 am

Posted by: Denis Chabrol in Demerara Waves – August 19, 2019

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Winston Felix.

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Winston Felix on Monday said thousands of Haitians are leaving Guyana at several unofficial crossings to neighbouring Brazil.

Felix said “to be booked out you have to present yourself to an immigration officer”, even as he indicated the length of the border where they are crossing at Lethem, Karasabai, Aishalton. “You’ll understand what you are dealing with so to ask me why they don’t book out, you are not understanding the reality,” he told Demerara Waves Online News.          Continue reading →

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