The Familiar Ring of the Elections Season
By Ralph Ramkarran – 6th October 2018
Local government elections are to be held on November 12. With it, the never-ending stream of suspicions emerged as the Government established new local government units and merged others. The Opposition argued that these were done to give an advantage to the Government and the Opposition, through one of its representatives, promptly launched legal proceedings. This event provided the explanation for the ‘disappearance’ of the Chief Elections Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield, on one of the most critical days of the elections process, namely, the day after the submission of lists, when corrections have to be made and defects rectified. Continue reading →
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Tagged Analysis, APNU/AFC, elections, Elections Commission, electoral reform, ethno-politics, Government, Guyana, Guyana elections, Guyanese Online, guyanese politics, local government elections, political interference, politics, PPP, Race, race by Ralph Ramkarran., reform, The Conversation Tree Blog, transparency
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Newark New Jersey USA: Linden Fund USA discusses twinning of Cities
LFU hosted a “Meet & Greet Reception” on Sunday, Sept. 16 in New Jersey in honor of visiting Mayor of Linden, Her Worship Waneka Arrindell. This official visit was to continue the dialogue with the City of Newark on twinning the two municipalities, as first proposed by former Linden Mayor Carwyn Holland in a 2017 meeting in Newark to explore the possibilities for cooperation between the two cities. Continue reading →
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Santa Aratack …A tranquil slice of destination Guyana
Sep 17, 2018 – Kaieteur News = DPI Feature
Santa Aratack also known as Santa Mission is a community located up the Kamuni Creek, a tributary of the Demerara River in Region Three.
Located 25 miles from the capital city, Georgetown, the village is only accessible by boat and the ride allows visitors to enjoy the lush vegetation along the creek.
The village was founded by Alfred Patterson in the mid-1800s. Patterson had stumbled on the location during his hunt for wallaba trees.
Taking a dip in the Kamuni Creek
With its sandy landscape surrounded by the cool waters of the Kamuni Creek and dense forest Santa Aratack is also well known for the Kamuni Women Craft shop, where tourists can purchase a wide range of Indigenous art and craft.
There are two famous landmarks in the community: a monument representing the former Toshaos and the popular ‘Kamaka’ – a silk cotton tree whose roots are said to extend throughout the entire village. Continue reading →
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The May 2018 issue of the Buxton-Friendship Express is now available.
We also take this opportunity to extend Best Wishes for a wonderful Caribbean-American Heritage Month – June – to all our U.S. residents and subscribers. You’re specially invited to celebrate the occasion with us on June 30th at our Buxton Summer Soirée in Brooklyn, New York. (More information is available on page 3). Proceeds from this event will help fund the purchase of school supplies and sponsor the four-week Vacation Reading, Math, Art and Culture Enrichment Programme for schoolchildren in our Buxton-Friendship community. We look forward to your patronage and greatly appreciate your continued support and generosity.
Click on the following link to access it:
Warm regards,
Lorna Campbell. Editor-in-Chief
Buxton-Friendship Express … 718-342-0040 – buxtonexpress@aol.com
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Waterfront enhancement at Bartica, Guyana
Apr 04, 2018 – Kaieteur News
Now a town, Bartica, a Regional Seven riverain community that is one of the gateways to the hinterland, has been make strides in improvements.
This waterfront area, with its booths, was ready in time for the Annual Regatta over the weekend, is but one of them.
Bartica’s Waterfront Walkway
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Ministry of Public Infrastructure boasts 27 major achievements in two years – Minister Patterson
Min. David Patterson
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is generally appreciated as one of the Ministries under the Coalition Government with the best performance. In fact, the Ministry was recently singled out by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
The Ministry was given the Public Service Award of Excellence in recognition of road and public infrastructure development works being executed in fair timeliness.
Now, the Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson is noting that there is much more that the Ministry has achieved under his stewardship. He said that the Ministry has made 27 major achievements over the last few years. Continue reading →
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This ia a video featuring the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown Guyana. It was shot form the sky in the mid afternoon of one of the last days of spring 2016.
It also shows the Pegasus Hotel; and the Atlantic Ocean shoreline of Georgetown going east. The camera was operated by Aram Hekinian.
Video #2 Below: Marriott Hotel Georgetown – Look inside
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Vice President Allicock, Minister Garrido Lowe and Permanent Secretary Alfred King with the recipients of special awards
Indigenous Peoples’ Month – September:
The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, on Monday, honoured 14 outstanding indigenous persons who have made significant contributions to Guyana’s development.
The individuals who were drawn from all ten administrative regions were honoured during the annual Celebration of the Life and Work of Guyana’s first indigenous Parliamentarian, Stephen Campbell. The function was hosted at the Indigenous Village, Sophia. Continue reading →
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Guyana: Amerindian Heritage activities … New website to showcase Wapichan people
SRDC Monitors and technicians setting up the community drone “Kowadad” for test flights in Shorinab Village
The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) on Tuesday officially launched its official website, an initiative of the Wapichan (sometimes spelt, Wapishana) people in Guyana to inform the world about their culture, customs, livelihoods and challenges.
According to information released via Amerindian People’s Association (APA), the website contains a plethora of information which includes backgrounds on the 17 Villages which make up of the SRDC.
The initiative is as a result of over 15 years of work in several communities across the South Rupununi District. Continue reading →
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By Ralph Ramkarran – 6th October 2018
Is the iconic Georgetown City Hall destined to disappear? – by Francis Quamina Farrier
Is the iconic Georgetown City Hall destined to disappear? – by Francis Quamina Farrier
City Hall – Georgetown-Guyana
Recently, while going past the City Hall on the Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, someone called my attention to a chunk of the building which had fallen off. Absolutely; a portion of about three feet was lying on the ground where it had fallen off.
No one at City Hall thought it prudent to have it removed immediately. It was there for how long, I do not know, advertising to the public that the end of this iconic building is fast approaching. Continue reading →
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