Year: 2011

A profound love for theatre

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By Venessa Deosaran  Artistic Director Mariatha Causway also known as Jennifer Thomas has been following her passion for the performing arts for more than two decades, and views it as a means of escape and adventure into a whole new world. The bubbly director, in an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine said she grew up in Georgetown and attended the Fountain AME nursery and primary schools and later St Winifred’s Primary. After graduation she attended South Georgetown School but after that school closed its doors, all the students were…

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The real cowboy experience in Guyana

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If you have ever wanted to know what it feels like to be a cowboy then there is a chance to have that experience in Guyana. Milk the cows in the morning, lasso the small ones to separate them from mother so she can graze; round up the cows on horseback, brand them, and employ your bullwhip cracking skills to bring in the herd. To Westerners they’re known as ‘cowboys’ however, in the savannah lands of Guyana they’re known as ‘vaqueros’. For those who want to experience hard core ranch…

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Guyanese novelist Beryl Gilroy

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By Venessa Deosaran  One of Guyana’s last great novelists and educators Beryl Gilroy, who died of a heart attack at age 76, was a novelist and writer, and one of London’s first black head teachers. Gilroy was a pioneering novelist, children’s writer and educator originally from Guyana, who lived and worked in London. Beryl Agatha Gilroy (nee Alnwich) was born Aug 30, 1924 in Skeldon in Berbice, British Guiana. She grew up in a large, extended family, largely under the influence of her maternal grandmother, Sally Louisa James (1868 to…

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Education is imperative in moving Guyana forward – Granger

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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) presidential candidate, David Granger in reaching out to his supporters on the Essequibo Coast on Thursday at the party’s Queenstown rally, said his party strongly believes that an educated population will move Guyana forward. Granger, in his address to some 400 party supporters, said Region Two which is deemed the “Cinderella County”, is far back in developments, and claims that the country’s education system is poor. This situation, according to Granger is the primary reason many teachers migrate to greener pastures where they are…

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Lawmen hail leadership of Jagdeo at ‘Thank you’ ceremony

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The top officials of the different security services on Thursday, November 17, hailed the leadership of their outgoing Commander-in-Chief, President Bharrat Jagdeo at a lavish appreciation ceremony that the media was barred from covering. The event was held at the Police Mess Hall, Eve Leary. President Jagdeo expressed his gratitude to the Joint Services for hosting such a ceremony in his honour, and said that he cherishes the work that they have done together and the achievements they have realised. The head of state noted that his interactions with the…

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Thanksgiving: The true meaning

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BY YOGI RAMNARAIN  The Pilgrims, looking for religious and civil liberty, left Plymouth, England on September 6, 1620. They braved the stormy seas for over two months before land was in sight where they arrived in Massachusetts in late November (1620). On December 11, after disembarking at Plymouth Rock, they signed the Mayflower Compact, known as America’s first document of civil/self government. Trying to build shelters in their new homeland, they were still unprepared for the harsh New England winter, and due to starvation and sickness, nearly half of them…

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Private Sector joins calls for Election Day to be declared national holiday

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The Private Sector Commission has joined the Federation of Independent Trades Union of Guyana (FITUG) calling on the government to declare November 28, Election Day, a national holiday. “We feel that making elections day a holiday would remove some pressure from the security forces. Making the day a holiday would also give freer access to the polling stations by employees and electors. We also believe that it will encourage a larger voter turnout, which is necessary if the true will of the populace is to be reflected in the polls,”…

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Bird watching a success story in Guyana – Tourism Minister

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Bird lovers gathered at the band stand of the Botanical Gardens for the launching of a bird circulation sanctuary heard that bird watching is one of the fastest growing niche markets in the world, and it is the fastest growing tourism activity in Guyana. Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad said Guyana has now become an amazing bird watching paradise in South America with over 860 migrant and resident bird species and over 48 Guiana shield endemics such as blood coloured woodpecker, red-shouldered macaw, red-billed toucan, toco toucan, golden-spangled…

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Private sector must play ‘big role’ in reforming UG – Professor Samad

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Outspoken University of Guyana (UG), Berbice Campus, Director, Professor Daizal Samad believes that the private sector has a “big role” to play in reforming the country’s premier learning institution. Samad made the comments during his report at the campus’ 10th convocation on Saturday, November 19, where 164 students graduated in 18 disciplines. Samad, who has been insistent that university education should be conducted as a business, servicing the human resource needs of the private sector, repeated his calls for the private sector to take part ownership of the university. “Businesses…

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Nigerian to be deported for entering Guyana illegally

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A man was on Tuesday fined by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for entering Guyana illegally. Chizoba Paul Udemba, a Nigerian, who resides in Venezuela, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charge of illegal entry into Guyana. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge, which stated that on November 17 at Charity, Essequibo, he entered Guyana by sea and failed to present himself to the nearest immigration officer. Prosecutor Jairam Luckhai stated that on the day in question, ranks from the Anna Regina Police Station…

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