Year: 2012

Men march against domestic violence

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– Ramotar says issue needs to be addressed in the home Chants of “no more licks,” reverberated when a gathering of men led a walk through the streets of Georgetown on Saturday sending a strong message to the public that they abhor domestic violence and pledged not to countenance the culture of abuse plaguing the society. President Donald Ramotar delivered on his promise to join the walk that ended in the National Park after participants assembled in the vicinity of the Umana Yana at 7:00h and proceeded along a route…

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Berbice NGSA top students prefer ‘country’ schools

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By Michael Itwaru Regional Education Officer of Region Six Shafiran Bhajan has hailed the performance of the region’s top 10 students at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations. Speaking with Guyana Times International briefly last week, Bhajan explained that she did not have ample time to analyse the results, but is very pleased with the performance of the children of the region, especially in the face of the many challenges. One of the challenges alluded to by Bhajan is teachers being away from the classroom due to commitments at…

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Karatekas express confidence ahead of World Cup in Canada

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Twenty karatekas departed the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Monday night en route to Canada where they will represent Guyana at the first International Karate Daigaku World Cup tournament until July 9. Guyana will be represented by 18 junior and seven senior karatekas during the seven day contest. Also, Guyana Times International Sport learnt that three of the 25 members left for Canada last Thursday. Meanwhile, Senior Instructor of the Guyana Karate College (GKC), Sensei Jeffrey Wong, told this publication recently that Guyana’s hopes lie tremendously on the junior karatekas,…

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‘We’ll get there; we’ll get the medals’ – NY diplomat to Baird, Daphness

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New York, USA (SMS) – If Kadecia Baird and Sheniece Daphness had been running for elected office, they surely would’ve been buoyed by the lobbying of a diplomat who knows a bit about running a government office. During a courtesy call last Thursday, the young Guyanese athletes were spongy on gleaming commendations from their country’s chief officer of consular services in New York, Brentnol Evans. And, the track stars from Medgar Evers Prep High School and Middle Tennessee State University were not short on being absorbent. “It’s a nice experience.…

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Sangakkara returns to the top of ICC rankings

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Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara made a return to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test batting rankings after scoring a big century against Pakistan in the drawn Test at the SSC. He had lost the top spot to West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul in March 2012, after failures in the Galle Test against England. At the start of the SSC Test, Sangakkara trailed Chanderpaul by six rating points, but earned 42 points for his first innings effort of 192. In the previous Test in Galle, Sangakkara had scored 199…

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Travel to Kurupung to explore nature

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Kurupung is located in the heart of the Mazaruni River area in the Pakaraima mountain range.  It is known for its scenic beauty and vast, spectacular forest, and is filled with caves that are excellent for exploration. It is mainly a mining town, with an exploding population of coastlanders, Venezuelans and Brazilians. While the main business activity is mining, many visit the area to enjoy its lush nature. Life in Kurupung is quiet, with clean air and bountiful fruits and vegetables. (Photos by Nicholas Chuckasang)

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Shanice Jones

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22-year-old USA-based Guyanese model, actress and designer, Shanice Jones enjoys creating unexpected art by fully committing herself to projects that force her out of her comfort zone or by ripping the runway in designer garments and being committed to selling her pieces. As an actress she is currently shooting a new sitcom that will be called ‘Four Scoops of Sugar’ where she will be one of the main actresses portraying how a strong black woman balances life, love and career. This multi-talented beauty is also the owner of her own…

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Guyana’s artistic wealth celebrated overseas

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In 2009, US-based Guyanese writer Grace Aneiza Ali launched her Of Note Magazine, an online source celebrating Guyanese artists. In a recent interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Ali said Guyanese need to know more about people impacting their communities through the arts. She said too that within online and print media, there is underreporting of artists whose work blend art with activism and positively impacts change in our communities, both locally and globally, and Of Note works to counter that absence. “We’ve done a series of focused issues in…

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The Mahila Mandalee

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The women’s section of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, the Mahila Mandalee, is a group of socially  conscious Hindu women that works towards addressing a range of issues faced by women and children Mahila Mandalee (meaning women group or collection of women) was established January 8, 1974. It works in collaboration with the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha in the execution of its programmes and activities. Among the Mandalee’s main programmes are the children’s literacy programmes, skills training for women, promotion of Indian cookery, Diwali children’s party, and programmes to improve…

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Sixth grade going on first form!

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By last Wednesday sixth graders all over the country would have found out whether or not they achieved their dream school or dream ‘space’ in the country–unfortunately we sixth formers have to sweat it out worrying for a few more months before we find out how we did at CAPE. Reading about the results made me more than a little nostalgic about when my results had come out back in 2006. And thinking back on everything has also made me quite a bit envious of the sixth graders because they…

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