2012 – Page 143 – Guyana Times International

Miss Guyana World 2012 participates in N.Y. Revlon Walk/Run against cancer

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Miss Guyana World 2012, Arti Cameron, recently joined about 25, 000 people from all over the world in the Revlon Walk/Run For Women. The Revlon Walk/Run against all cancers affecting women was held on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Manhattan, New York. Miss Cameron took the three-mile journey on the rainy morning alongside Cancer survivors, family members of those who have lost the battle, and those who are in support of finding a cure for the life-threatening disease. “I walked in support of women in Guyana and those across the…

N.Y. –based Guyanese student wins marketing competition in Spain

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Stephanie Persaud, a marketing and management major at LIU Brooklyn, was a member of the winning team at an international marketing competition held at the Universidad Europea de Madrid in Valencia, Spain. More than 50 students from Germany, France, Belgium and other European countries and the United States participated in International Marketing Week. The objective of the competition was to create a marketing strategy for a wine label. Persaud, 20, and her successful teammates had an ambitious plan: They chose the label “The Black Dragon,” invented three…

Guyanese celebrate Indian Arrival Day in New York

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

By Vishnu Bisram Indian Arrival was celebrated in Queens, New York, by the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) Upper New York Chapter last Saturday with a banquet dinner and cultural presentation. The organization is comprised of mostly Guyanese. The Indian Arrival celebration coincided with the organization’s 4th anniversary. There were some 250 people in attendance at the gala affair held at the posh World’s Fair Marina Restaurant & Banquet Hall in Flushing, New York. The program was moderated by Satruhan Sukdeo, President of GOPIO Upper…

UG Communications Centre hails partnership with Scripps College

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

University of Guyana (UG) Centre for Communication Studies Director Dr Paloma Mohamed has lauded the partnership with Scripps College of the U. S., contending that with “a little bit of money, you can change the world”. According to an Ohio University news bulletin on Tuesday, Dr Mohamed joined Scripps College of Communication staff and Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States Barney Karran in celebrating a recent collaborative project between the University of Guyana and the Scripps College of Communication. During “The Guyana Experience 2008-2011”, Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication…

Humanitarian Mission of New Jersey Arya Samaj pays tribute to mothers

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

On Saturday, May 12th the Humanitarian Mission of New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc, will be hosting a grand open air pre-Mother’s Day Multi Kund Havan Yajna, in honor of all mothers. The Mandir’s parking lot will be transformed into a beautiful place of worship with approximately 100 families expected to attend the event. While others will be out socializing, shopping and going about their routine activities, the Executive and members of the Humanitarian Mission of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir, Inc. thought it wise to pay tribute to…

Morgan breaks own record in Suriname

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

National long distance runner, Alika Morgan broke her own record in the Telesur 10K road race in Suriname on May 1 with a time of 39: 57, bettering her previous mark of 41: 03 that was clocked last year. Morgan, who was the defending champion, finished the race comfortably crossing the finish line close to three minutes ahead of the second placed finisher. According to her, before the competition she was aiming for more than winning, she wanted to better her time. She said she was pleased to achieve her…

President’s/ Jefford Track and Field Classic launched

May 11, 2012May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

– Marian Burnett confirmed her participation By Rajiv Bisnauth After two years the President’s/ Jefford Track and Field Classic can be dubbed as the most prestigious Track and Field championships in Guyana and based on that recognition, the third edition will be held on May 20 at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden. The event was impressively launched yesterday in the boardroom of the Digicel head office on Fort and Barrack Streets, Kingston. President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Colin Boyce disclosed that Guyana’s international…

Buxton Starz crowned champions

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Easter Cup Football tournament… Buxton Starz were crowned this year’s Easter Cup football tournament champions after they defeated Golden Staz 3-1 in the final on Saturday night at the Victoria Community Centre ground. Keyon Sears led the way for Buxton scoring their first two goals in the fifth and 50th minutes while Sherwin Griffith made it more difficult for Golden Starz when he scored his team’s third goal in the 65th minute. Golden Starz managed a goal off a penalty in the 70th minute off the boot of Manaseh Primo.…

Breaking the barriers

May 11, 2012 TIMES INT'L

East Indian women cast off plantation tradition The first arrivals in 1838 on the sailing ships, Hesperus and Whitby, numbered 396, of whom only 22 were women. They lived in logies with poor sanitary conditions throughout the indenture period. Children and young women worked on sugar plantations in the ‘weeding gang’ and later in the ‘task gang’ or ‘creole gang’, earning poor wages. In the late 1940s, women would leave their babies at the Estate crèche and go to work in the fields. They would also carry their babies…

An immigrant’s story

May 11, 2012January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

“Everyone was poor so we did not even know we were poor. Everyone helped each other. The whole logee was like one family back in the compound in India. What kept us going was that we believed if we worked hard and saved, we could send our children to school and they would not have to work in the backdam” By Anu Dev As we celebrate Indian Arrival Day, it is always a bittersweet time for me. I enjoy the tribute we pay to our ancestors, but there is always…