In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Lyken/ Newburg Funeral Home, a cocktail reception and open house is planned to usher in the milestone on Monday, April, 2, at 18 Norton and John streets, Georgetown. Ann Lyken, a partner and executive officer of Lyken’s, will deliver the feature address. Expected to be in attendance are President Donald Ramotar, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran, U.S. Ambassador D Brent Hardt, Opposition Leader David Granger, other dignitaries, business colleagues and members of the Georgetown…
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A birding hotspot
Hope Beach Birding Trail is a birding sanctuary along the East coast of Demerara, and is home to a multitude of shorebirds. It was made into an official birding site by the Guyana Tourism Authority a few years ago. Speaking with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, birding enthusiast and founder of Guyana Feather Friends, Gajendra Nauth Narine, known popularly as ‘Andy’, said there are 320 species of birds recorded on our coastline. He added that he recognises Hope Beach as an emerging mangrove forest, and it serves as a habitat for…
Read More‘Unlocking potential for green societies’
By Venessa Deosaran Coconut bi-products, puppets made from recycled juice boxes, invisible ink, and students bedecked in white coats explaining their innovations, were all highlights at the Region Four Department of Education’s biannual ‘Science, Technology and Mathematics Fair’ held at Diamond Secondary School on the East Bank of Demerara. The two-day event opened on March 13 at the school, where more than 39 nursery, primary and secondary schools exhibited projects showcasing their concepts of the fair’s theme, “Science, Mathematics and Technology: Unlocking Potentials for Green Societies.” Various primary and secondary…
Read MoreTourism calendar packed for 2012 – Ali
Acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali said the timetable for the industry is packed even as preparations are well underway for the Sustainable Tourism Conference to be hosted in Guyana and many activities slated for the Easter period, both to be held in April. Preparations are also being made for the August camping experience with the Easter holidays falling in the midst of these two events. Nevertheless, there are a lot of plans on stream for the annual Number 63 Beach Easter activities, and airlines have been asked to set special…
Read MoreAum captured in flames at Vishnu Mandir in Canada
By Annandi Merhai Vasant Navratri is a Hindu festival of Nav (nine) Ratri (nights) dedicated to Shakti (energy or power) in the form of Mother’s Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. During Navratri, devotees observe a fast, and prayers are offered for the protection of health and prosperity. Devotees avoid meat, alcoholic drinks, grains, wheat, and onion during this fast. Navratri is also a period of introspection and purification; it is traditionally an auspicious and religious time for starting new ventures. For the first three days, the Goddess is worshiped as Durga…
Read MoreZara blood drive continues in New York
After the successful launch of the Zara-sponsored Blood Drive on February 25, at New Haven Place, 451 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, Long Island, the campaign continues on April 14 at Zara Realty Holding Corp., 166-07 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica (10-2pm). This will be followed by another on June 24, at the America Sevashram Sangha, 153-14 90th Ave, Jamaica, New York (11.30 -3pm). In commemoration of the 11th Anniversary of 9/11, this program started last year quite successfully according to National Coordinator Rahul M. Jindal, MD, PhD, MBA. George Subraj, President of Zara…
Read MoreGeorge Subraj calls for national kidney donor program in Guyana
President of Zara Realty Holding Corporation Mr. George Subraj made an impassioned plea for an immediate Kidney Donor Program in Guyana on World Kidney Day, observed on March 8, 2012. “Chronic kidney diseases are on the rise internationally, but in Guyana the number of cases has increased multifold. The situation demands very watchful eyes. With a vibrant donor program we may be able to arrest this situation as transplant is the only real long term solution,” said Subraj on a National Communications Network (NCN) program accompanied by the foreign medical…
Read MoreGuyana, UNICEF sign US$15.2M five-year plan
Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) representative to Guyana Dr Suleiman Braimoh on Tuesday signed the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP), valued at US$ 15.2 million for the period 2012 to 2016 at the Foreign Service Institute. The country programme is developed through agreements with the government of Guyana and UNICEF to campaign for the rights of children and greater equality in gender. It streamlines the responsibilities in executing such strategies mentioned in the plan. The foreign affairs minister in brief remarks thanked…
Read MoreN.Y.-based Guyanese observing Navratri
By Vishnu Bisram The Hindu festival of Navratri, nine nights of worshipping Mother Durga and her reincarnations, is being observed by the large Guyanese Hindu community in the greater New York area. The festival began on March 22 and concludes on Saturday March 30. Temples have been holding Ramayan sessions nightly during the period and many persons have been conducting poojas at their home. Temples throughout the metropolitan area have been packed with devotees throughout the obervances. The festival concludes with the celebration of Ram Naumi (the appearance of Lord…
Read MoreGoading Lawlessness
The authoritarian mind Few will deny that the 20th century might go down in history as the century of authoritarianism and totalitarianism. But there is an irony about this factoid that is generally glossed over: most of the authoritarian and totalitarian leaders were convinced they were acting for the good of “the people”. Check them out – Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, or Burnham – they all would be hurt if you told them they were doing it to raise their flaccid self esteem. So they were able to justify breaking…
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