2012 – Page 178 – Guyana Times International

Gy$1.2 billion invested to transform Sophia

March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Government in the past eight years has invested some Gy$ 1.2 billion in Sophia, transforming the village from a shanty town to a more habitable environment, and on the road to further development. In 2004, the Central Housing and Planning Authority had undertaken five major projects to the tune of Gy$566.7 million. The projects entailed the construction of roads, drains and structures in Farmer’s Field, Plum Park, Block A, Block B, and Block C Sophia. These investments benefitted in excess of 2960 households and some 9129 persons in total. The…

Some “singing” loud pun deaf ears!

March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

A funny thing happen Phagwah day gone, well, at least fuh dem who saw it. All heard a man giving a explanation of a song he was about to sing at one of de cultural events. He sing with heart and soul, very expressive and emotional like a Bollywood on-screen hero. Well, at least he thought so. But nobody ain’t hear a note after he finish he explanation because de huge walls of speaker suddenly went “dumb”! But he sing; finished one verse and started de other! People laff and…

Govt flays opposition for ‘undermining’ development

March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

– releases info on major projects Government on Wednesday released details of several major contracts, which had become talking points in the media and criticised by the opposition, saying the decision is in keeping with its record of openness and that it was making the documents available at a time when it is most appropriate to do so. The contracts that were made available are the Amaila Falls Hydro Project, Marriot Hotel and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport project. The documents included an evaluation report and consultancy contract agreement for…

More patrols needed to stop piracy – Suriname Official

March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

By Ariaanaa Gordon Two Guyanese have been arrested by the Surinamese Police Force so far this year for piracy, while three cases are being investigated. This is according to Suriname Police Force Deputy Public Relations Officer, Inspector Humphrey Naarden. In an interview with Guyana Times International on Friday, March 9, in Suriname, Inspector Naarden said the two men who were arrested in January also confessed to the police that “they were members of a group of criminals attacking fisher men at sea.” He said four engines that were stolen from…

Visit Guyana’s magnificent waterfalls

March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Guyana boasts more than 300 glorious waterfalls, including several of the world’s highest waterfalls: Kaieteur, the world’s largest single drop waterfall is five times the size of the US Canadian border falls, the Niagara Falls; King George VI falls, at 525 feet, and King Edward VIII at 840 feet. This week Guyana Times International features just a few of the 300 waterfalls. Amaila Falls on the Kuribrong River, a tributary of the Potaro River is one of the most scenic. The river drops from the escarpment over Amaila Falls vertically…

Artistes in Direct Support

March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

By Venessa Deosaran Artistes In Direct Support (A.I.D.S.) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that comprises staff and volunteers of varying ages and experiences, who use their talents in music, drama and dance to promote HIV/ AIDS/STI education through the performing arts, media and peer education. The organisation provides telephone as well as walk-in counselling services, and distributes HIV/ AIDS related material. They conduct an ‘In School Youth Programme’, an ‘Out Of School Youth Programme’, workplace interventions and other outreach initiatives. As a result of their outreach sessions, a vibrant programme…

Reliving origins through art

March 15, 2012January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

By Venessa Deosaran ‘Artist Prack’ Intricate strokes of a kaleidoscope of colours are drawn on plain canvas as the U.S.- based Guyanese artist Praimchand Hookumchand, popularly known as ‘Artist Prack’, relives his childhood memories of his beloved home, Guyana. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, the artist said he grew up in Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara. He was raised in a working class family and attended Enterprise Primary School then Annandale Secondary. In his teenage years, during the 70s, the artist discovered his creative streak.…

Celeste David

March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Celeste David, born in the ancient county of Berbice on October 30, 1986, started singing from the tender age of four in her church. Celeste obtained early exposure to the stage, doing her first concert as early as five years old. Plying her trade at almost every conceivable opportunity, Celeste became a regular feature at school concerts, community gatherings and other forums that included weddings and funerals. Thanks to Whitney Houston and at a later date Lauryn Hill, two strong influences in her career, a definite singing style, poise and…

Gnomic Pronunciations

March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Epiphany? We’ve spoken before (well, actually “protested” before) of the proclivity of Lincoln Lewis (“Lincoln the Loud”) to bluff and bluster, not to mention ‘rant and rave’. So what are we to make of the latest missive published under his name? (We understand they’re written by someone very close to him.) In unusually subdued tones, Lewis purports to ‘evaluate’ both the executive and the legislative branches of our government, since he says, ‘lead-management of each is in different hands.” Thank goodness he spared us the now barf-inducing phrase, ‘new dispensation’.…

Stirring Sugar

March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Satiricus likes sugar. It is not that he is a ‘sweet man’, but his cuppa tea must have its two or three spoons of sugar stirred in. So Satiricus takes an interest in what goes on in sugar. When the fellas in the cane fields start to down their tools, he began to feel withdrawal symptoms just thinking what might be down the road. More of that Guatemalan sugar that tasted like mud! He was therefore quite grateful that Ram Jhaat Tan and the KFC got involved with the striking…