2012 – Page 63 – Guyana Times International

Magnificent Monkey Mountain

September 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Monkey Mountain is known for its pristine beauty and lush green, mountainous landscape. It is one of the villages in Region Eight in the vicinity of the magnificent Pakaraima Mountain that borders Guyana and Brazil. It can be accessed by road or air, and is also home to scenic interior savannah. The village is inhabited by the Patamona and the Macushi tribes, and is equipped with a police outpost, schools and other modern-day facilities while rich in its indigenous culture. Residents live in traditional houses and still practice their invaluable…

Visual Arts – ‘An enrichment subject’

September 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

The Education Ministry continued its ‘Education Month’ activities, with a visual arts exhibition at Castellani House that showcased art pieces produced by secondary school students as part of their School Based Assessment (SBA) for CSEC examinations. The exhibition lasted from September 17 to 21 and showcased a combination of art, craft and design, and embodied the theoretical and practical activities of drawing, imaginative composition, graphic design, paint making, three-dimensional design, fibre arts, surface decoration, ceramics, and leather and decorative craft. The pieces were done by Visual Arts CSEC students from…

The Lighthouse

September 28, 2012January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

The Georgetown Lighthouse was first a wooden structure built by the Dutch in 1817 to guide seafaring vessels from the Atlantic Ocean into the Demerara River. Located on Water Street, the 103-foot building was later rebuilt by the British on the same site in the 1830s. This almost 200-year-old building remains standing today, and looks down on what was once Fort William Frederick – now the Transport & Harbours Department. The British constructed the lighthouse of brick, said to be able to withstand strong winds. It is surmounted by an…

The styling concept

September 28, 2012January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

“Makin’ Style Fashion Zone” is the newest addition to Sonia Noel’s fashion-forward styling network “My newest venture, ‘Makin’ Style’, facilitates affordable imaging enhancement, and furnishes clients with fashionable embellishment; all in an effort to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to strike a pose, cause a stir and, above all, make an entrance confidently! The concept is perfect for the busy woman or man who does not have time to pay attention to their wardrobe and styling needs,” designer Sonia Noel told Guyana Times Sunday Magazine. In addition to her…

Guyana Times reporter, artistes recognised at WIMA

September 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Guyana Times entertainment reporter Bhisham Mohamed was among several persons, mostly local music artistes, who received awards at the sixth annual West Indian Music Awards at the Pegasus Poolside, Kingston, Georgetown, last Saturday night. The spotlight of the evening belonged to three-time road March King Mahendra Ramkellawan who walked away with four awards: best song of the year with “Dem Ah Watch Meh”; best promoter; best chutney/ soca artiste, and best music video. While he would have copped the awards, his rivals in the respective categories were not revealed to…

Republication of ‘Benevolent Neutrality’

September 28, 2012January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

By: Dr Basdeo Mangru Benevolent Neutrality, Indian Government Policy and Labour Migration to British Guiana 1854-1884, written by Dr Basdeo Mangru, Associate Professor at York College, was recently republished by Hansib Publications in London to mark the 175th anniversary of the Indian presence in the Caribbean. It was first published in 1988 as part of a series to commemorate the 150th anniversary Unlike other works on the Indians in the Caribbean, this book concentrates on the Indian side of emigration. It provides a detailed analysis of the social, economic and…

President meets UNDP director

September 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

– high-level delegation to visit Guyana Guyana’s Head of State Donald Ramotar continued his rounds of meetings on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York and on Tuesday met with Regional Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Heraldo Munoz and delegation. The officials discussed a number of initiatives. A high-level UNDP delegation will be visiting Guyana next week to review their work as part of a Caribbean-wide review. “You know we have a lot of programmes we are doing with the UNDP, very…

Local govt elections will remain high on the agenda – Luncheon

September 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

In light of the fact that since the holding of the last local government elections in 1994, efficiencies in management have worsened and created havoc at the level of local communities, government has shown its resolve to aggressively confront the existing problems in the local government system. Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS) Dr Roger Luncheon told a news conference on Thursday that apart from the commitment of President Donald Ramotar to have the elections as early as possible, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/ C) administration has made changes…

Canadian-based Guyanese in drive to reduce child mortality rates

September 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony recently visited Toronto, Canada to participate in a Guyana Help The Kids (GHTK) fundraiser. The organisation, which began two years ago as the brainchild of Guyanese-born Humber River Regional Hospital Chief Paediatric Dr Narendra Singh, has set itself the goal of reducing infant mortality in Guyana. It is credited with reducing the child mortality rate at the Georgetown Public Hospital by 40 per cent thus far. Through Dr Singh, a team of some 27 faculty members from the University of Toronto and…

St Monica residents celebrate Heritage Day

September 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Scores of Amerindians from St Monica located in the Upper Pomeroon River on the Essequibo Coast on Friday celebrated their heritage in grand style. The activities began at 10: 00h in the village play field under the theme “Embracing our identity, celebrating our culture”. During the celebrations, villagers participated in a range of activities, including piwari drinking, canoeing and arrow shooting. The community’s celebrations officially kicked off Amerindian Heritage Month in Region Two. Amerindians from various satellite and neighbouring communities joined the village in their celebrations, many of whom were…