Month: April 2013

‘Serving humanity is like serving God” A Catholic church in Essequibo continues to play a pivotal role in its communities

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By Indrawattie Natram For centuries, the Catholic Church has been known for its effortless humanitarian services, especially reaching out to the most vulnerable in society. On the Essequibo Coast, the St Francis Xavier Parish Roman Catholic Church in Charity continues to be the “life blood” of the region when it comes to effectively providing its services to the vulnerable communities in the area. St Francis Xavier Parish, which is headed by Pastor Hugo Cardenas, is renowned for meeting communities’ needs by providing one hot meal to some 400 vulnerable students…

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Guyana’s rich biodiversity

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Awarmie Mountain and Grass Pond, Rupununi, are two ideal locations teeming with rich biodiversity. Awarmie Mountain, a 40-minute boat ride from the Rewa Eco-lodge, is of much importance for locals as this is where they have their sustenance farms, and they also do much of their hunting and fishing in the area. According to “Guyana: The Bradt Travel Guide” by Kirk Smock, “there is a good path cut up to the top of the mountain but the climb can be steep in places and should be done by those confident…

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Building Shelves

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Hello…welcome back. In this installment, we will be looking at building a shelf. It’s a relatively easy, do-it yourself project, and a small job, that becomes a fixture in your home or office, that when completed you can look at with some measure of pride,  knowing that you did it yourself! The spirit level will be your most handy tool here, because you need to make the shelf perfectly level. You don’t want stuff rolling off the shelf. Tools and materials 1.    Hand drill and drill bits a size slightly…

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A focus on education

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From a yearning to do her part in helping the needy in her beloved homeland, US-based Guyanese Natasha Prakash, founded Helping ‘U’ Guyana (HUG) in April 2010. The registered non-profit, humanitarian relief and development organisation focuses on areas of health and education, community development and skills development. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Natasha said she spent her formative years in Land of Canaan on the East Bank of Demerara. About 18 years ago, she and her family migrated to the U.S. The philanthropist stated she spent ten…

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Int’l architects advising on Guyana’s City Hall restoration project

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A team of architects from North America and the Caribbean are expected to arrive in Guyana soon to lend their expertise to aid in the restoration of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, City Mayor Hamilton Green said. According to Green, the architects are expected to arrive in the country within the next two weeks. He told Guyanese media that the private sector is facilitating this aspect of the project, explaining that a private firm is paying the architects’ travel and accommodation fees. However, Green was reluctant to disclose the…

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Over Gy$22M allocated to Granger’s office

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Over Gy$22 million has been approved by the National Assembly for the Office of the Leader of the Opposition to carry out its functions. Some Gy$6.7 million of the amount was granted to the office to be used for the purchase of furniture and office supplies. Granger and other members of his party had complained about the lack of furniture for his office. They said furniture was purchased prior to Granger taking up the office, but it was disposed of. “This is a deliberate attempt to paralyse my office, it…

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Radyo Licence

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Satiricus admitted that he was a softie. What could he say? He didn’t like trouble or ‘jhanjat’. So when he saw his old pal Mook Lall, from the big market days so heated up about not getting a radio licence, he decided to do some checking. After all, as an old newshound, he did have his ‘sources’. So he ambled over to the new Broadcasting Authority where an old pal, Scrungie, had been seconded and explained the situation.  Scrungie grinned broadly, “That gon cost you, you know.” “So you still…

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Optimism high as UG celebrates 50th anniversary

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By Umadevi Bux – Speaker after speaker at an interfaith service to mark the 50th Anniversary of the University of Guyana last Friday, urged citizens to embrace the institution as the nation’s university and work towards ensuring it fulfills its mandate to students. Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Dr Paloma Mohamed, who also chaired the anniversary’s planning committee, said it was hoped that the institution’s 50th anniversary will be a call for action.  She believes that the university’s importance cannot be understated if Guyana is to stand confidently…

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Govt pays TVG/Vieira for breaching fundamental rights – court ruled that govt should grant radio licence

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The government of Guyana has officially paid Gy$500,000 to Television Guyana Inc (TVG), as successor to Vieira Communications Limited (VCT), for damages after it was sued for breaching the company’s fundamental rights to a radio broadcast licence. The move came after a Court of Appeal Order was issued to the government’s Legal Affairs Ministry, following the company’s success at advancing arguments at the levels of the High Court and the Appeal Court. The cheque was paid in the month of March, originally to TVG, which had purchased all of the…

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Guyanese girls nabbed in human trafficking ring in Barbados

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Barbados police have smashed what they believe is a human trafficking ring and for the first time have charged individuals with this crime. As a result, a man and a woman were expected to appear in court on Monday, jointly charged with human trafficking.  Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector David Welch on Sunday confirmed that the two were charged, following a police raid of a bar in Nelson Street, ‘The City’, last Thursday. Reliable sources told the Daily Nation that the 22-year-old man and the bar’s 36-year-old proprietress were arrested…

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