Month: November 2013

Dream inspires collection

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‘Blue Intensity’, a recent collection, says local designer Andy Cummings, is inspired by a mysterious dream of love and lust. Describing the inspiration for his latest clothing collection, Andy said: “The midnight blue sky put me in a dream to remember love where blue was the favourite of someone that I had love so much. But the sweetest thing is that I never see the real face of the person up to this day. The person brought me blue roses in all different shades of blue tied in a black…

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Buxton Arts Theatre

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A group of talented and vibrant dramatists, the Buxton Arts Theatre are adamant on showing that great talent can come out from a village that regularly faces stigmatization. The group of youths are known for their thrilling and comedic performances wherever they goes. The recent play, “Mother Island” written by Uso Telford and directed by Chrisandrea Limburgh-Fernandes, received many accolades from the audience at the Drama Festival held at the National Cultural Centre. Although it was unable to cop an award, the audience were totally in love with the group’s…

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2012 Guyana Prize for Literature VII

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By Petamber Persaud   (Extract of an interview with Cassia Alphonso, October 2013, Georgetown, Guyana. Alphonso won the 2012 Guyana Prize for Literature in the category of poetry, a shared-prize with Dr Ian McDonald)   PP  Guide us through this phrase – winning the Guyana Prize for Literature in the category of poetry with your manuscript “Black Cake Mix” which captured people and places from the Pomeroon to Cuffy Monument… CA  (Delightful giggle) PP  There you go –conjuring images you have created in your poetry. And there are some exceptional…

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Overseas-based Guyanese gives back to childhood community

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It is commendable when Guyanese who have left their homeland years ago return to give back to their communities. One such notable person is Ganesh Ramraj, who was born, and grew up in, Independence Boulevard in La Penitence. Ganesh migrated to Canada when he was 23 years old. After much soul searching as an adult,  and overcoming a few of life’s challenges, Ganesh decided it was time to return home to give back to his childhood community. In an interview with  Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, the philanthropist said his initiative,…

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A village of historical significance

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By Deomattie Seeram   The village of Enmore, known during the 19th century as Plantation Enmore, plays an integral part in the history of Guyana. Located in Region Four, on the East Coast of Demerara, it is about two square miles, 16 miles away from the capital city Georgetown, and comprises about 3,000 residents. Enmore, in the 19th Century, was primarily a cotton and sugar plantation, owned by Henry Porter. The estate became a community sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s when villagers were granted plots of land.…

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‘No record of U.S couple’s adoption application’ – Greene

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An American couple in Knoxville, Tennessee have started a fundraising drive in their hometown to complete the adoption of a child from Guyana, but the Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency in Guyana, Ann Greene is maintaining that the agency which overlooks all adoptions has “absolutely no record of the couple making any application to adopt a child in Guyana”. The couple Allen and Stephanie Harden have launched a website to raise over US$15,000 to offset all the expenses of the adoption. But in Guyana there are no…

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NEW GPC Inc/Limacol CPL cops tourism investment award

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The NEW GPC INC/ Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) on Wednesday evening copped the President’s Award for Investment in Tourism, as the Tourism Ministry hosted its annual awards ceremony at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. The award comes as NEW GPC continues to demonstrate vision and courage in investing its resources in the tourism sector. NEW GPC was successful in its bid for the Guyana franchise for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and subsequently secured the title sponsorship for the T20 tournament resulting in the event being…

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Jagdeo, UN Secretary General discuss urgent need for climate action

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Following last week’s presentation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, former President Bharrat Jagdeo has travelled to Warsaw, Poland – the location of this year’s United Nations (UN) climate meeting. In Warsaw, the former president has joined with other world leaders to emphasise the urgency of global action on climate change. On Wednesday morning, he met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon to specifically focus on the needs of the smallest and most vulnerable states, including those in the Alliance of Small Island States…

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Guyana among world’s top destinations to visit in 2014

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National Geographic Traveler magazine has named Guyana on its annual Best of the World list, featuring 20 destinations plus a bonus readers’ choice destination to visit in 2014. The list reflects what is authentic, culturally rich, sustainable and superlative in the world of travel today. The destinations are featured in the December 2013/ January 2014 issue of Traveler magazine, available on newsstands on December 3, and online at travel.nationalgeographic.com/ travel/ best-trips-2014. “Our annual Best of the World list doesn’t reflect hot spots drawn from celebrity sightings or travel statistics,” said…

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GPHC gets first emergency specialist

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Guyana’s health sector is celebrating another milestone as it receives its first emergency medicine specialist, who will be looking to improve the services of the Accident and Emergency (A& E) Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Dr Zulficar Bux underwent three years of training at the GPHC under the supervision of professionals from the Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, U. S. A. He has been recently appointed head of the hospital’s A& E Unit. Dr Bux said prior to his training, he recognised that there is a need for improved…

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