Year: 2013

‘Not just homemakers or baby bearers’

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Partners in Unity encourages women to recognise their empowering values Founded by a group of women, Partners in Unity seeks opportunities to improve the lives of the vulnerable while at the same time empowering themselves. The organisation was formed in November 2008 by the contestants of the Miss Guyana Renaissance Pageant 2008. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine,  public relations officer, Patricia Helwig, a contestant in the 2008 pageant who was first runner-up, said that the group of women decided to form a non-profit organisation because they “saw…

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Guyana represented on World Scout Bureau

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Scout Association of Guyana (SAG) Chief Commissioner Zaida Joaquin was last Friday elected as a member of the Inter-American Scout Committee (ISC) of the World Scout Bureau, Inter-American region. Joaquin was Guyana’s first female chief commissioner and now the first SAG member to be elected to the World Scout Bureau. The Inter-American Scout Region is composed of all the national scout associations that are recognised by the world organisation of the scout movement located in North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The ISC is the body that…

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Guyanese movie ‘Brown Sugar too Bitter For Me’ mesmerises Toronto

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On Sunday evening, the people of Toronto were treated to an amazing cinematic experience as the Guyanese movie ‘Brown Sugar too Bitter For Me’ held its premiere performance in Canada at The AMC Theater on Interchange way. Doorga Entertainment, headed by Vashtie Doorga, presented the movie to viewers, who were spellbound by the presentation. The theater was decorated with sugar cane stalks set to the theme of a sugar plantation on which the movie was based. In attendance were lead actor and producer/director Mahadeo Shivraj, Executive producer George Subhraj, lead…

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TCCF celebrates 13 years of service to sick Caribbean kids

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The Caribbean Children Foundation (TCCF) is currently celebrating 13 years of helping critically ill Caribbean children to get life-saving and life-altering medical help, and to mark the occasion, a special event was held Saturday at the Empire Banquet Hall in Toronto. After mixing, mingling and enjoying a very tasty island-hopping style dinner buffet, TCCF’s president Jay Brijpaul, updated the packed banquet hall on the Foundation’s fund-raising activities and gave a brief history of TCCF, from its humble beginnings to its present status of being one of the most successful Caribbean…

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PPP/C not afraid to face the voters – President tells Guyanese Diaspora in NY

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President Donald and First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar were given a standing ovation and warm welcome in Richmond Hill, New York by overseas-based Guyanese last Friday at the Fairfield Pavilion. While in New York, the president also addressed a large gathering of Guyanese in Brooklyn on Thursday evening at the Woodbine Catering Hall. Accompanying the president were Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett. The president told the large gathering in Queens that he wanted to speak with them candidly about affairs in their homeland. He outlined…

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“I feel blessed to have won the title” – Newly crowned Amerindian Heritage queen

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About 01: 45h on Sunday morning, before a sleepy almost packed National Cultural Centre, Miss Region Five Analisa Andrews, 21, of Moraikabai was crowned Miss Amerindian Heritage 2013 after six hours of exhilarating competition. Andrews, an aspiring accountant, won the judges’ hearts as she mesmerised them from the beginning of the competition to the end. She sealed the deal when she answered the question: “The theme for Amerindian Heritage Month is ‘honouring our culture, advancing our future’; what does this mean to you?” Proud of tradition In response, she confidently…

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CJIA expansion attracts int’l interest – Minister Benn

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Several countries have shown an interest in Guyana’s push to develop a new international airport, Public Works Minister Robeson Benn disclosed. The minister recently led a small delegation to the 38th International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) General Assembly in Montreal, Canada. Representatives from Nigeria, Indonesia and other African countries quizzed Minister Benn on the opportunities that could be derived from the project. In-depth discussions were also held with Princess Stella Adaeze-Oduah, Nigeria’s aviation minister. According to Minister Benn, he along with Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) Director Zulfikar Mohamed and…

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Caribbean Airlines, Fly Jamaica denied permission for direct NY flights

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Amidst objections from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and Airlines for America (A4A) the US Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday denied applications by Caribbean Airlines and Fly Jamaica to have direct flights from Georgetown to New York. Both Fly Jamaica and CAL had presented letters with their applications saying that they had been granted flag carrier status by the Guyana Government. According to the ruling, the DOT said that in considering foreign air carrier requests for extra-bilateral authority it weighs various criteria specific to the type of extra-bilateral…

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Fly Jamaica upbeat about Guyana-New York route

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Fly Jamaica officially began its service in Guyana during the early hours of Friday morning, with the inaugural flight comprising members of the media corps and some 120 private passengers to Jamaica then onward to United States of America. The Boeing 757-200ER aircraft, with a seating configuration of 12 business and 186 economy seats, departed the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at 01: 30h and arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport, Jamaica around 05: 00h, with a connecting flight to New York’s John F Kennedy Airport. The new airline will…

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Burrowes School of Arts hosts 34th graduation ceremony

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The Burrowes School of Arts on Friday hosted its 34th graduation ceremony and art exhibition at the Umana Yana, Kingston in Georgetown. The ceremony saw a total of 33 students graduating. Four students graduated with diplomas in graphics and textile design, while another four graduated with certificates in textile design, leathercraft, and graphics. Additionally, 10 students also received beginners certificates and 15 graduated from the art programme. Delivering the feature address at the graduation, Culture, Youth and Sport Minister, Dr Frank Anthony congratulated the students on the hard work they…

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