Year: 2013

Hoping to develop local communities, the new, one-of-a-kind Shulinab Industrial Arts Centre in Rupununi is ready to tap into growing construction markets The recent establishment of the Shulinab Industrial Arts Centre, financed by the New Zealand government, focuses on carpentry and joinery at Shulinab in South Central Rupununi, and enables community members to tap into the construction industry and capitalise on the growing market at Lethem and in Brazil. The centre, formally presented to the community by the New Zealand High Commission Head of Mission Fund on July 4, boasts…

St Ignatius Youth Activity Week a success A ‘Youth Activity Week’, a regular event organised by the Catholic Church in the village of St Ignatius, near Lethem, Rupununi, has become a vital programme for many youths as it offers vital skills for empowerment. During August 12-19, the event was attended by more than 20 boys and girls from ages 8 to 16. The activity week was organised by parish priest, Fr. Tim Curtis who, sadly, has since returned to the UK after completing his term of service. However, hands-on supervision…

By Vishnu Bisram   I was in London last month and was privileged to visit the Maha Lakshmi Vidya Bhavan (MLVB) temple led by Guyanese Bankim Gossai, brother of the late popular pandit, Prakash Goosai. One gets a heavenly, inspirational feeling when entering the mandir, a divine feeling that is hard to describe. Others who visited the mandir revealed similar experiences. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles were impressed with the mandir and its spiritual leader. They were intrigued about the mandir and wanted to know more about how such a…

WPO general secretary Sheila Veerasammy talks about a program designed to help women gain financial independence, especially as the holiday season approaches Focused on empowerment, the Women Progressive Organisation (WPO) has held a vital training programme to equip women with necessary skills and the earning power to come out of poverty and get on the path of self-development. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Sheila Veerasammy, WPO’s general secretary, said a group of 25 women who are wives, mothers, single parents, teenage girls, and women, all victims and…

The Guyana Institute of Historical Research was founded to preserve and disseminate vital information on the history of Guyana, and to help with awareness of the importance of the country’s past. GIHR was founded in July 11, 1994 and formally commissioned Sept. 1, 2000, when an application for registration under the Funeral and Burials Act was submitted.  The signatories were GIHR Director Hazel Woolford, Tota Mangar, Arlene Munroe, Cecelia McAlmont and Dr. Melissa Ifill. It was registered on February 8, 2010 and is managed by a board of directors. The…