Guyana gotta history of mashin up every ting since de days of Burnt Ham. In dem not so long time days, Burnt Ham mash up de guvament and he mash up de people. He had try to mash up de Pee-P-P- too. When that didn’t happen, Burnt Ham mash up all de elections so that he coulda stay in power to mash up whah ever was still leff to mash up. So de mash up mentality deh round a long time now. Burnt Ham mash up de railway and bring…
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Enmore Youth Development Group
The Enmore Youth Development Group is a non-profitable organisation registered under the Ministry of Culture, Youths and Sports and attached to the President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana programme. The group was founded on Sept. 11, 2013, by two dedicated professionals, who have a passion for youths and their development, Steve Datta and Romel Putulall. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, president of the group, Romel Putulall stated that the group’s aim is to “promote young individuals within society and to help develop good moral value in their…
Read MoreCultural folklore
By Petamber Persaud Part One “Cultural Folklore; Celebrating 44” is the theme for Mashramani 2014, Guyana’s celebration of its Republic status attained on Feb. 23, 1970. Cultural folklore has forever captivated the imagination of the country’s writers. Additionally, it has captured the imagination of non-Guyanese writers who, in one way or the other, had experienced the intricacies of Guyana’s cultural patrimony as colonisers, missionaries, or adventurers. This article, in a series of three parts, will deal with some poetic contributions by Guyanese writers. Another article will look at the…
Read MoreThe historical Rupununi Cattle Trail
By Dmitri Allicock Cattle, cowboys and horses, creeks, rivers, wooden bridges, swamps, rain, mosquitoes, jaguars and snakes are the ingredients for a great imaginative western movie. These can also be found in stories on the movement of herds of cattle on the infamous Rupununi Cattle Trail to the coastal marketplace of British Guiana. On the hoof, cattle were driven along a cattle trail that wended its way from Annai in the Rupununi savannahs through rough terrain to the Yawakuri savannah on the Berbice River, covering a distance of at least…
Read MoreGuyanese women who made history
Throughout history, there have been numerous Guyanese women, receiving many accolades for outstanding achievements, having shown that greatness can come from a small country. One such notable individual is Dame Sybil Theodora Phoenix. She was born in British Guiana and grew up in Georgetown. She and her fiancé, Joe Phoenix, moved to England in 1956 and married in June of that year. In 1972, she became the first black woman to receive an MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth II. Phoenix initially refused to accept…
Read MoreNo Gel Rum Jhaat got them own plan
Most people does have a plan most of de time. Some people does plan to do good and some people does plan to do evil. From de time lil pickney get big, dem does plan. Dem does plan whah dem gon become, whah dem gon do in life, wheh dem gon live, and even who dem gon marry. Plus, it got some mummah and daady who does plan fuh dem pickney. Dem does plan from de day dem pickney born to de day dem gon dead, as if dem done…
Read MoreTimes Notebook: Celebrating Guyana
In 1970, we were a very poor but proud nation with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of only about US$300 per capita. By 1990, we were a least developing country and one of the worst indebted nations on Earth with a poverty rate between 66 and 88 per cent. Our education and health systems became the worst in the Caribbean. Life expectancy at birth was no better in 1990 than it was in 1964. We were a dictatorship with rigged elections. Citizens were afraid to speak and there was no…
Read MoreLegal experts say requirements to become a magistrate inadequate
Amid criticisms of the local magistracy regarding the handling of a number of matters, Senior Council and former Attorney General Bernard De Santos has called for a review of requirements for persons sitting on the bench. Speaking with Guyana Times International, De Santos said the current requirements are inadequate. “Frankly, I don’t think it’s enough, they are virtually little children being appointed as magistrates,” said De Santos as he referred to the age of some of the sitting magistrates. Currently, persons must have a first degree and three years in…
Read MoreWorld peace is vital for development – president
February 23 is a key date on the Rotary International Organisation’s calendar as it marks 109 years of the existence of an organisation whose motto is “Service above self” and which has several branches across Guyana. On Saturday, the New Amsterdam branch hosted a dinner to mark its anniversary and to promote “World understanding and peace”. Delivering the feature address, President Donald Ramotar said that just as how internal peace is vital for any nation’s development, world peace is also of tremendous importance. Recalling the effects of the two world…
Read MoreThousands flock Georgetown to celebrate Mash 2014
In brilliant sunshine, Guyanese from all walks of life turned out in their numbers to witness the traditional costume and float parade as Guyana celebrated 44 years as a republic on Sunday, but evidently, they were disappointed with the number of floats that were showcased. The streets were packed to capacity with spectators and a large number of tourists in their colourful outfits, gyrating to sweet soca music. Some also took the opportunity to click photos of the bands as they slowly went through the streets. At every corner, there…
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