Year: 2016

Massive parade, unity concert bring curtains down on Jubilee celebration in NY

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New York: A mammoth parade through the streets of Brooklyn and a massive unity concert at South Shore High School Park, Brooklyn, brought the curtains down on the one-week New York celebration of Guyana’s Golden Jubilee of Independence. The New York Guyana Jubilee Celebrations from held from June 4 – 12, 2016, was organised by Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Committee (New York). The parade, which commenced at Church and Utica Avenues in the heart of the Guyanese-American community in Brooklyn, was led by Committee Chairman, Mr. Rickford Burke, Guyanese…

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Enjoy Kurupukari Falls

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Located in Region Nine on the banks of the mighty Essequibo River, the Kurupukari Falls is a natural wonder.It is a series of rapids, which provide a vital water supply for the village of Fairview. At the Falls, there are boulders with ancient markings called petroglyphs. Fishing and swimming are just a few activities to enjoy at the Falls.

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African emigration to British Guiana

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According to a March 31, 1851 census there were some 7,168 African immigrants residing in Demerara, Essequibo and Berbiceon the colony of British Guiana. Of these, 2,728 were living in Berbice, including in New Amsterdam. Two thousand, four hundred and five resided in Demerara, including Georgetown, and 2,035 lived in Essequibo. While many are said to have voluntarily arrived on the colony from Sierra Leone and the Kroo (Kru) Coast, now in modern day Liberia and Ivory Coast, many others arrived after being rescued from the slave ships of other…

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The Guyana Women Artists’ Association exhibits artistic pieces

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The Association is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation that seeks to encourage and support women’s participation in the field of visual arts. Formed in September of 1987, GWAA had Marjorie Broodhagen A.A. (1912 – 2000) as its first president and an executive committee, which included Stephanie Correia A.A. (d.2000), Agnes Jones A.A. (d. 2008), and other prominent artists and art educators of that time. In April of the following year, the Association mounted its first exhibition, in retrospect. In 1989 a travelling GWAA exhibition was mounted at the National Museum in…

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Nandlall fires back – says AG’s controversial law school comments expose his ‘utter incompetence’

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Former Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall has yet again lashed out at current Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams over what he said are his controversial comments about the former AG’s role. Williams, at a recent press conference said it was the former People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Government which caused the current state of affairs in the country. Williams blamed the previous Administration for failing the Guyanese law students, and for not giving special interest in the programme and its commitment with the Trinidad and Tobago-based Hugh Wooding…

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GDF still awaiting report from Venezuelan officials on recent shooting incident

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The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said it was currently awaiting a report from officials of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who were recently dispatched to carry out an investigation into allegations that soldiers from the Spanish-speaking nation had opened fire on a group of Guyanese in the Cuyuni River. Army Chief-of-Staff, Brigadier Mark Phillips on Tuesday informed Guyana Times International that the Venezuelans recently dispatched their team to the border to carry out an investigation into the incident, which took place at the border. He said the officials there would…

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Police awaiting DPP’s advice on whether to charge Dharamlall

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The Police file seeking advice on whether to proceed with charges against People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Member of Parliament Nigel Dharamlall – after he threatened to shoot an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) official – is still with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Chambers. Dharamlall recently came into the lime light after a Police complaint was filed that he allegedly whipped out his gun and threatened to shoot the official after the individual was seen communicating with his (Dharamlall’s) ex-wife. The Police had confirmed the report and launched an investigation…

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PYO salutes Muhammad Ali

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One of Guyana’s premier youth organizations, the Progressive Youth Organization (PYO), wishes to express its profound sadness at the passing of one of the world’s most celebrated athletes and personalities who has not only reshaped the corridors of history but has left an indelible impression on the minds of young people across the world. Muhammad Ali, who passed away at 74, used every fiber in his being to fight against social injustices, economic inequalities and racism within a developing America and further afield, the PYO said in a statement. He…

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Drunken husband apologises for verbally abusing wife, fined Gy$5000

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As the debate over the prevalence of alcohol consumption continues, a husband was fined for using abusive language to his wife when he appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court. Mohabir Ramrattan on Monday appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse to answer to the charge which alleged that on June 4, in an intoxicated state, he verbally abused Deomattie Ramlakhan, his wife, after she refused to give him money, which he demanded to finance his ‘regular habit” of rum drinking. According to the Prosecution’s case, Ramrattan’s wife was very annoyed with her…

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