Year: 2017

Guyana Space Stamps

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While collecting stamps from around the world is a popular facet of this hobby, collecting stamps related to a subject or a concept is also common. Topics can be almost anything, from stamps on stamps, birds, trains, cars, music, to famous people, events, astronomy or space. There are estimated to be as many galaxies visible in the universe as there are stars in the Milky Way – over 100,000 million. So, it is surprising that not many of them are featured on stamps. As space exploration grew, so did ‘Astrophilately’…

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Eagerly looking forward to the past

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By Petamber Persaud Very often, and too often with immense gratification, I get the urge to put aside the reading of current books in preference to delving into those published a while back, especially reprinted rare and out-of-print material. This browsing is not too difficult for me for I am accustomed to ‘marking up’ my own books, highlighting words, phrases and extracts of interest. For instance, while flicking through “Beacons of Excellence: The Edgar Mittelholzer Memorial Lectures – Volume 3, 1986 – 2013”, I stumbled on the following passage: One…

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Silencing the Indian

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By Ravi Dev Mr Eric Phillips responded to my article that asked the question, “Can the Indian Guyanese speak for Justice?” and claimed, “This shows the malicious degree of deception used by Indian leadership in Guyana”. He then went on to name a number of media entities owned by Indian Guyanese and several individuals of Indian descent who write and comment in Guyana to “prove” his point. First of all, apart from Ms Ryhaan Shah, I doubt the others who were named would take kindly to the notion that they…

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Hiking to the ‘Sleeping Giant’

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The Kanuku Mountains are located in the heart of the Rupununi Savannahs in south-western Guyana. The mountains are divided by the Rupununi River into western and eastern ranges. It is one of the most ecologically diverse areas in Guyana with habitats ranging from savannah, gallery forests and semi-deciduous forests in the lowlands. One of the most notable features of the Kanuku mountain range is the ‘Sleeping Giant’ – a peak found on the range. Hikers describe the ‘Sleeping Giant’ height to be “almost 3,000ft”. Despite numerous challenges on the hike…

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Confident darts team depart for Brazilian test

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A five-member team comprising national champion Sudesh Fitzgerald, Luiz Miguel Ramierz-Merlano, Lallchand Rambharose, Terrence Joseph and Victorine Chandro departed Guyana on Wednesday for neighbouring Brazil where they will compete in the Professional Darts Corporation World Championship Qualifier for Central Caribbean and South America. The players are aiming for places in the William Hill World Darts Championship set for December in London. President of the Guyana Darts Association, Sheik Yassen wished the team well on their journey and urged them to perform to their best given the stakes on offer. Fitzgerald…

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Singh aiming for another splendid series against Sri Lanka “A”

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…Test experience is an asset “My personal goal is to get back to scoring heavy runs. I would love to equal or better my record against Sri Lanka where I scored over 300 runs,” Vishaul Singh stated in an interview with Guyana Times International Sport on Wednesday after a training session with the Guyana Jaguars at the Everest Cricket Club. The left-handed batsman is currently preparing for another stint with the West Indies ‘A’ team in a home series against Sri Lanka “A”. When the two sides last met in…

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Paul pushing in extra hours as Regional 4-Day looms

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A fully-fit, hungry for further success Keemo Paul says he’s aiming to be the top utility player for Guyana across all formats, while pushing in some extra training to ensure he makes the final cut ahead of the upcoming Cricket West Indies Regional 4-Day tournament. The hard-hitting batsman told this newspaper on Tuesday, during an exclusive interview, that following the recent end of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), he immediately got back to training and playing in the local Jaguars 3-Day Franchise League as a means to further…

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‘Every time I go out I try to be myself’ – Tagenarine Chanderpaul

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By Akeem Greene At 21, Tagenarine Chanderpaul carries a surname internationally known to be that of a prolific batsman. Tagenarine, the son of batting legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul, has endured the years of comparisons from since his early days and it does not help that his unique batting stance mirrors that of his father. There must be immense pressure every time he walks out to bat, with the hope that he reciprocates the runs-machine his father was known for both Guyana and the Caribbean. However, Tagenarine said, he focuses on what…

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Goddesses and violence against females

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By Anu Dev “There is no need to request You, Oh Durga, To protect and save us. For does the mother on whom children solely depend, Ever need such a request? And so our salutations to You; So pray the Gods to You.” Nau Raat began Wednesday. Nau Raat is the time Hindus specifically dedicate (twice annually) to worshipping God as “female”. As a Hindu young woman who has chosen to worship God as female — in my case specifically Mother Saraswati — I’ve sometimes wondered how some Hindu men,…

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A new type of literacy

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BY Ashley Anthony With this month of September having been designated Education month, there is a lot of discussion surrounding literacy and numeracy rates amongst the Guyanese populace. Obviously, this discourse centers on traditional learning, such as being able to read, yet, in this day, there are other forms of literacy that are incredibly important and need to be emphasized. Whilst being able to read and write are inarguably essential in today’s world, our children should also be technologically literate. There is no debate that our society is changing. Once,…

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