Year: 2018

United Hindu Diaspora: The challenge

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By Ravi Dev At the World Hindu Conference held this weekend in Chicago to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivenananda’s address to the World Congress on Religion, I discussed the challenge of internal differences among the Hindu Diaspora. The term “Diaspora” itself signals a challenge to united action – one that is more contextual and historically contingent and arises ultimately from the fact we are very fragmented. The Hindu Diaspora, which now number at least 20 million, was formed by migrations during four distinct eras: 1) pre-colonial trade Diaspora;…

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Edgar mittelholzer: creole Chips and Other writings ed. Juanita Cox

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By Petamber Persaud At the mention of the name Edgar Mittelholzer, the Kaywana Trilogy readily comes to mind, especially those titles with erotic cover designs. The Kaywana Trilogy comprising of the Children of Kaywana, Kaywana Stock and The Old Blood is an uninhibited family saga covering more three hundred years of Guyana’s history from earliest times – colonization and slavery – to the advent of Independence and democracy. But those titles are only three in an oeuvre of novels numbering twenty-three, published and known; there is a sense of anticipation…

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Berbice man gets 23 years for killing East Canje ‘bad man’

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A former aspiring lawyer who has been found guilty of manslaughter committed in April 2016 was on Wednesday jailed for 23 years. Twenty-year-old Davenand Dhandhari of Lot 27 Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice was found guilty by a mixed jury in the Berbice Assizes two weeks ago, but returned to court on Wednesday for sentencing. It has been legally established that Dhandhari unlawfully killed Omesh Seelall, called “Rovin” and “Short Neck”, also of Betsy Ground, in a wedding house brawl during April 2016. The 21-year-old Seelall was hit to the…

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24 trainees ready for careers in Guyana’s emerging Oil & Gas Industry

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Twenty-four young men, on Wednesday, graduated from the TOTALTEC Academy armed with certificates that equip them to join Guyana’s emerging oil and gas industry. Delivering remarks at the graduation ceremony Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo noted that with the petroleum industry coming on stream, persons have to be prepared to meet international standards. “As a pioneer, TOTALTEC is lighting the fire on top of the mountain. Through its programmes, it is saying training is the means by which you will reach higher standards”, the Prime Minister stated. Following a familiarisation tour…

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‘Political harassment’

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Former members of Cabinet under the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) were called in for renewed questioning by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) regarding the sale and transfer of lands located in Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara, popularly known as “Pradoville 2” under the former Administration’s tenure. On Wednesday morning, former Public Works Minister Robeson Benn and former Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir found themselves the latest to be questioned at SOCU’s headquarters. The duo was represented by former Education Minister Priya Manickchand, who disclosed that she too was called in for…

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NY Governor announces nearly US$3M in grants for breast cancer research

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced nearly US$3 million in funding will be awarded to projects across New York for breast cancer research. These grants will encourage innovative research into the causes of breast cancer, as well as prevention, detection or screening, treatment, survivorship and cure, along with the design of new educational strategies to help people reduce specific risk factors associated with developing breast cancer, the Governor’s Office said. “New York will continue to take action and make investments that help advance breast cancer research, raise public awareness, and…

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Guyanese hairdresser jailed, fined G$2.3M for trafficking cocaine in vagina, stomach

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The East Ruimveldt hairdresser who was on Sunday last intercepted with 100 cocaine pellets stashed in her vagina and stomach appeared before the Chief Magistrate on Thursday and was jailed for four years. Karen Stuffle, 46, who accepted ownership of her actions, told Magistrate Ann McLennan that she was paid some $US400 and given an airline ticket to traffic the illicit drugs. The woman begged for mercy stating that her actions would not be repeated. However, in handing down the four years sentence Magistrate McLennan also slapped a hefty fine…

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CPL a powerful platform to project Guyana to the world – Stewart

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Over the six years of its existence, the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has done well for various sectors in Guyana and across the Caribbean. One such sector has been tourism and hospitality. The Hero CPL and Sport Tourism in Guyana can go hand-in-hand. This belief was stressed across the board on Tuesday as the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana hosted the CPL sponsor, Hero MotoCorp, and representatives from CPL. Speaking at the event, Commercial Organiser of CPL, James Stewart, expressed his pleasure with the strides CPL has made…

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After all the campaign promises, the AFC has failed its supporters

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Dear Editors, When the APNU/AFC coalition won the general elections of May 2015, the country had voted for, and had high hopes for change. Even Guyanese who did not vote in the elections gave the new Government their support, and a chance to prove themselves. However, as events unfolded, and the new Government settled into office, slowly, the people of this country began to realise that a hoax had been played on us. The range of condemnation and accusations that were levelled against the PPP/C turned out to be hype,…

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Guyana Govt lacks political will to save sugar industry

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Dear Editor, The Skeldon Estate is much touted to be a dismal failure engineered by the PPP Government, and has been used ad lib by many politicians as the proverbial ‘whipping boy’. This is done until now, whenever GuySuCo is being discussed. However, the CoI commissioned by this Government gave detailed capital expenditures which can transform the entire GuySuCo, making it viable and profitable by 2020. This is the same argument proposed by the Leader of the Opposition, Dr Jagdeo, who has said that the G$30 billion syndicated loan can…

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