Category: Features

Fathers for many young women have had a massive influence on their lives and are great role models when it comes to shaping their opinions on issues of religion, justice, morality, education, and for many, their sense of humour. Father-child relationships, in all communities and at all stages of a child’s life, have a profound and wide-ranging impact that last a lifetime, whether those relationships are positive, negative, or indifferent. Men’s participation as fathers and as caregivers also matters tremendously in women’s lives. And, it positively affects the lives of…

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By: Davina Ramdass At a time when domestic violence, particularly violence against women, is becoming an epidemic in Guyana with very few strides made in curbing the issue, one man is doing his part by sparking conversations about domestic violence. Randy Shepherd, a single father of one, has always been very passionately against violence against women. This passion led him to start a campaign dubbed “Men Against Domestic Violence’, which is seeking to reduce the number of women being brutally abused and even murdered by their spouses through sensitisation. Shepherd…

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By Jemima Holmes Stories are often told of young students who become so attached to their female teachers that once in a blue moon instead of saying ‘Teacher…’ or ‘Miss…’ the word ‘mommy’ comes out. These instances are often a testament to how close teacher and student can be. What most people don’t realise is that the same goes for male teachers or in the world of sport, coaches. Whenever we sit down to catch a game of cricket or football or even indulge in a riveting game of chess,…

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Guyana has scored the coveted spot on the cover of the June/July 2019 issue of the international Travel Agent Magazine, as the country continues to make leaps in the tourism sector, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported. The cover of this edition of the magazine features the majestic Kaieteur Falls, the world’s largest single-drop waterfall. The edition features a special report on Guyana, by writer Adam Leposa, who tells of his “first-hand look at the intriguing, emerging destination of Guyana”. Leposa acknowledged the work being done to improve the…

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Randy Madray is a 25-year-old fashion designer who was born in Georgetown, Guyana. At the age of 15, because of his successes in the arts in school and his evident love for fashion, Randy was proposed by his closest cousin, Javanna, to enter into a fashion designing competition, FACTS, for students. At that time, the shy teenager was a student at Queen’s College and was pushed towards realizing his full designing potential. Being the youngest he was quite nervous but emerged the winner of 3 of the five prejudged segments…

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Nobody is safe from air pollution, the United Nations warned on World Environment Day, with nine out of 10 people on the planet now breathing polluted air. This has led to a growing, global health crisis, which already causes about 7 million deaths per year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Burning fossil fuels for power, transport and industry is a major contributor to air pollution as well as the main source of planet-warming carbon emissions – and tackling both problems together could bring substantial benefits for public health.…

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– dreams of one day making it big on international export market By Utamu Belle What started off as just a curious business venture between two women has led Linden entrepreneur 49-year-old Pamela Bradford down the path of creating her own line of natural coconut oil products. The businesswoman, who is the creative mind behind Pam’s Coconut Oil Products, has recently ventured from simply making, bottling and selling plain coconut oil to residents in the community, to establishing her own line of scented coconut oil hair products. Residents in the…

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Humans are both creatures and moulders of their environment, which gives them physical sustenance and affords them the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth. In the long and tortuous evolution of the human race on this planet, a stage has been reached where, through the rapid acceleration of science and technology, humans have acquired the power to transform their environment in countless ways and on an unprecedented scale. The United Nations, aware that the protection and improvement of the human environment is a major issue, which affects the…

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Hydropower has the ability to transform a country’s electricity spectrum with cleaner energy thus contributing to the reduction of global warming as well as saving the environment. Guyana, a country with vast rainforests and hundreds of waterfalls, took up the mantle and included the Amaila Falls Hydroelectricity Project (AFHP) as part of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) under the stewardship of then President Bharrat Jagdeo. Touted as the keystone of the LCDS, the AFHP was launched in 2009 but has been on hold since 2013 when the developer Sithe…

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By Lakanand Singh After two months of planning, indecision and busy weekends our road trip up the Soesdyke-Linden Highway came to fruition. Was it my idea? No. Did I plan the excursion? Again, no. I did, however, invest in fishing line, hooks, two yari-yari rods and tagged along with my brother and three of his friends. Journeying along the stretch of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway has always been, for me, one of the more enjoyable road trips in Guyana, second only travelling along the coast to East Berbice (granted, I haven’t…

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