Lazeena Yearwood

Photos by Orlando Charles Students of the Georgetown District showcased their talent and knowledge of Guyanese culture during their performances yesterday at the Children’s Mashramani Competition: Dramatic Poetry and Calypso segment.

The indigenous village of Paramakatoi in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) has the distinction of being home to a nationally recognised nurse who has delivered over 1,700 babies and even after retirement, continues to lend her skills and services to the Indigenous Patamona people of the mountainous region.

A total of 13 parties yesterday submitted candidates’ lists to contest the upcoming March 2nd general and regional elections, with the incumbent A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition, the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), and the United Republican Party (URP) being the only ones seeking to run in all 10 regions.

What started as a way to earn some extra cash has brought a mother and daughter closer as they try to put smiles on the faces of satisfied customers of their home catering operation.

I was introduced to my family’s Christmas traditions very late. This is because I was born long after most of the traditions—the cooking, cleaning, shopping and sharing—were already established by my family without me.

Ahead of the launch of his second collection today, fashion designer Carl Anthony Peterkin thinks that if he can “wow” at least one person, it will be worth it.

With Christmas approaching, some city vendors say sales are lower than they usually are but in the true Christmas spirit they remain optimistic that as the days go by business will be booming.

For most of her life, Shemaiah Enoe’s family did not know that there was anything wrong with her.

Migration, death, and even imprisonment are among the reasons why some city residents on the national register have not collected identification cards from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), a check by this newspaper has found.

Thousands of persons yesterday took to the city streets to show their support for the fight against breast cancer at GTT’s Pinktober Cancer Awareness 5K/10K Walk and Run.

Fishermen are pooling their resources to rebuild storage bonds that were burnt in a fire at the Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara docks on Wednesday, costing them millions in losses.

Kevin Bruce, who is accused of pulling a gun on a police constable, yesterday tearfully told a court that it was the other way around and that he ended up being shot.

Queen’s College student Michael Bhopaul has once again excelled, securing an impressive 16 Grade 1 passes at the Carib-bean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).