Oluatoyin Alleyne

Some people tend to look like they belong in certain professions.

After a hard-fought battle with rare bone cancer two years ago, 50-year-old Sukree Boodram thought she was winning when she was told that she was in remission.

She wrung her hands and the tears she had been fighting began to flow down her cheeks; her emotional pain was almost tangible.

– gov’t intervention underway, but stakeholders say should be more strategic A recent report by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has painted a horrifying picture of the Region One community Baramita, where the incidence of sexual and physical violence is so high among women and children that young girls are forced to walk with broken bottles in their bosoms as a form of protection.

She left her mother’s home at age 13 and soon after was pregnant with her first child.

Smart City Solutions is not a company loved by many moreso motor-ists in Georgetown since it is responsible for the metered parking now in force.

Her day starts at 5 am and the early hours are filled with the rush of preparing herself for work and her daughter for school; once she leaves work at 4 pm, she bolts home to help her daughter with homework before rushing off to her night job from 6 pm to 2.30 am.

  Today we begin a series which focuses exclusively on the raw experiences of women all across the country.

A breathtaking photograph of a benab with children standing around outside and the Pakaraima Mountains in the background planted a seed in young Odacy Davis’s mind and though it was not watered for many years it continued to grow and today it is a full-fledged tree; the love she developed for the environment is now her career.

While the Government has argued that the amendments to the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act are to assist the “overwhelmed” Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to close the loopholes and catch tax cheats, the opposition yesterday accused it of being dictatorial and turning the country into a totalitarian state.

At 78, Eugene Lewis is the chairperson for her community and she supports herself by rearing chickens and ducks, coupled with produce from her fruit trees and she maintains that she wants it no other way since her independence is her greatest asset.

Every day, 19-year-old Shemeka Campbell gets up at around 4 am, prepares her younger siblings for school and heads out to the family shop where she remains until after dark, catching a dollar to help the family survive.

Today when 37-year-old Sonia George opens her eyes, unlike many, her heart would not be merry it would be heavy and she would be crying.

Christmas is a merry time for many but for one man, in his own words, it is “the happiest time in my life” and he continues, “no one in this world likes Christmas more than me.”

Malla Mohabir is on a mission to gain legal guardianship of her grandson who lost his mother earlier this year allegedly at the hands of his father.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne On July 10, 29-year-old Selina Ramotar was brutally stabbed ten times and left to die by the father of her child with whom she had severed a relationship.

Tired of being alerted to all that was negative in Guyana on the worldwide web, a couple decided to fight the bad with the good and created a space specifically designed to showcase all that was positive in the Land of Many Waters, giving birth to the Visit Guyana Facebook page.

We eat every day, but for some of us, preparing and tasting the same food every week, month and year can get boring.

With the first anniversary of the death of Joy Thomas approaching, her grieving grandmother takes comfort in knowing that the woman accused of trafficking her is behind bars and she is calling on the authorities to ensure that the victim in the case remains safe.

When 31-year-old long-distance runner Cleveland Forde walked across the stage last weekend to receive his Bachelor in Business Management (with Distinction) degree from the University of Guyana he did so with pride, but foremost on the athlete’s mind was all that he still wants to achieve in his sports career.