Guyana Review

Sport Is the decision by The West Indies cricket to ‘down tools’ a mercenary attempt to hold the game itself to ransom?

Tranportation Guyana, the land of many waters, will always be a challenging country to traverse.

Historic edifices Lennox J Hernandez The St Francis De Sales Anglican Church at Kamarang is nestled in a picturesque setting of trees with a grand view of the mountain ranges on its west. 

Entertainment Charmaine Blackman talks about her years as a public entertainer with a sense of quiet but intense pride in her accomplishments.

Sport Bangladesh will doubtless celebrate its first ever victory in a test series without much concern for the fact that the landmark has come at the considerable expense of Caribbean pride and the exposure of our own cricket to further, unbearable humiliation.

There is probably some measure of validity to  the point made by President Bharrat Jagdeo that the  current travails of Guyanese residing illegally in Barbados may well have a great deal to do with a measure of earned eye pass arising from the fact that many of us are inclined to run down our own country to ‘outsiders.’

The Hemisphere The Federative Republic of Brazil used the occasion, nine years ago in 2000, to celebrate the historic 500th anniversary of its discovery which coincided with the start of the new millennium.

Regional security The euphoria of Cricket World Cup has evaporated. And so, it seems, has enthusiasm for the sort of regional security cooperation that helped to make that event successful.

Education By Astrid Waterman When I walked up the steps of the Caribbean Examinations Council on that first day of November 1977, I knew what I was going to do.

The Paradox of heritage and hesitancy Law & Society Address by Sir Shridath Ramphal at the Inauguration of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers Port-of-Spain,  June 25, 2009 (The salutations have been edited from this presentation) From the time we lost the Federal Supreme Court in 1962, I had dreamed of the creation of this Court as the Court of final jurisdiction in our Region, the fountain head of our jurisprudence.

Industry “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”

History By Vincent Roth Kyk-Over-Al is one of this country’s oldest and most respected literary journals.

Historic Edifices Lennox J Hernandez St James-the-Less Anglican Church in David Street, Kitty, Georgetown, was described by its designer, Rev George Fox, as “… an ideal model of what a church in the tropics should be.”

Reflection Inspired by a lifelong love of words, his exceptional capacity for work and an indomitable will, Richard Allsopp created the monumental Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage – a priceless asset to the nation and region.

Reflection Ranji Chandisingh’s motivation for his resignation from the People’s Progressive Party and his affiliation with the People’s National Congress was the greatest political enigma of the 20th century.

(A farewell to potholes) Infrastructure Development Romix, a South African company known for research into road construction technology believes it can  play a role in improving Guyana’s coastal  and interior road networks, including the  road link between Guyana and Brazil.

I met Paula through a friend of a friend. It took a while before she finally agreed to meet with me.

Some men seem to be waging war on women who, overwhelmingly, have been the victims of domestic violence.

I met     Paula through a friend of a friend. It took a while before she finally agreed to meet with me.

Some men seem to be waging war on women who, overwhelmingly, have been the victims of domestic violence.