In addition to the Memory Lane column, where the emphasis is on places or occasions before 1966, we are offering readers space in this new column called ‘As we were,’ where the emphasis is on people, and in particular, relatives and friends.
This bold little flycatcher is the White Headed Marsh Tyrant. As its name suggests,
Hi Everyone, Every time I come back home for a visit I have to readjust my senses to the abundance of food, especially at the markets.
Story and photos by Jeanna Pearson Acres of canefields and tractors line the access roads of many villages on the West Bank of Demerara, but there is something different about La Retraite that causes villagers, especially the younger folks, to remain in the place of their birth.
Privatization This week I shall continue with the presentation of the second and third ‘other proposals.’
When I was a youngster growing up in West Demerara and going to Saints, we usually headed for the Pomeroon in the August school break.
Continued from last week As was promised last week, we will deal with a condition known as ‘Hygroma’ or, as some scientists refer to it, a ‘False bursa’ or ‘bursitis.’
More than normally, our politicians seem to be tearing at each other’s throats.
When Barack Obama campaigned to be-come President of the United States he made clear that he was against what he described as ‘wars of choice,’ a reference to the way he saw George W Bush’s decision to invade Iraq.
Cuba’s first major independent newspaper in more than five decades — a digital daily called 14ymedio — was quickly blocked within the island last week, but the big question is for how long the country’s regime will be able to maintain its monopoly on the news media.
The first appointment of a Queen’s Counsel in England was that of Sir Francis Bacon, made by Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1594, for a political purpose.
Unique way In what could be a unique way to focus attention on the issue of poverty and how it could be tackled, the World Bank in its World Development Report 2014 points to the need for risk management by all economic units in an economy.
Wild animals are exported from Guyana to supply the global demand for exotic pets.
Mangoes of many varieties are in season and tis the time to enjoy this fruit to the full extent.
Brunfeisia pauciflora commonly called ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ originated from Brazil, and is found throughout South and Central America.
China has won the women’s event in the Asian Nations Cup championship tournament that is currently being held in Tabriz, Iran.
Hi Everyone, We have been chatting for several years now, so much so that things have reached the stage where I have to start some of our conversations with one of these phrases: Remember I told you… Last year I shared with you… If you have been reading me for a while… Well this is going to be one of those occasions.
Story and photos by Kenesha Fraser Following emancipation, some white planters made quick money by selling the front lands of their estates to African labourers.
In my early life, that stretch when Tradewinds began, a young man from Linden, living in Toronto, got very annoyed with me over a song.
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