A Message from the National Congress of Women On International Women’s Day 2013
The National Congress of Women (NCW), the women’s arm of the People’s National Congress Reform, salutes all women in Guyana and throughout the world as International Women’s Day,
Advertising from 1966
Advertising posted in Guyana Graphic Newspaper in January 1966.
These were popular institutions of that era.
The cost of going to the cinema was
Stalls (aka pit) - $0.40
House - $0.90
Balcony - $1.50
Box - $1.75
Louisiana beekeepers in Guyana
MONROE, La. - Some area beekeepers spent an unusual two weeks in Guyana, South America recently.
Through the sponsorship of Partners of the Americas and the Farmer to Farmer Program, the group was involved in Project Beehive Management and Queen Bee Raising, in which they provided beekeeping training to the members of Trafalgar Union, a women's agricultural cooperative looking to expand their beekeeping operation.
Hotels you'll never forget
Hotels you'll never forget, good or bad. Here are five of my favourites:
1. The Amanjiwo, Borobudur (see photo). I stayed here whilst doing an article on Java for The Daily Telegraph. It was probably the most luxurious billet I've ever been given. This room had its own pool, and all sorts of gizmos. There was ever a set of watercolours in case the mood took you.
Guyana seeks bids to build 330-kW Kato micro-hydro project
The government of Guyana seeks bids to construct the 330-kW Kato micro-hydro project and its related irrigation system on Guyana's Chiung River.
Registration is due March 1 for a March 19 bidders meeting and a March 20 mandatory site visit. Questions must be submitted by April 2, with bids due April 23.
Canadian Exploitation in the Mines of Guyana
Guyana’s large stock of natural resources has not only attracted Canadian mining companies, but also waves of unwelcomed corruption. Like much of the continent, this South American country finds its origins and its explosive social-cultural setting throughout years of European colonialism, a bitter past represented by its fractured population and its years of economic strife.
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
In a recent issue, five scientists document 324 species of amphibians and reptiles in Guyana, South America. Fifteen percent of these species are presently not known elsewhere in the world, and several are endangered or critically endangered. These facts emphasize the importance of documenting the world’s biodiversity as an important first step in understanding how to best preserve it.
Food For The Poor in Guyana
Food For The Poor began working in Guyana on June 3, 1991, delivering food and other basic items to Guyana’s poor. Since then, the South Florida-based nonprofit has expanded its services in Guyana to meet the growing needs of the country’s impoverished residents. It is now the leading organization providing relief to the people of Guyana.
Liverpool, England man sentenced for selling endangered wild birds species from Guyana
Natik Fataliev from Liverpool was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after admitting to selling wild birds at one of Britain’s biggest aviculture shows.
Fataliev, originally from Azerbaijan, admitted six charges linked to the possession and selling of illegal birds, including Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch and Yellowhammer.
One killed in South Rupununi mine collapse
An 18-year old youth mining for gold in a tunnel in South Rupununi was killed when it caved in and trapped him underneath on Sunday.
Police said Thycuf Xavier died following the accident at the Mazda Mountain, Marudi, South Rupununi.