Miss Guyana World 2012 Arti Cameron will be participating in GUYEXPO 2012 at the invitation of the Ministry of Tourism and the Guyana Tourism Authority through the sponsorship of Universal Travel and Tour, which is a newly formed company that will be showcasing its travel services in this year’s historic trade fair from September 27- September 30, 2012.

Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. Newsletter - Amerindian Heritage Month - September 25, 2012 Vol.2 Issue 9

Rycklon Stephens (born April 22, 1978) is a Guyanese bodybuilder, professional wrestler and a graduate from the University at Buffalo. He is signed to WWE and working under the ring name Ezekiel Jackson. Stephens is a one time world champion, having won the ECW Championship in February 2010, and is recognized by WWE as the final ECW Champion. He is also a one time Intercontinental Champion

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September 18, 2012

Dear Fellow Guyanese,

A short while ago a fire broke out at a home located at 184 Wisroc Housing Scheme. The house occupied by the Johnson family was completely destroyed leaving 7 persons homeless.

The United States Embassy had an Opening Ceremony to launch a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Counternarcotics Training Course today. During the Ceremony, U.S. Ambassador D. Brent Hardt delivered remarks and the Embassy handed over equipment to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

During a search on aboard a New York-bound flight.at Cheddie Jagan International Airport CANU (Customs Anti Narcotics Unit) found roughly 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of cocaine, in a suitcase.

The suitcase was packed with 25 bricks of cocaine and is the latest in a string of cocaine-stuffed suitcases intercepted on flights to New York this year.

On Tuesday 11th September 2012, the village of Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara experienced its own 9/11. It was the “oh too” familiar scene of weeping mothers, dead and injured Guyanese, blood and of course, members of the Guyana Police Force, who residents have accused of the use of excessive force and murder.

A pair of American senators released a new report Thursday detailing their recommendations to prevent a future security crisis in the Caribbean, where numerous unpoliced islets and barely monitored coasts remain near-perfect conduits for drug shipments.

Miss Guyana World Arti Cameron has recently come off of an extended overseas campaign that has lifted the Golden Arrow Head and spotlighted Guyana in many ways. At Miss World 2012, Cameron was a Sports Finalist and won the Miss World 2012 People’s Choice Award powered by Missosology.