As the election gets closer the war of words from the leaders of the PPP seem to get more crass.

The most recent tirade was from the minister of health Bheri Ramsarran to a female who had made a rebuttal to one of his statements while in a public meeting.

Eswart Fitzgerald Lake, affectionately known as “Uncle Eswart” or Brother Lake, born in Georgetown, British Guiana on November 25, 1927, was escorted into heaven on April 10, 2015 after a long illness. He died peacefully at his home in Stone Mountain, Georgia.  

John Henry McConey Jr. was born on October 23, 1945 in the Bronx, NY to John Sr. and Marian McConey. He was raised in the Edenwald Houses in the Bronx, with his 3 younger siblings. He graduated from DeWitt Clinton H.S. As a teenager, John was smitten by a beautiful young lady, Mable Carter. The couple married in 1964. They had 4 daughters, Robin, Jill, Melody, and Renee.

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA  — The Carter Center has launched an international election observation mission for Guyana's May 11 elections at the invitation of the government of Guyana.

The core team of experts will be joined this week by six medium-term observers, together representing nine countries. The Center's observers will meet regularly with representatives of the Guyana Elections Commission, political party candidates, civil society organizations, the international community, and citizen election observers to assess electoral preparations and the pre-electoral environment, including election administration, campaigning, voter education, and other issues.

Blossoms of Guyana invites everyone to their Annual Kite Flying Fun Day.

• Bring your own kite!
• Refreshments on sale!

See flyer for more details

Aspire to inspire before you expire

A man of aspirations, courage, endurance, faith, family, inspiration,  love, patience, perseverance, personal and international success.

On April 16th, 2015, The Spooner Family, their siblings and families lovingly and thankfully pay tribute to our beloved brother-in-law who became our Foster-Father  for sixty-three years. Leslie would have celebrated his 90th birthday on this date and despite his physical absence we still celebrate because his love, encouragement, messaging, preaching and teaching will remain with us forever.

Earlier today Bernard De Santos, S.C issued a press statement declaring his retention by former President Bharrat Jagdeo in the case filed by Christopher Ram for comments made at Babu John, Port Mourant, Corentyne on March 8th 2015.

Perusing the APNU + AFC, North America support group brought me to some commentary by Bryan Benn Sr.

I am an ardent supporter of the APNU/AFC unity party and Mr. Benn professes to be a supporter too, but it is hard to imagine we support the same party for the same reasons based on some of the discourse on the group page.

Spring appears to be in the air in Guyana. Not the spring of the northern climates ushering in warmer weather and a greening of the landscape, and not the “Arab Spring” with its attendant violence. Spring in Guyana is defined by the unification of the opposition leaders and through that unity, the revival of the Guyanese vision of a better future of peace, harmony and prosperity for all Guyanese now, and in the future.

Today, April 4, 2015, Eusi Kwayana turns 90. It is difficult to properly analyze modern Guyanese politics without taking into consideration Eusi Kwayana’s wide ranging contributions. His political career has spanned the seven decades, which mirrors the period normally referred to as the modern phase of Guyanese and Caribbean politics.