In 1889, there was a massive riot in Georgetown that led to widespread unrest and the destruction of buildings, especially Portuguese shops. The incident that sparked the revolt was the occasion for the riot but the context was simmering for decades. It was symbolized and highlighted by the expressive ‘cent bread’ descriptive.

Guyanese businessman Hardat Singh was arrested in Queens, New York on June 23, 2021. Singh was arraigned in the Queens Criminal Court on one count of “Agg Harass 2-communicate Threat” and “Released on Recognizance”. He was represented by Todd Douglas Greenberg of Queens, NY, and his next appearance on the charge is scheduled for September 29, 2021, at 9:00 am. 

America’s diversity is and always has been the defining strength of our Nation — in every generation, our society, spirit, and shared ambitions have been refreshed by wave after wave of immigrants seeking out their American dream.

IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil said today that based on preliminary vote estimates by its proxy solicitor, shareholders have elected eight of ExxonMobil nominees to the board of directors and two of Engine No. 1 nominees. Vote results for five nominees were too close to call.

ExxonMobil announces preliminary results in election of directors

I listened with shame though not in disbelief to a television display by a government minister as he was giving a crude and clumsy explanation for the recent indiscriminate destruction of mangroves on the west bank of the Demerara River.

Celebrating her 101st Birthday is Mrs. Maude Olga Williams of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Born on May 8, 1920, she is familiarly known as, “Aunt Maude, Granny, Neighbor Williams, and Cousin Maude”.

The Guyana Power & Light Inc.(GPL) has issued a press release about the power outage that affected large swaths of the Berbice-Demerara service areas.

As a South American state, Guyana shares borders on the east with Dutch-speaking Suriname; on the south with Portuguese-speaking Brazil and on the west, with Venezuela, a Spanish-speaking republic.
The latter falsely claimed two-thirds of Guyana’s territory; and a major portion of our Atlantic sea with its abundant oil, natural gas and sea-food resources.

With just under six months in office, the new government seemed to be retreating into a poisonous bubble, into a cocoon of malice, pettiness and spite.

It should pull back, and move forward!

Keith Colin O’Neil Sr., born on May 3, 1948 in Georgetown, Guyana, to Hubert O’Neil and Eulah Taylor, passed away on January 20, 2021 in Columbia, Maryland at Howard County Hospital after a long struggle with cancer.