The Struggle for Human Dignity - ADDRESS BY L.F.S. BURNHAM, O.E., S.C. President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, on the occasion of the opening of the International Forum on the Liberation of Southern Africa at the National Cultural Centre Georgetown, 30th April, 1981

High winds coupled with high spring tides are creating dangerous situations along the seawalls in Guyana. Video shows huge waves overtopping the seawall at Sheriff Street in Georgetown and the Government officials have advised persons to stay away.

Guyanese have sat on their asses and allowed others to define their history for them. They spend enormous amounts of time on Facebook spewing bile and agonizing over who is trying to upstage or conspiring against them by creating similar groups etc.

The U.S. Department of State in its 2012 Human Rights report for Guyana identified several human rights issues including:

The late President Forbes Burnham will be honored by the South African government with the Oliver Tambo Award.

The Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo is a South African honor was established on December 6, 2002, and is granted by the president of South Africa, to foreign citizens who have promoted South African interests and aspirations through co-operation, solidarity, and support. The order has three classes:

While not faithfully mirroring true events, the idea came for this story is inspired by certain character moulds that can still be found in Guyana. The characters and events are invented and placed against the backdrop of Guyana’s as yet untamed hinterland. I hope most readers take the intersection between fiction and fact for granted. For those who do not, be warned.

Award winning singer/songwriter Maiko Watson brings a fresh take on soul music to the Canadian independent music scene. Her debut album, “Sweet Vibration” recently took home Best Urban Album at the breakout West Awards. Whether performing with a band or minimal instrumentation, her radiant sultry voice shines through...

According to Guyana’s Transport Minister Robeson Benn the aircraft was on a technical survey mission for the Amaila Falls hydropower access road to do a LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging) survey for the best geometrical and other alignments for the road.

"Snake! Snake!” - The children scattered. The high octave warning would do that. It caused our eyes to dart left and right, hearts pumping loudly against eardrums as the adrenalin surged. That startling call was able to interrupt us even when we were making much louder noises with our calcium carbide-mixed-with-spittle and shaken-in-an Ovaltine tin bombs.

On April 10, 2003 Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored the fourth-fastest hundred of all time at Bourda. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the day when the all-conquering Australians were bludgeoned by the person they had least expected to.