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Bamboo and cotton fire

By Stabroek News
August 29, 2019
This was the fastest team to kindle fire from bamboo and cotton at the annual August Games in the South Rupununi last week. Six villages participated comprising mainly the Wapichan. Many indigenous traditions were focused on.

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President Irfaan Ali on Saturday joined Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, and the people of Barbados to celebrate the country’s 58th Anniversary of Independence, the 3rd Anniversary of the Republic of Barbados and the centenary of Shirley Chisholm’s birth. President Ali, Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, PM Mottley, Minister Camillo Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, engaged in productive discussions with bipartisan members of the U.S. Congress. In this photograph the President is seen with his Caribbean counterparts and other officials. (Office of the President photo)

Barbados 58th: 2 d ago

A walk was held yesterday from the Bank of Guyana to the Seawall Bandstand and the walkers donned orange to bring awareness to gender-based violence. This was part of 16 days of activism on the problem. (Ministry of Human Services photo)

End the violence: 4 d ago

In recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Women and Gender Equality Commission yesterday partnered with the Civil Society National Reference Group on an initiative known as the Red Shoe Project, which kick started the observance of #16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Red shoes were yesterday displayed on the Seawall Bandstand with profiles of victims.

Sixteen days 1 week ago

The Ministry of Public Works on Saturday announced that hundreds of contracts totaling over $5 billion were signed in Linden, Ituni and Kwakwani, Region Ten. In this photograph contractors in Linden are seen signing their contracts. (Ministry of Public Works photo)

Billions in contracts 1 week ago

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in partnership with the Ministry of Health recently undertook a medical outreach to Paruima, Region Seven. A release from the GDF said that the initiative delivered essential healthcare services to the community, which included dental care, laboratory tests, and outpatient consultations. A total of 88 adults and children benefited from the services provided. In addition, the medical team extended their efforts to the younger generation, offering valuable hygiene education to Nursery and Primary School students. This GDF photo shows the visit to the nursery school.

GDF, Health Ministry in outreach to Paruima 1 week ago

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (left) bidding farewell to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi just before he ascended the stairs to the aircraft he arrived on here on Wednesday. Modi had a packed schedule which included the CARICOM-India Summit and bilateral talks with Guyana. It was the first visit by a sitting Indian Prime Minister since 1968. (Office of the Prime Minister photo)

Farewell: 2 weeks ago

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