Not every mother deserves praise or respect. The process of bringing a child into the world is not a simple task and maybe all women who commit to nine months of drastic changes to their bodies and possible health risks, such as hypertension and diabetes, should be commended for that.
Stabroek, particularly around Demico, the bus parks and the market, is a hub displaying snippets of Guyanese life.
I saw an interesting film called ‘Flatliners’ last weekend. In it, four medical students, curious about what happens after we die, choose to stop their hearts, then to be revived to tell of their experiences.
Unknown to most of us before the tragic events of last week, Leonard Archibald’s face is now etched in the memories of many, indeterminately.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations in 1989 and approved by the Government of Guyana in 1991.
A woman of African descent wrote on social media this week, “Amerindians are animals and should go back to the bush.”
As a product of a single-parent household, I know firsthand some of the challenges such parents face.
Often when phenomena such as natural disasters occur many voice the view that the world will soon reach its end.
We often ask people, “How are you?” Though, in many cases, we don’t really care about the answer.
Most people who use marijuana in Guyana consume by smoking the herb.
As Emancipation approached this year, I found myself uninterested. It wasn’t because I had strayed from its significance or that my love and respect for the occasion had dwindled.
Like a play, we all have a beginning, a middle where we face various challenges and conflicts that we must resolve, and, of course, an end.
You don’t forget those expressions – astonishment, disbelief or fear; and the sniggers.
It seems like even the atheists were praying on Sunday night.
Selfless, Heroic and Eternal is SHE. Creator, Mother, Queen, Motivator, Homemaker, Career Woman – SHE is everything under the sun.
We live in a culture where many people find it difficult to communicate their feelings.
Every day Cubans are arriving in Guyana to engage in shopping.
By Kojo McPherson (Guest writer) Kojo McPherson is a multidisciplinary artist currently focused on filmmaking.
Hospitals are places where new life is welcomed, where healing is expected to take place and hope is restored.
Do most Guyanese have a problem with gay people? Or is it the sex that bothers them and more particularly the sex gay men engage in?
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