When Tyson English, a former schoolteacher, got on his bicycle on the morning of October 29, his mission was to put his physical, mental, and emotional well-being under tremendous pressure to bring awareness to mental health and cancer.
Congenital heart disease limited his physical activities in childhood, but after he had open heart surgery at 17 to correct a hole in his heart, nothing stopped Guyana-born Naraindra Prashad.
Through a new website, a Guyanese entrepreneur has brought authentic Guyanese art to one virtual space to both help artists make a living and to promote dialogue.
In the wake of recent Diwali celebrations here, one is reminded of the frequent calls to ban fireworks at such times because of the widespread terror they generate among the various animals we have as house pets in Guyana.
When he was asked to repeat Grade Ten, Joshua Alphonso was not too pleased, but with the support of his family and teachers, he made an about turn in his grades and went on to pass all of the subjects he wrote at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Exams and finish as his school’s top student.
By November, Christmas is already in the air — the music can be heard, holiday cleaning has begun or is being contemplated, as is the purchasing of decorations, toys and customized gifts.
Every few months a new Marvel film emerges and every few months critics write critiques of the individual movies that dovetail as critiques of the entire Marvel collection.
Chessplayers Marcia Lee and Yolander Persaud, who have demonstrated an aptitude for assiduousness, were elected on Monday last as directors of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF).
Cane
· You were born of cane
Not as the planters hoped –
Barefooted, beggardly of mind –
But hugely wise, a soul blown high
By the incensed breath
Of a cankered slave:
Cane made you a vision of mankind.
While in our part of the world Diwali is not a five-day celebration, we can pretend it is so as to have a little more sweetness by making this absolutely delicious Semolina Parsad.
Maydha Persaud, 69, retired headmaster and teacher of Abram Zuil Secondary School, is this year marking 50 years in the teaching profession, and now teaching mainly students seeking a second chance at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), even though he retired from the formal education system 14 years ago.
For years, the name Shaundell Shipley could be described as being synonymous with community building and child advocacy as regardless of the environment she would not hesitate to intervene once a child was at risk.
The Guyana Youth and Environment Network (GYEN) in partnership with The Breadfruit Collective (TBC) recently published a climate change ebook to inspire children and adults to be more conscious of the environment.
Beacon Foundation Limited has received a donation of $1,070,000 from the Sea-board Overseas Trading Group through local subsidiary National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO), which it says will assist the foundation with the long-term support of cancer patients and their families.