My boyfriend shows no interest in me Dear Minerva, I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for a few months now, but things have changed because one of my old school friends has a huge crush on me and shows me more interest.
The development of Guyanese literature may be studied in four periods: Pre-Colombian, before 1597; Colonial, from 1597 to the end of the nineteenth century; Modern, which includes pre-independence up to 1966; and the Post-Independence from 1966 to the present.
Former Chutney monarch Pooran Seeraj has officially released ‘Roti and Dhal’, which is his entry for this year’s Mashramani Chutney competition.
There is no denying that improving your health can take a bit of effort, organisation, planning and dedication.
Stress is a part of life and it isn’t always a bad thing.
“You know what is the hardest thing?” she asked. I knew she was not expecting an answer.
2020 is anticipated to be a busy year for chess. There will be three national championships — the seniors, the juniors and the women’s.
Introduction In today’s column I shall continue the effort to offer readers, as careful an assessment as I can of the “reasonings” (developmental rationale), underpinning the Buxton Proposal of “oil-for-cash” transfers to Guyanese households, as the final element of the Guyana’s Petroleum Road Map, as I have been describing it.
So, here we are, another General Election is upon us. The scene is set.
On Friday last, 13 political parties submitted lists of candidates to the Elections Commission in a self-nomination process to contest the general and regional elections on March 2.
One of the striking things about everyday living in Guyana is the number of foreign accents one encounters here frequently and in parallel the variety of pronunciations of Standard English words in common use by people living here.
Forgive me for repeating myself. I’ve written before about how ingredients/foods surprise.
Growing up, I avoided the sun mainly because it made me sweat and I would always feel sticky and uncomfortable.
Sam Mendes’s “1917” arrives in local theatres this week as one of the last major films of 2019 to see a worldwide release.
The tragic stories of teenagers who were both rejected by their families as a result of their HIV positive status are what pushed Dr Niccollette Boatswain to join in the fight against the virus in Guyana.
A sister shared about her eye-opening experience during a recent visit to Mahdia, in Region Eight.
Sweet veins of sugar run deep within our skin Whipped and seared with striations of blood And salt-filled wounds, an indelible record Written on our backs A dark ink that runs through time Straight from our fore-parents’ pain History is not a past tense but a well-remembered thing Of toil and terror that bleeds into the present hours And addresses our soul with stories of monied greed That dripped from light, sugar-sweetened skins Those that clamped the chains, those that cracked the whips To brutish laughter and are risen yet again To entrap with new stories of gluttony and greed Wearing their thin disguise, wearing their blackened sheen That drills down through layers and layers of time To claim sweet veins of oil that rest unworried in the core beneath And we who once were hurt and who once felt the pain Have learned to profit from the loss And to profit from the gain And the massa-day avarice we once condemned and blamed We see in the mirror now garbed in full length And caught in full embrace of the very greed Of the very sweetened deals Now that we have signed our name Here on this dotted line that pushes past the past That pushes past the pain To reveal the grins, the skin-teeth open mouths Of the shiny, oil-slickened beings That we have become -Ryhaan Shah
Ryhaan Shah, who has worked as a journalist in print and television, has had three novels published in the United Kingdom.
Guyana’s cultural diversity, linkages to the Caribbean, pristine rainforest and delicious Chinese food were highlighted on yesterday’s edition of popular American morning show, Today, where the country was featured as one of the Top 5 destinations to visit this year.
In Guyana, there is enormous diversity among Indigenous nations, each of which have their own distinct culture, language, history and unique way of life.
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