For devoted sports watchers like me, it is often fascinating to see an athlete possessed with some singular ability in one area of his/her game that is so striking that it sets that individual apart; it puts him/her above the crowd.
The saddest sight in Guyana is the children you see on the pavements begging, idling, cursing, selling cigarettes and sweets, most of them on their way to perdition of one sort or another.
Last time we discussed PSA screening – that is, checking to see if you may have prostate cancer.
This week in Guyana there is going to be the most intense activity in spoken word poetry, performance poetry, rap and hip-hop than there has ever been.
Tomorrow (March 21) President Obama will become the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928.
Laryngitis The larynx is the organ (really a cavity) in the upper part of the windpipe (trachea) which has cartilaginous (elastic, flexible tissue) walls, and which when moved by associated muscles will vary the tension of the vocal cords, and hence the quality of the sound produced.
Last week I discussed rest and recovery and their importance to one’s fitness goals.
Male Blue-tailed Emeralds are mostly brilliant green with a dark blue metallic tail that appears black.
After five games of the 14-round Candidates Chess Tournament, the 25-year-old Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin had accumulated a total of 3½ points (a win = 1 point, a draw = ½ point; a loss = 0).
One of the things I like about brunch—apart from being able to serve foods that straddle breakfast and lunch—is the opportunity to serve crisp, sparkling fruity cocktails such as the Mimosa.
In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks towards the tiny island of Montserrat.
Once upon a time, during the colonial era, Guyana had a local government system that functioned.
Euphorbia milli commonly called Crown of Thorns or Christ of Thorns originated in Madagascar and comes from the Euphorbiaceae family.
Hi Everyone, You can enrich your meals, reduce salt, and save money by making and using your own homemade stock.
I haven’t been sharing too many details of my latest finds since I moved to Europe, as I am still trying to find a photographer.
Alliance is one of the villages situated in Canal Number Two.
Introduction As indicated, the coming presentations on the forest sub-sector (a strategic segment of the non-mineral extractive sector) utilize the FAO’s definition of the forest.
On June 23 voters in Britain will decide whether they wish to remain within the European Union (EU).
Since living in Guyana again I have seen first-hand the need for us to hold up our own achievers, to shout about them, not only for the praise that is due but, more pivotally, for the powerful information about our worth that is passed on to the new Guyanese wending their way, here and abroad.
There are approximately 2,000 prisoners in the five facilities in Georgetown, New Amsterdam, Mazaruni, Lusignan and Timehri.
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