Tag: carribean

Holi or Phagwah was Tuesday in Guyana and President Ali hosted magnificent celebrations at state house on night (Monday) of Holika as he did the two previous years. It is ...

Speaking and living in the abstract is the modus operandi of the intellectual class in the community. They don’t have to visit the mandir and write about Holika Dahan and ...

Dear Editor, Guyana is a gifted land, to love, cherish and protect and so, we should not give this gift away. Guyana marked its 53rd Republic anniversary and is preparing to ...

Indo-Caribbean Christine Perumal has been appointed as a Support Magistrate in Kings County ( Brooklyn) Family Court in New York. She will start in this new position on March 31, 2023. Support ...

Dave Narine, proprietor of DAVE West Indian goods in America has once again sponsored the West Indies O50s Masters team that will participate in the Over 50s Cricket World Cup ...

A report from the Guyanese Canadian Congress notes that Attorney Devin Persaud, a Guyanese Canadian, was honored for his work on the evening of March 2 with the "Toronto Lawyers’ Association Emerging Excellence Award of ...

The Dharmic Sabha USA Praant hosted its 9th annual Chowtaal Samelan last Sunday afternoon February 26 at the Prem Bhakti in Jamaica, Queens. The program was organized by Dave Thakoordeen, ...

As Guyanese mark the100 birth anniversary of Guyana’s late President Forbes Burnham (20 February 1923 – 6 August 1985) which passed a week ago it is prudent to ask what are some of his achievements during his 22 ...

Stabroek News in Guyana ran an editorial (Feb 1) on businesses that thrived in British Guiana and a few years after independence was granted in 1966. and subsequently went out ...

A social media report on a History Museum site ( https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/john-edmonstone-the-man-who-taught-darwin-taxidermy.html) claims that an ex-slave named JOHN EDMONSTONE mentored young Charles Darwin, an Englishman, in his studies in biology. The report says Edmonstone ...