Lutheran minister's inner calling
Patrick Mohan Singh: Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Schenectady Background: Born in Georgetown, Guyana. He earned a degree or college equivalent degree in mass communication at Crichlow Labor...
View ArticleGuyanese Offspring Argue Immigration in Mock City Council
Heated debate over an immigration bill was in good fun yesterday as 51 students from 34 city high schools squared off for CUNY’s Model New York City Council. The rookie reps, who spent the last five...
View ArticleQueens doctor works to improve lives of orphans in Guyana
A Queens pediatrician who makes annual pilgrimages to impoverished Guyanese orphanages has embarked on a campaign to improve conditions in them. Dr. Robby Mahadeo, 47, of Holliswood, is raising money...
View ArticleThe Halal Guide to Sexual Satisfaction
Many people are often confused about what is acceptable sexually within their religions. In the new book, Intimacy and the Sacred: in Muslim Communities (published by iUniverse) Islamic scholar, Shaikh...
View ArticleGuyanese Justice To Take up Bahamas Supreme Court Position
High Court Judge, Justice Indra Hariprashad-Charles, will be taking up a new post in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas this month. Justice Charles was all smiles when she made the announcement this...
View ArticleJonestown Massacre survivor Teri Buford O'Shea of Northampton recalls years...
Teri Buford O’Shea still dreams about the “White Nights.” In her dreams, she’s back in Guyana, back in Jonestown, reliving the terror. Jim Jones is on the loudspeaker telling the community they’re...
View ArticleGuyanese immigrant copes with children’s needs
MONTREAL - Judyann’s 14-year-old son, Dellon, asked her for a new pair of boots. But he was specific in his request – he wasn’t interested in the clunky, half-plastic, half-material kind. “Those aren’t...
View ArticleSweet of the Week: Michelle's Naturally Vegan Cookies
If for some reason you don't feel like baking cookies for the holidays, simply order some treats from Michelle's Naturally. You could even take them out of the bag and pass them off as homemade. We...
View ArticleGuyana: A Study in Polarized Racial Politics
The small country of Guyana on the northern coast of South America differs from the rest of the continent in many ways. It was founded by Dutch and then British empire-builders, rather than the Spanish...
View ArticleGuyanese Receives Canadian Award of Excellence
Peter Jailall chuckles when he sees travellers at the airport using laptop computers to take care of last-minute business. The wax crayons, markers and pencils he carries in his own carry-on bags...
View ArticleGuyanese joined the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
Guyanese man mountain Kevin McKenzie remembers when he first laid eyes on Broncos captain Sam Thaiday in action. "Geez, he's really cool. I'd like to try that," was McKenzie's reaction. As so began the...
View ArticleWest Indian Day Carnival head Yolanda Lezama-Clarke quits
TEN YEARS is enough for the head of Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Carnival — she’s calling it quits. “I’ve formally submitted my resignation; I’m just ready to move on,” said Yolanda Lezama-Clarke, whose...
View ArticleKids in Guyana Grow in Grace
Cissie Graham Lynch, special projects producer at BGEA and daughter of Franklin Graham, has traveled to various countries with The Greatest Journey. In the latest Billy Graham TV Special, cameras...
View ArticleMusician reaching out to youths on a dangerous path
Kris Ally is candid when recalling the terrible events of Christmas Eve, 1996, when four young males attacked a pizza shop owner and his delivery driver in a botched and bloody robbery attempt. Ally, a...
View ArticleTeen Who Raised Funds For Guyanese Children's Beds Now Focusing on Haiti and...
Madison Casteel considers herself an average 12-year-old. She likes music, loves Harry Potter books and competes on her school's swim team. But, not many 12-year-olds devote their time to helping...
View ArticleGuyanese Author "Tomorrow's People: Womb to Tomb Common Sense"
A Guyanese American is now a published author. “Tomorrow's People: Womb to the Tomb Common Sense” is a self-improvement book full of wisdom and practical common sense that will change your thinking and...
View ArticleNew York’s Jamaica Bay has become sacred pilgrimage spot for Guyanese Hindus...
Against the backdrop of jumbo jets lifting off the runways at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on a recent Sunday afternoon, Mukesh Sreeram, accompanied by his wife and children,...
View ArticleThe Loneliness of the Guyanas
The coming weekend might very well be an historic one for Franco-Brazilian relations. Nicolas Sarkozy will be in French Guiana to deliver his annual New Year’s address to France’s overseas territories,...
View ArticleBanks 5-Island Rum
"International agency Design Bridge, have created a new premium white rum. Banks 5-Island combines the finest rums sourced from Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados and Java with detailed execution....
View ArticleHats Off to Guyana's Outgoing President Jagdeo, a Forest Champion
(Huffington Post)The Kansas-sized country of Guyana, formerly known as British Guiana and the only English-speaking nation in South America, held elections on November 28, 2011, and voted in a new...
View ArticleTiger-Cats sign Guyanese Ryan Hinds to extension
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday signed Canadian defensive back Ryan Hinds to a contract extension through the 2014 season. “Ryan is a solid all-around defensive back, a very intelligent player and...
View ArticleGuyanese Single parent gets help juggling life's priorities
Growing up on the tropical coastal plains of Guyana, Roslyn Moore learned how to work hard. Today it shows. Moore emigrated to the United States from the small South American country at age 13. Now 36,...
View ArticleGuyana Ambassador, Scripps Faculty and Administrators To Celebrate Successful...
On Tuesday, May 1, Ohio University and Guyana officials will gather to showcase a partnership between Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication and University of Guyana’s Center for...
View ArticleA testing culture out of control
After months of studying, stressing and — yes — some crying, our kids are finally done with this year’s state English Language Arts and math exams. This happens every year, and each year seems more...
View ArticleU.S Based Guyanese Mother And Son Graduate Together
The 2012 Adult and Career Education Graduation got off to an inspired 10 a.m. start today at Harborside Event Center when 80 graduates of all different ages and backgrounds gathered to celebrate...
View ArticleThe Queen on tour: exclusive footage of the Queen from Guyana 1966
The 39-year-old Queen visits British Guiana - which became Guyana later that year - in 1966 in this clip from a new DVD. Between 1953 - 1971 the Central Office of Information (COI) had unprecedented...
View ArticleRole of Women in Sustainable Development
This week, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will draw global leaders to Rio de Janeiro to discuss how to ‘green’ the economy and reduce poverty around the world. The aim is to...
View ArticleSybil’s Bakery & Restaurant in Flatbush is the place for Guyanese cuisine
There are no secret spices or tricky techniques when it comes to making traditional Guyanese treats. Just time and patience, says Denise Bernard, owner of popular Brooklyn Guyanese eatery Sybil’s...
View ArticleCareer variety proves the spice of life for Guyanese immigrant
Maurice Braithwaite doesn’t like to talk about himself, but boy, does he tell great stories, many of which tell a lot about the storyteller. Like this one, about growing up in a Georgetown, Guyana,...
View ArticleToronto doctor saves babies in Guyana
A Toronto doctor is giving babies a fighting chance in Guyana. Dr. Narendra Singh, chief of pediatrics at Toronto’s Humber River Regional Hospital, started the Guyana Help the Children program in the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....