This Week Trends
By Dr. Vishnu Bisram
Every day, I get messages of Indo-Caribbeans, a lot of Guyanese and Trinis, in the greater New York area falling to complications relating to Covid 19 virus. The Guyanese community, in particular, has been hard hit....
GEORGETOWN – Two experts from the World Bank are due in Guyana this month to assist in the development of its oil and gas industry.
State Minister Joseph Harmon said that the experts are coming here as part of a...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil Tuesday announced that it has started development drilling offshore.
In a statement, the company said that the Liza Phase 1 development continues to rapidly progress and that development drilling began in May...
Hot Stuff Coming
Former Councillor With Trinidad’s Main Opposition Party Stabbed
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug. 9, CMC – The police in the twin island republic are investigating an incident in which a former councillor...
Dr. Sonia Noel: Living with Intention!
Profile of The Week by By Dr. DHANPAUL NARINE
Dr. Sonia Noel is a dynamic, hardworking and selfless motivator. She is prepared to traverse many...
ANUG – ‘A New and United Guyana’ – Launched
Party Promises to Tackle Corruption and Push For a Government of Shared Executive Power
GUYANA -- A new political party called A New and United...
Keemo Paul Replaces Holder for St Lucia Test
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – In-form all-rounder Keemo Paul has replaced suspended West Indies captain Jason Holder in the 14-man squad for the final Test...
OTHER STORIES
Australia not England are Defending World Cup Champions
Ondrive with SHAM SAMAROO
(September 2023) -- I will be in India during the World Cup and will be “Keeping You In Touch” with the...
All Skin Folk Ain’t Kinfolk
By Aminta Kilawan Narine, Esq.
The race for president of the United States is picking up steam with South Asian Americans emerging as candidates in...
Labor Day: Unions Must Remain Vigilant and Proactive
By Chaitram Aklu
Since September 5, 1882, the first Monday in September, Labor Day was celebrated in New York City. Then in 1894 it became...
Belair Remembers Vice-Captain Jack Mohabir
By Sham Samaroo
NEW YORK (September 1, 2023) - The Belair family mourned the recent passing of loved one Harry “Jack” Mohabir. Members of the...
Indentured Slavery and the Indian Experience in British Guiana
By Amarnauth Samaroo, PhD
(AUGUST, 16, 2023) - The recent uproar by VP Kamala Harris over the Florida school curriculum and slavery prompted reflections of...
A Tribute to Ashton Chase
By Albert Baldeo
Ashton Chase, SC, OE, was the lawyer's lawyer, a labor expert, a statesman, and a wonderful human being. He will be remembered...
Amid a ‘Massive Victory’ PPPC Vows to Work in Every Local...
COMMENTARY By Dr Tara Singh
The PPPC proclaims, “it is a massive victory,” “it is a landslide,” in response to the results of LGE 2023...
Dr Vishnu Bisram Honored in Fiji for Global Humanitarianism
By Staff Reporter
Well known Guyanese and Indo-Caribbean patriot Dr. Vishnu Bisram, a political commentator and news reporter and a pollster in the West Indies,...
Embracing Another Aspect of Charitable Giving: SDGHM Conducts Medical Outreach at...
By Dr Tara Singh
As part of its humanitarian mission outreach to Guyana and elsewhere, the New York based NGO, Shri Devi Global Humanitarian Mission...
Another Historical Day to Remember at This Time
By Chaitram Aklu
Public Law 88-352 – the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction...