Guyana: PPP Congress Mocks Teachers in Skit
By Sham Samaroo, Ph.D.
(May 11, 2024) -- Teachers are the sin qua non of education. They play an indispensable role in molding the young...
Ralph Tamesh Returned as ICF President
QUEENS, NY, March 13, 2024: The Indo-Caribbean Federation (ICF) held its Annual General Meeting on Sunday, March 10, 2024, and longtime President Ralph Tamesh...
Saluting a Great Caribbean Teacher
By Dr Vishnu Bisram
Teachers are often heroes who shape the future, ignite curiosity, inspire greatness in their students, and train leaders. Yet they don’t...
Democracy and the Will of the People
By Sham Samaroo, Ph.D.
American democracy prides itself on the exalted principle of government of the people, for the people, and by the people. The...
Trinidad and Tobago to Host Regional Conference on West Indies Cricket
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Tuesday, 16 April 2024: The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and...
Eid 2024 Celebrated by Caribbean New Yorkers
By Vishnu Bisram
Eid Ul Fitr was celebrated on Wednesday April 10 by the large Guyanese Muslim community in New York and other parts of...
Historic Total Solar Eclipse on Monday April 8, 2024 – Get...
By Chaitram Aklu - FRGS
Monday, April 8 promises to be a day of great excitement for millions as a total solar eclipse travels a...
Holi Hai: It’s Holi – The Festival of Colors
By Chaitram Aklu
On Monday March 25, about 1 billion Hindus or about 15 % of the world’s population will celebrate Holi or Phagwah -...
BOOK REVIEW: Lal Balkaran’s Biographical Dictionary of Guyana
Published by LBA Publications, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
www.lbapublications.com; Price: US$65. Email: lalbalkaran@rogers.com
REVIEWED BY KEN PUDDICOMBE
Renowned Toronto-based Guyanese Award-winning
Author who has written Racing With...
Asima Chatterjee – Woman Trailblazer in Science
By Chaitram Aklu
An individual who has made the world a better place through their work and accomplishments, especially finding solutions to pressing problems, through...
Movie Review: Ian Harnarine’s ‘Doubles’
By Aminta Kilawan Narine, Esq.
Heartening. Hilarious. Harrowing. Humbling. Ian Harnarine’s feature film “Doubles,” is all of those things and then some. The film, adapted...
Tug Boat Towing Barge to Guyana Involved in Trinidad Oil Spill:...
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO -- A tug boat towing a barge from Panama bound for Guyana was involved in the oil spill incident off Tobago...
My Association with Basdeo Panday
By Dr Vishnu Bisram
My association with Basdeo Panday dates back to 1978 when he was Opposition Leader and continued during the period when he...
All Lives Matter Puts ICC on a Sticky Wicket
ONDRIVE with Sham Samaroo
December 28, 2023
By refusing to allow Aussie Opener Usman Khawaja to wear a dove on his bat the ICC finds...
Rudra Jayanta Bhagawati: Director, Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Guyana
PROFILE OF THE YEAR:
By Dr Dhanpaul Narine
In 2018, Rudra Jayanta Bhagawati was returning to India with warm memories. He was sent by the...
Letter from Dublin: I Walked Into a Riot!
By Dr Dhanpaul Narine
The remote control lay idly on the bed. We were about to leave the room when we decided to put on...
A Dream for Lt. Frank McConnell Park
By Aminta Kilawan Narine, Esq.
What are some signs that a community is flourishing? Could it be a robust local economy? A strong social fabric...
Pampered, Privileged Prima Donnas in Spineless World Cup Surrender
ON DRIVE with Sham Samaroo
November 24, 2023
If for a moment there you thought this was about today’s generation of emotional misfits, you could be...
‘A Soul Within a Soul’
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA: Guyanese Artist Compton Babb has once again elevated to a higher standard with this amazing portrait of Guyanese businessman Mr. Azruddin Mohamed.
The...