-Diwali celebrations in Guyana
A much-anticipated religious event DIWALI (Deepavali)—known as the Festival of Lights—is a major national and cultural holiday in Guyana, where people of all backgrounds come together to celebrate the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. It is celebrated on Sunday, November 8, 2026, and is tentatively a public holiday on Monday, November […]
Empowering young girls into womanhood
Retired U.S. Navy Commander building a legacy of confidence, health literacy, and generational wellness By Andrea Hendricks DR ROBYN V. WHITE has learned to find a way forward through life’s most difficult seasons. The end of her parents’ 32-year marriage, two miscarriages, depression, and breast cancer tested her resilience. Yet each challenge helped shape her […]
On a mission of lifelong service
One volunteer’s story of a life grounded in care, mentorship and giving back By Andrea Hendricks ANDREA Petrovanie-Green learned early that caring for others is a shared responsibility. She grew up in Trinidad and Tobago with her grandmother after both parents migrated to the United States. Until she was 13, her grandmother and the wider […]
The Psychology of Expectation – When Emotional Needs Go Unanswered
I HAVE been thinking about expectations and the rather peculiar things we humans do when we become emotionally invested in one another. We enter relationships with hopes, assumptions and a collection of unspoken agreements about how we believe we should be treated. Then reality hits unexpectedly and reminds us that what we expect and what […]
Rum Soaked: Seven Dreams of Elmira by Patrick Chamoiseau
Berkley Wendell Semple WHAT is more West Indian than rum, and, closely associated with it, the rum shop? Rum is the Caribbean’s chief intoxicant, the liquid accompaniment to almost every kind of social gathering: the liquor of choice at every nine-night and repass, every kwek-kweh, party, and panchayat. Alcohol, sauce, daru, drinks, snaps, toops, fire, […]
Single Parenting: Challenges and Continuity
DESPITE time and financial constraints, single parents can raise their children with love and tenderness. Furthermore, by finding a manageable work-life balance, single parents can—and should—make time for themselves. With the right resources, single parents can reduce loneliness, boost self-esteem, improve parenting skills, and prioritise quality time with their child(ren). Though being a single parent […]
Dreamless Days
HAVE you ever met your dream in the daylight? It looks so different from what it does at night. Its edges fade and melt into the warm day. It becomes translucent and large, like a great god shimmering in the sky. It melts under your touch, like reflections dancing on the ocean’s surface. Its presence […]
FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU III
“WHAT?!” What she said shocked me immensely, leaving me speechless for a while. “What happened? How…?” I was still struggling to find words. She sighed deeply, tears in her eyes. “I was trapped in the car after the head-on collision that caused severe trauma to my legs.” I inhaled deeply, trying to comprehend the situation […]
Ruling out cancer of the mouth
ONE needs to know certain important points about cancer in general and oral cancer in particular. This is especially true because, although there is no cure, prevention is crucial. In addition, taking appropriate measures when the growth is established will go a long way toward mitigating the outcome. The following notes will epitomise the disease. […]
Society must not gamble with the innocent soul
IN most places, it begins with the cornered mother, who found herself again within the challenge of motherhood . She must choose a balance, for the survival of all must be, for a more common balance must be created, so this examine preference must dwindle, for the old folks predict that the boychild will find […]
