Encouragement for Women
One mother’s journey inspires a book for women seeking hope By Andrea Hendricks WHEN Eartha Donnette Scott prepares to launch her book “When My Voice Has No Echo”, she is doing more than marking a personal milestone. She is turning years of motherhood, grief, faith, and perseverance into a message of encouragement, healing, and hope […]
A story of hope, faith and resilience
Taking a leap to leave in search of a brighter future ROMONA Persaud’s journey into entrepreneurship is a story of faith, family, resilience, loss, opportunity and purpose. She is a country girl from Essequibo and the second of three siblings. She attended Anna Regina Multilateral Secondary School and, at CXC, was proud to be the […]
Meno’s Paradox: How Can We Search for What We Do Not Know?
IMAGINE walking into a library to find a book whose title you have forgotten, whose author you cannot remember, and whose subject you cannot quite describe. You wander between the shelves, pick up a few books, reject several others, and eventually recognise the one you came for. Now imagine someone stopping you halfway through and […]
It Hurts: The Disappearers by Marlon James
AT nearly 600 pages, Marlon James’s new novel, The Disappearers (Riverhead, $27.99), matches the ambition of its project. Comparable in scale to his Booker Prize–winning A Brief History of Seven Killings, it is another maximalist novel, crowded with characters and animated by a genuine feat of imaginative astonishment. James’s novels sprawl, but their sprawl is […]
The Prospect of Sacrifices
WORLD leaders and ordinary people constantly worry that not everyone on our planet has access to the necessities of survival. Many lack access to food, water, or shelter. Many lack access to healthcare. For these people, the very diseases that are nothing more than a faint glimmer in the corners of our minds are real […]
WILD FLOWERS ON AN OCTOBER MORNING
CHRIS parked the Range Rover at the side of the main road on the East Coast and stepped out, pulling his cap low so no one would recognise him. He stood there for a little while, looking at the place he had come to visit. It was quiet and secluded, and after a deep breath, […]
Excessive bleeding after an extraction
BASED on when it occurs, haemorrhage (bleeding) can be classified as primary, intermediate, or secondary. Primary haemorrhage occurs during the time of surgery and is attributable to cutting the blood vessels. Under normal conditions, applying pressure, along with retraction and contraction of blood vessels, is sufficient to arrest bleeding. Frequently, when infiltration anaesthesia is used, […]
HOW MANY OF US COULD NOT ESCAPE THE WEBS AND MAGICAL FALLOUTS OF THE ADULT WORLD OF YESTERYEAR…
HOW many of us could not escape the webs and magical fallouts of the adult world of yesteryear, where pretentions and broken creeds evolved to replace a forbidden marketplace, where the early years of references and faith, where prayers and doctrines of principles were abandoned or exchanged for a new altar of spirits, of […]
‘We have to protect our children, our schools, our society’ — President Ali announces restrictions on vape imports
PRESIDENT Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday evening announced that the Government will restrict the importation of all vapes and vaping products into Guyana, citing growing concerns over their use among children and teenagers, particularly within schools. In a live address to the nation, the President disclosed that Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh will soon […]
$1.6B paddy-drying, storage facility to strengthen Essequibo rice industry
A $1.6 billion investment in a modern paddy drying and storage facility at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, is expected to strengthen Region Two’s rice industry, reduce post-harvest losses and provide farmers with greater flexibility in marketing their produce. The sod-turning ceremony for the facility was held on Friday, October 16, 2026, with Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar […]
