Preserving Our Literary Heritage (Excerpt of an interview with Ian Valz, Georgetown, Guyana, November 2007. Valz made his mark on local theatre before migrating to St. Maarten in 1983,

US researchers say they are a step closer to understanding why some people have natural protection against HIV. They believe rare individuals who progress very slowly to AIDS when

MRS. ‘X’ is old and tired, but at a time when she should be the centre of her family’s life as the respected matriarch, she is sitting alone and

IT’S Mother’s Day in Merundoi, and Cecil gives Lucille the royal treatment, but, is it worth the effort? Bibi drops in by Anil and Sunita and has much to

Kreative Korner… IT WAS the kind of pain that sent a searing heat through my heart. It was the kind of pain that started somewhere in my gut and

-not buggery, robbery, nor attempted murder IN 2000, Berbice labourer, Irfan Ally, who was found guilty of raping a 65-year-old woman, but not of buggery, robbery with violence and

Tales from way back when… Clifford got a Christmas present –and a $50 fine CLIFFORD of the Court-renowned Ramjohn twins was as disreputable looking as ever as he stood

SYMPTOMS OF HIV INFECTION AND AIDS Q: What are some of the symptoms of HIV infection and AIDS? Once infected with HIV, a person may or may not experience

Heritage sites of Guyana… THE WORD cannon, by definition, means a large artillery gun that is usually mounted on wheels, and able to fire from a tank. In short,