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May 5, 2012
In late 1834, a small group of Portuguese recruited from the impoverished Portuguese-owned island of Madeira arrived in Guyana to work on a sugar plantation in Demerara. BackgroundFrom the
Archive for the Day: May 5, 2012
May 5, 2012
Peter Rohoman states in his “Centenary History of the East Indians in British Guiana 1838-1938”“It will be the author’s main purpose to prove by the incontestable evidence of facts
May 5, 2012
Why they cameIn 1834, the slaves who had been taken from Africa to the colonies of Britain were set free. In British Guiana a significant proportion of the freedmen
May 5, 2012
The Guyanese nationality is a rich amalgam of diverse cultures and religions woven into a complex tapestry of which the common denominator is the suffering that foreshadowed our emergence
May 5, 2012
Gov’t reduces excise tax on gasoline– Finance Minister says reduction aimed at cushioning domestic impact of world market price increaseMINISTER of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday announced a further
May 5, 2012
Baksh assures Region Two residents of OLPF continuationMINISTER within the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Alli Baksh has assured Essequibians that, despite Opposition cuts from the 2012 National Budget, the
May 5, 2012
– an example of cooperation which can be achieved once parties work together, says Labour MinisterAN agreement which would see workers in certain categories of employment in the private
May 5, 2012
Nrityageet 33 came with a rush to the National Cultural Centre stage last evening, with breathtaking costumes and intricate Indian rhythms and dance, a splendid curtain raiser to today’s
May 5, 2012
Murdered taxi driver Puran to be buried tomorrowA POST mortem performed yesterday on the body of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, taxi driver Rajendra Puran called ‘Rajesh’, 40, has confirmed
May 5, 2012
AN interesting scenario currently exists in the local press corps today. While some media workers on the lower level pat their GINA colleagues on their backs in sympathy and
