CHRISTMAS, for many people, is about giving and getting presents. Children almost explode in anticipation on Christmas morning. Far-sighted givers start stockpiling months ahead, whereas the procrastinating multitude flocks

I RECENTLY posed a question to some friends and colleagues: “What is the one thing you hate most about the season?” Well, there were some who said, “All the

GUYANA is an exceedingly enthralling country, with vigorous waterfalls cascading down rugged mountains that rear majestically in sprawling savannahs or amidst dense, almost pristine jungles. Its flora and fauna

AS you prepare for the parties and dinners that are inevitable during the season, hair can be one thing less to worry about. There is no need to sit

THIRTY-six students graduated from the Kuru Kuru Co-operative College recently, having successfully completed training in various disciplines. They are today equipped to enter the world of work, or pursue

GUYANA currently has the highest suicide rate in the CARICOM region, and one of the highest such rates in the world.This has been Guyana’s situation for some time, and

“Shall I play for you, pa rum pa pum pum, On my drum?” Beautiful words, songs of Christmas, jingling of bells and Santa’s jolly laughter. The coloured lights and

ON Friday November 22, 2013, the book, ‘An Introduction to Guyanese Literature’, written by Petamber Persaud, was launched in a special room of the National Library. That room houses the

DOREEN was in hospital; she was admitted after a brief illness at home. The doctors had run tests, checked her all over, and came up with zero; they couldn’t

WE have grown accustomed to the small and very congested cellular phones and accessories joints popping up all around Guyana; and naturally, we have learnt to cope with them