Diseases of the Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) in Guyana 1. FUSARIUM WILT (FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM) SYMPTOM The disease is caused by fungi that persist in the soil for long periods

ACCESSIBLE only by air or river and sitting some 50 miles from Skeldon, East Berbice on the Corentyne River is the picturesque Indigenous community of Orealla. With a population

Classes begin for sixth batch of students   TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Sachi Harricharan can still remember his childhood days when he was strong enough to ride a bike. Although his physical

LOCAL youth group Nulli Secundus (which translates to ‘second to none’) recently trekked over four mountains and across the savannahs in the North Rupununi to create a positive impact

Pledges to work and enhance the lives of Richmond Hill/Ozone Park residents` By Indrawattie Natram THIRTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Guyanese born Richard David has unanimously won as District Leader for the Richmond

LOCATED on the Essequibo Coast is the village of Charity. It links the Upper and Lower Pomeroon River and provides a gateway to some parts of the interior within

By Gibron Rahim WE often speak of culture in abstract terms. In truth, a society’s culture, or cultures as is the case of a multicultural society like Guyana, is

By Francis Quamina Farrier HERE in Guyana, September is observed as “Indigenous Heritage Month”. And September is also a special month for Native Americans – the North American cousins