By Vishani Ragobeer FIFTY years ago, on February 23, 1970, independent Guyana was transformed into a republican nation. Guyana did not merely become a republic, but instead became the

By Vishani Ragobeer IN FEBRUARY 1763, Plantation Magdalenenberg on the Canje River in Berbice erupted in violence. The more than 2,500 enslaved Africans working here revolted against the outright

– HEMS by Ian Harris ALTHOUGH the healthcare sector in Guyana has been making improvements in the provision of healthcare services overall, there are gaps which remain that need

By Michel Outridge NADIA Bissoondial is a housewife, but she has a part-time job as a seamstress, which she does from the verandah of her house in Blairmont. This

By Michel Outridge THIS week the Pepperpot Magazine visited Blairmont Village, West Bank Berbice,which is home to mostly sugar workers, a handful of fishermen and cash-crop farmers. Blairmont is

 By Michel Outridge Blairmont residents, Pamela Persaud and her husband have a vegetable shade house in their yard; this has fostered a farming group within the community, which provides

By Michel Outridge ASSISTANT Vice-chairman of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Ayube Ahmed Bacchus Tajmool, who took the time off to engage the Pepperpot Magazine, highlighted happenings in the

By Michel Outridge  THE team also met Shameer Mohamed, who resides close to the Sideline Dam at the Blairmont koker. Mohammed was on his way home from Rosignol, where