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Here is a popular quote from Dr. Jagan in 1961: “I believe that my first charge is to raise my people from the mire of poverty in which, for too long, they have suffered. I have never made any secret of my views. I have been thrown out of office. I have been subjected to […]

-residents welcome investment OVER $450 million in contracts have been signed to construct roads in Mainstay/Whyaka and Capoey, Region Two. The construction of the roads is not only the fulfilment of a commitment made by President Dr Irfaan Ali back in May, but will significantly improve the livelihoods of hundreds of residents in the two

-craftsman Mackernol Albert passes on the tradition RECOGNISING that the making of Indigenous craft is a dying tradition, Mackernol Albert of Paruima Village in Region Seven is doing his part to ensure that his skills are passed on to the next generation. The craftsman is teaching one of his sons how to make unique ornaments

-Laluni farmer, Morris Ferreira tells his story IT is said that the greatest gifts a parent can give their child are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. For Morris Ferreira, the moment he held his first child in his arms he knew those were the gifts he wanted to bestow upon him

– 350 register for $1M housing support programme SOME 200 residents of Lethem, Region Nine, are now closer to achieving homeownership as the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) took its second ‘dream realised’ house lot distribution exercise to the township on September 16. The allottees were allocated house lots

– new headquarters for National Toshaos Council, a grand cultural extravaganza held to kick off heritage month celebrations AMID a colourful display of the rich culture associated with the occasion, President Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali, on September 1, 2022, declared open Amerindian Heritage Month 2022 at the Guyana National Stadium, at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

KRISTIE Emily Rambharat, a 16-year-old of Karrau Village in Region Seven is this year’s Miss Amerindian Heritage Queen. The teen’s participation in pageantry clashed with her CSEC preparations but with the help of her relatives and fellow villages, she was able to rise above her challenges and succeed. “I said I will go and try

76-YEAR-OLD Desmond Saul can still recall some of the traditions his family observed on Emancipation Day when he was a young boy while growing up in Victoria. “That day would usually start off with a church service in the morning,” shared Saul, who explained that freed African men and women had embraced the importance of

SCORES of small business owners were given an opportunity to showcase their products and services at “Ujamaa 2.0,” a two-day Emancipation sale and exhibition organised by the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly Guyana (IDPADA-G) on Main Street, Georgetown. The exhibition, which is the second of its kind, saw Afro-Guyanese entrepreneurs displaying a

BUILT on dreams of freedom, years of rebellions and resistance to enslavement and a shared spirit of tenacity to create an economically thriving and culturally rich community during the post-slavery period, Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara, was the first village to be purchased and established by freed African men and women in Guyana. Last week,