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By Bibi Khatoon “If you’re diagnosed with HIV and you ain’t getting no support, no love, everybody just like discriminating you, that is what does break you down and kill you faster than anything else,”- a 37-year-old woman who is living…

By Neil Marks Unassuming. Humble. Charming. But make no mistake, Dawn Hastings Williams is no ordinary woman. A proud Akawaio woman of the Upper Mazaruni in Region Seven, she is now Minister of State, easily making her the country’s most…

Imagine travelling by road, from Georgetown to the one million acres of a pristine rain forest, to Guyana’s gift to the world – Iwokrama, to small developing Indigenous communities in Region’s 8 and 9. It is without a doubt that proper…

By Isanella Patoir A West Demerara couple, who endured many hardships as they cared for their child born with cerebral palsy, is now celebrating his success at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.…

The cast of Mark Angel Comedy today paid a courtesy call on Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton. Mark Angel, a Nigerian video producer, is best known for the Mark Angel Comedy series, which usually features child comedians,…

The highly anticipated CARIFESTA 2019 celebrations are set to take place on the Island of Trinidad and Tobago later this month. As such, a local team of Guyanese artists are hard at work as they prepare to showcase Guyana’s culture. The…

The Headquarters Sub-Committee of the Guyana Association of Women Police transformed the atmosphere inside the Police Officers’ Mess Annex, Eve Leary on Saturday night to crown a queen who would represent the Police Headquarters arm at the…

By Isanella Patoir Alicia Brown-Deeges and her beautiful daughter, Aleria stole the hearts of many fans Saturday evening at the 28th production of the annual Mother and Daughter Pageant at the National Cultural Centre, copping the…

At the height of the second wave of feminism the world saw, Magda Pollard emerged as the face of Guyana and the Caribbean in the struggle to end all forms of discrimination against women, and created a legacy that remains unrivalled. The…

By Isanella Patoir Award winning Trinidadian journalist and poet, Wesley Gibbings launched his fifth collection of poems at Moray House, Camp Street Georgetown on Friday. Titled ‘Passages’, the book holds a collection of 31 poems…