Kimberly Samad turns finance skills towards a future in hydroponic farming
Kimberly Samad had promised herself that she would have a business up and running before she turned 30.
Hassan renews call for affordable radiation treatment centre
-prostate cancer now most prevalent type Cancer advocate Bibi Saeedah Hassan has renewed her call for the government to establish a low-cost radiation therapy centre, saying the expense of treatment remains beyond the reach of many patients.
Exam pressure, weaker family connections affecting children’s mental wellness — psychologist Wil Campbell
An excessive focus on examinations, reduced parental engagement and growing dependence on electronic devices are depriving children of experiences important to their mental and emotional development, clinical and educational psychologist Wil Campbell says.
Retired Coast Guard captain trains ferry crews after Barima tragedy
Retired Coast Guard captain John Flores has volunteered to train the crews of government ferries in emergency response following the sinking of the MV Barima on July 18.
Broadcaster Rovin Deodat remembered as teacher and mentor
Broadcaster and communications specialist Dr Rovin Deodat was remembered on Tuesday as a gifted teacher who used radio to inform, entertain and bring people across Guyana together.
‘The Life I Was Given’—a memoir of survival and service
For Guyanese-born author and former University of Toronto Director of Operations and Finance Naraindra Prashad, retirement is not simply a time for vacations and slowing down.
Rickey Singh inducted into CBU Hall of Fame
`Like every journalist who chooses principle over convenience, he had to make the choice of remaining true to his integrity rather than taking the safe road home.
Guyana Prize winner Tessa McWatt wants more support for young writers
`I am constantly stuck in this place of not fully belonging anywhere—here in Guyana, in Canada or in the UK.
Professor Dabydeen hoping for permanent indentureship studies at University of Cambridge
-aims to publish another book of essays, lauds development of Guyana Prize for Literature Celebrated Guyanese writer and international award winner, Professor Emeritus David Dabydeen, a nominee for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, is aiming to publish another book of essays on Caribbean literature in November.
Tessa Mc Watt, Raywat Deonandan among Guyana Prize for Literature winners
-one entry discarded for use of AI The entries to the Guyana Prize for Literature 2025 in eight categories were exemplary, particularly in the youth poetry category, but the general fiction and nonfiction categories needed more refinements according to the chairmen of the judging panels who cautioned about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in writing as one entry was discarded for its use.
Giant literary figure, former sugar executive Dr Ian McDonald passes away at 93
A model administrator and giant literary figure, Dr Ian Mc Donald contributed to the modern organisational management and practices locally and to the literary landscape in Guyana, the Caribbean and the wider world according to cultural historian Dr Vibert Cambridge.
Grief grips Port Kaituma after sinking of MV Barima
An atmosphere of quiet grief settled over Port Kaituma yesterday as survivors of the sinking of the MV Barima contacted relatives to recount their ordeal or to provide information on family members who remain missing.
