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Despite few visits, heritage museum still on mission to keep past alive
Like many of the exhibits housed within its walls, the Guyanese Heritage Museum is an almost forgotten treasure. Located at Lot 17 Kastev, Meten-Meer-Zorg, on the West Coast of Demerara, it doesn’t see...
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The World Beyond Georgetown: Sarah Johanna
with photos by Anjuli Persaud Situated about 8 miles from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timehri is the small East Bank Demerera village of Sarah Johanna, the community was originally an...
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Yarrowkabra
By Roxanne Clarke with photos by Anjuli Persaud There is a rural community not far from Georgetown whose peace is only shattered by the whine of vehicles racing on the highway.
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Puri man
From as early as 4 am, 56-year-old dhal puri maker Tony Favourite is at work at his 4585 Roxanne Burnham Gardens home, kneading an estimated 50 pounds of flour, which will give him 400 dhal puris.
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Ministry launches health boat at Charity
The Ministry of Health on Monday launched the first dedicated multi-million-dollar health boat, The Lady J in Region Two Pomeroon/ Supenaam as part of observances for Oral Health Month.
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Good Intent
Situated on the West Bank Demerara, the village of Good Intent which is sandwiched between Sisters Village to the south and La Retraite to the north is about seven-and-a-half miles from Vreed-en-Hoop.
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Somerset and Berks
The village of Somerset and Berks, located on the Essequibo coast, can be spotted from a distance because of the old rice factory which is located at the entrance to the community.
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Herstelling
Herstelling is located on the East Bank of Demerara and is known not only because of its new housing scheme, Somerset Court, but because its ample size and proximity to Georgetown (7.9 kilometres)...
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Hague
Hague is a small West Coast Demerara village located about 12km away from Vreed-en-Hoop. It was once a Dutch plantation and took its name from the capital of the Netherlands.
View ArticleCocaine was posted in icing sugar to Canada –court hears
A 51-year-old man appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking after he allegedly tried to mail two boxes to Canada that...
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Meten-Meer-Zorg
On entering the village of Meten-Meer-Zorg one encounters a series of canals, a reflection of the grid-like order imposed upon the coastal landscape by the drainage patterns of the sugar plantation.
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Stalls of Vreed-en-Hoop roadside vendors dismantled
Vreed–en-Hoop roadside vendors yesterday bemoaned the dismantling of their stalls and complained that the action by the authorities had threatened their livelihood.
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Blankenburg
With a population of around 2000 people of different racial backgrounds, the community of Blankenburg is found on the West Coast of Demerara some 12 km west of the capital city.
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Driver in Soesdyke fatal accident gets $300,000 bail
Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton yesterday granted $300,000 bail to a 34-year-old father of three charged with driving a motor lorry in a dangerous manner that resulted in the death of Balwant Mangroo.
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Nismes
Photos by Anjuli Persaud A twenty-minute drive across the Demerara Harbour Bridge, heading to the West Bank of Demerara, takes you to a small village called Nismes.
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Garden of Eden
Photos by Anjuli Persaud “I born and grew at this place. I have been living here for the past 40 years,” Veronica Gravesande said during an interview with Stabroek News.
View ArticleBandits snatch over $8M from Uitvlugt family
Two armed bandits yesterday morning carted off gold and diamond jewellery along with cash and cellphones valued in excess of $8M from a goldsmith at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara.
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Octogenarian burns to death in Diamond home
(Roxanne Clarke and Marcelle Thomas) An octogenarian burned to death in her sleep during a fire which gutted her bedroom at her two-storey Diamond, East Bank Demerara home last night.
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Children’s Mashramani dance, masquerade finals heat up NCC
The finals of the national Children’s Mashramani Competition had a fiery start yesterday at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), where there were energetic performances in the Dance and Masquerade finals.
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Uitvlugt
Uitvlugt is a West Coast Demerara village located in Region Three about 20 minutes away from Vreed-en-Hoop. The community is bordered by the villages of Stewartville and Zeeburg to the north.
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