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Guyana, formerly British Guiana, is the only English-speaking country in South America, and its neighbours are Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname (formerly Dutch Guiana) to the west, south and east respectively. Although on the South American continent, Guyana is regarded as the only country in the West Indies -- the rest of the West Indies are island states.

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Commentary

A really new view for consideration

Why is Guyana the way it is?

What is wrong with Teixiera's call to boycott certain businesses?

In the dragon's sight

Letter to the President on Crime in Guyana

St.Rose's High School Needs Urgent Rehabilitation

Anti-corruption Toolkit

Iz wah gyin' an in awee country today??!!!! Don't Miss The Boat, Bharat
Guyanese Heroes
Visiting Guyana 30 Years later!

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Features

Mash 2006 pictures

 

Mash 2006

Guyana Folk Fest 2003 Highlights
Norm On Cricket
Spreading the word in South America
Scenes from Easter 2000
Memories of Jonestown
XCL Expeditions 2000
ZSSD Conservation Field Trip to Guyana

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How Do I ...?

So you are going to Guyana and need to know how to renew your passport or apply for a new one. Or maybe you need to know how to arrange that special hinterland holiday. Here is a good place to start.

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The Guyana Outpost Bookstore has over 100 books listed on topics related to Guyana. Books are conveniently categorized and placed "on bookshelves" such as History, Sociology, Economics, and more.

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Photo Album

Yellow Hibiscus

This Guyana Photo Album contains many photos of Guyanese landmarks, flora and fauna, as well as links to other web sites carrying other photos.

Kaieteur Falls -- The highest straight drop (741 ft) waterfall in the world


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Synergy Holdings, Inc.

Guyana Third Force

Last Lap Lime

The Mittelholzer Foundation

Recipes

This is a comprehensive collection of over 400 recipes from Guyana and the Caribbean, assembled from various sources including emails, the WGML Mailing List, and from memory.

Recipes range from the Classic to the esoteric. A FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page is also provided to help with questions regarding meal suggestions, ingredients, terminology used in some of the recipes, and much more.

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News Headlines

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Guyana army commander in missing guns case dies

A Guyanese army commander who was found guilty of allowing 33 high-powered rifles and pistols to go missing from the country's arms depot has died.

Guyana warns of delay in international projects

Guyana's president says at least two internationally funded projects could be delayed because of the global financial crisis.

Bauxite poor sales stir layoffs

Diving bauxite prices and demand have led Russian United Company RUSAL to trim 52 jobs in Guyana, following 150 layoffs few weeks ago claiming technology and operation difficulties.

Roraima Group acquires Duke Lodge for $140M

One of Georgetown’s most attractive state-run reception facilities, Duke Lodge, has passed into private hands with the recent acquisition of the property by the Roraima Group of Companies.

Sport fishing - a niche market in Guyana

The tourism potential in Guyana continues to be recognised and the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce has been promoting the development of niche markets such as sport fishing which has immense prospective of becoming a leading tourism activity.

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Guyana Diary Highlights

December 2008

China advance alumina smelter plans

The Guyana Government and China’s Bosai Minerals Group on November 26 advanced plans for building an alumina smelter in Guyana that may cost up to US$1 billion.

Berbice Bridge to be opened by December 23

Many Guyanese will have their dream of a bridge across the Berbice River fulfilled when the 1.5-kilometre long structure stretching from D' Edward village on the western end to Crab Island on the east, becomes operational on December 23.

$1.75B deal between Guyanese and Venezuelan companies

The investment climate in Guyana has been boosted with signing on November 26 of a massive $1.75 billion deal between Caricom Bottling Inc. under the Safeco Group of Companies and a Venezuelan company, Mundial Maquinas C.A., for the installation of a brand new state-of-the-art bottling plant.

Guyana donates rice to Cuba

The Government of Guyana on November 6 showed its solidarity with the government and people of Cuba by donating 15,000 tonnes of white milled rice to the island republic.

Guyana’s rice industry ready for competition

“We are fully prepared to be proactive to make the necessary changes in our approach and structure so that this industry remains viable and competitive over the next 100 years.” This commitment was made by Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Robert Persaud, on November 11 at the opening of the historic Guyana’s International Rice Conference.

Capoey – a rapidly developing Amerindian community

Capoey, a small Arawak village of about 40 square kilometres, located on the Essequibo Coast, can be described as one of the rapidly developing Amerindian communities in Region 2 (Pomeroon/Supenaam) where advancement is constantly taking place.

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Mailing Lists

Subscribe to Wayne's Guyana Mailing List Wayne's Guyana Mailing List (WGML) is an offshoot of the Guyana Outpost website.

It is a moderated mailing list, in which issues of interest to Guyanese and friends of Guyana are freely discussed. Everyone is welcome, regardless of nationality, age, or other factors.

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Proverbs

I hope that "One, one dutty build dam" is more descriptive of this web site than "Monkey dress e pickney till he spoil am". Note: this is a third-party collection of proverbs, and is not administered by Guyana Outpost.

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Folklore

Guyana has a rich tradition when it comes to folklore. Many can remember the tales of Old Higue, Bacoo, Massacouraman, and others. This is intended to be a repository of Guyanese folklore -- artwork, tales, definitions, etc.

If you can help me with this endeavour, please email me.


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OF GUYANA

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Moruca Embroidery by the Amerindian women from the Santa Rosa and Waramuri communities.

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Miss Guyana Universe 2007 Meleesea Payne 

Meleesea Payne


Miss Guyana World 2008


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