Guyana Outpost: Wayne's Guyana Page

Tuesday
February 9, 2010

visits since Sept.15, 1996

Welcome to Guyana Outpost!

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.

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 2009

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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Search

Looking for a long lost Guyanese friend on the Internet? Click here to see if they are listed! Note: this is a third-party feature and is not administered by Guyana Outpost.

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.

Need Help?

A few helpful hints to enhance your viewing success on this web site.

Bookstore

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.

Purchase online through Guyana Outpost!

Photo Album

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

Link Watch

Synergy Holdings, Inc.

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.

Click here for Recipes

"An extremely well stocked site ... Moses thoughtfully supplies a great deal of necessary information...", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

News Headlines

Saturday, February 6, 2010

New York court jails sobbing Peter Morgan for 10 years

A sobbing Peter Morgan, accused of running a ring in Guyana that trafficked drugs, was sentenced to ten years in prison yesterday afternoon by Judge Edward Korman in a Brooklyn Federal Court, according to a Capitol News report.

Iran's offer to map Guyana's mineral wealth non-specific

Luncheon

Responding to a question on Friday at a press conference at the Office of the President, Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr Roger Luncheon, stressed that Iran's offer to assist Guyana in mapping its mineral wealth is non-specific, and does not focus on any particular mineral resource, such as uranium, as has been mentioned in some recent media reports.

Gov’t intelligence facility under construction

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon says that administration is currently constructing a building in the compound of Castellani House that is “intended to house the entity that will be responsible for the intelligence work of the administration of the Guyanese government.”

Guyana most generous when it comes to Haiti aid

Guyana’s contributions to Haiti following the devastating earthquake which left tens of thousands of people dead have been the most generous in the world, United Nations data shows.

Guyana ships another eleven containers to Haiti

As vital supplies continue to pour in from compassionate Guyanese individuals and charitable donor organisations, the Guyana National Committee for Haiti Relief on Wednesday shipped another 11 containers to Haiti.

Read these stories and all the other News ...

Guyana Diary Highlights

February 2010

Foreign Ministry records fair year in 2009

During 2009, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guyana was determined to manifest the fact that a small developing nation can stand tall, proud and strong among the giants of the international arena by helping to promote the cardinal principles of respect for international law, the peaceful settlement of disagreements among and between States, international cooperation to combat common threats, and equal rights for all mankind.

Over $4 billion for old age pensions, public assistance in 2010

The Guyana government plans to spend more than G$4 billion on old-age pensions and public assistance payments in 2010. With effect from February 2010, old age pensions will be paid at a rate of $6,600 per month, while public assistance will be paid at a rate of $4,900 per month, Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh disclosed on January 10.

Telecommunications landscape transformation

Guyana has made a significant step forward in its many efforts to become a country that is on par with the rest of the world with modern telecommunication services.

Read the complete Guyana Diary edition

Mailing Lists

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.

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.

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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AMBASSADORS

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Jenel Cox

Miss Guyana Universe 2009

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I marah Radix

Miss Guyana World 2009

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September 4, 2005 - Due to excessive spamming, I have removed all email forms on this website. Please use your email program to send emails to us. Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience.

On the Front Burner

POLLS ARE OFFLINE

The Polls have been taken offline temporarily due to technical difficulties at the freepolls.com site.