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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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Mash 2009

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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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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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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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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

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Chennai hospital allows Guyanese children to return home

Ten Guyanese children, who underwent cardiac surgery at a private hospital here and were detained for non-payment of bills, were Saturday allowed to return home after the NGO that brought them here agreed to pay the money over a six-month period, a hospital official said.

‘Come, we are swine flu free’, says sport minister

There have been cancellations of several tournaments and games in the Caribbean owing to the outbreak of H1N1 (swine flu) in the region, but Minister of Sport Dr Frank Anthony says people have nothing to worry where Guyana is concerned because we are free of the virus.

Guyana plans pork feast to fight swine flu scare

Members of Guyana's Cabinet are attending a feast Friday night to show it's safe to eat pork despite the global swine flu outbreak.

Guyanese immigrants must be treated with respect – President

The treatment of Guyanese immigrants in other countries continues to be of great concern to President Bharrat Jagdeo and he is urging that they be treated with “respect” and “dignity” wherever they go.

Bourne decries wee-hours raids

Dr.Compton BourneCaribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Dr Compton Bourne says the issue of undocumented immigrants in Barbados should be handled with much more sensitivity than it has been so far, adding that there are too many stories of people being rounded-up during raids and deported.

Allegation not enough to probe Ramsammy

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday ruled out any probe into the alleged link between Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy and confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan without factual evidence.

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Guyana Diary Highlights

June 2009

Greater national unity, cooperation will propel progress

Despite the great strides that Guyana has made since its independence on May 26, 1966, much more can be made with greater unity, cooperation and a supportive political environment. This was the message of President Bharrat Jagdeo at the flag-raising ceremony at the National Park, Georgetown, on Independence Eve.

IMF commends Guyana on maintaining macroeconomic stability

The Guyana government’s prudent management of the local economy has again been recognised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

World Bank lauds Guyana’s macroeconomic performance

World Bank executives have commended Guyana for its macroeconomic performance over the past decade and recognised the progress made in improving fiscal discipline.

Over 200 Region Five residents to become new home-owners

Over 200 house lots were distributed on May 28 by the Ministry of Housing and Water to residents of Region Five. Residential lots were allocated at Block D1 Bath, and 20 commercial lots at Hope, Experiment, Waterloo and Block 1 Bath.

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

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Miss Guyana Universe 2007 Meleesea Payne 

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