Guyana Outpost: Wayne's Guyana Page

Saturday
July 31, 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

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Guyana, Kuwait to sign five agreements

Guyana and Kuwait are to sign five bilateral agreements when the prime minister of that country, Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah, visits this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed.

Sashed and sponsored Miss Guyana contestants ready for tonight

The eight contestants vying for the crown tonight at this year’s Miss Guyana Universe Pageant were on Friday evening sashed at a simple ceremony held at the Princess Hotel and Casino by their respective sponsors who each believe that their girl would win.

WPA ready to work for broad coalition to challenge PPP

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday announced that it is ready to participate in the search for a broad opposition coalition to challenge the PPP at next year’s general election, saying that the country urgently needs profound political change.

Deal signed in Shanghai for Amaila

A framework agreement for the Amaila Falls hydropower project was signed in Shanghai, China yesterday, with President Bharrat Jagdeo in attendance.

President files libel suit against KN, Kissoon

cites ‘King Kong’ column

President Bharrat Jagdeo has filed a $10M libel suit against Kaieteur News and its columnist Freddie Kissoon, saying they portrayed him and the government as racist in a recent article.

Forest protection fund to be set up by month end, Norway to deliver first tranche

The fund into which Norway is to funnel forest protection money is to be set up by the end of this month after which Oslo will deliver its first tranche of US$30M.

Read these stories and all the other News ...

Guyana Diary Highlights

July 2010

Favourable inflation rate for first quarter of 2010

The Guyana Bureau of Statistics on June 22 issued a report announcing that for the first quarter of 2010 the economy recorded an overall inflation rate of 0.5 per cent for the period December 2009 to March 2010.

Large scale corn production planned for Guyana

Stemming from the fact that it is sometimes difficult to obtain feed and other supplies for feeding livestock, Guyana is about to enter into large scale corn cultivation. This was revealed by Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on July 2 when he met with stakeholders of the poultry industry.

Boosting pineapple production in Mainstay/Whyaka

The Mainstay/Whyaka, in Region Two, is one of the most progressive Amerindian communities in the country owing to partnerships with the government and private enterprise. One of its main economic activities is the cultivation of organic pineapples which are marketed to Amazon Caribbean Guyana Ltd. (AMCAR).

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

OF GUYANA

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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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What's Hot

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.