Guyana

A Dozen Sipping Rums To Challenge Your Preconceptions

Tony Sachs | Posted 04.30.2012

Tony Sachs

For far too many imbibers, rum is something that comes in a bottle with a pirate on it, and should be followed by the words "and Coke." It breaks my heart, it really does.

Africanized Bees Kill Mother Of 8

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A mother of eight has died in the South American country of Guyana after she was attacked by a swarm of Africanized bees. ...

Setting Sail From NYC For Guyana

Reid Stowe & Soanya Ahmad | Posted 11.07.2011

Reid Stowe & Soanya Ahmad

We will make our landfall on a jungle coast and begin our exploration of Guyana's rivers.

WikiLeaks: Washington and Brasilia Monitoring Chávez in the Caribbean

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 10.30.2011

Nikolas Kozloff

In an effort to stay on the good side of most all countries, Brazil is reluctant to offend those nations in its immediate neighborhood. WikiLeaks documents suggest that, for now, Brazil and the U.S. are somewhat ambiguous diplomatic partners.

Commercial Plane Crashes In Guyana, No Deaths Reported

AP | BERT WILKINSON | Posted 09.29.2011

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American cou...

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Jeff Danziger | Posted 09.27.2011

Jeff Danziger

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Final Suspect Convicted In Plot To Blow Up Jet Fuel Tanks At JFK Airport

AP | By COLLEEN LONG | Posted 07.26.2011

NEW YORK -- A 65-year-old imam from Trinidad was convicted Thursday by a federal jury of participating in a failed plot to blow up jet fuel tanks at J...

Condoms in the Foyer

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.25.2011

Alyson Renaldo

"I'm sure everyone has heard this line before, but the condoms aren't mine." Those at Undercover Condoms online donate 12,000 condoms for a safe-sex initiative in Guyana, South America.

Introducing the World's Most Daring Adventures: Epic Tomato

Black Tomato | Posted 05.25.2011

Black Tomato

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PHOTOS: Rediscovering A Lost World

Posted 09.19.2011

From iLCP: The northern region of Rupununi has intrigued explorers, travelers, historians, and scientists for centuries, dating back to Sir Walter ...

Teenage daughter finds mom, 45, stabbed to death in their Jersey City Heights home

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Google MapsA 45-year-old Jersey City woman, Shrimatie Parasram, was found stabbed to death in her Prospect Street home yesterday evening, police t...

Guyana: A Small Nation with Great Concerns

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.25.2011

Alyson Renaldo

Guyana is amongst the highest in the Caribbean regarding the spread of HIV and AIDS. In a country of less than one million, this is alarming and cause for concern.

Flavor of the Week: I Am Not Even Washing the Underpants of Me

NY Press | NY Press | Posted 05.25.2011

RACHEL SHUKERT works her charms on the men of Paris Sometimes I have dreams in which I become capable of extraordinary things. I dream I am a professi...

We Have Politics, Too

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Carl Pope

New York -- One of the most interesting panels at the Clinton Global Initiative, chaired by John Podesta of the Center for American Progress, dealt wi...

9/11 Reflection: Let Us Not Waste The Limited Number of Hours We Have Left

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

9/11 brings back haunting memories. Having buried by brother and mother almost back-to-back just before 9/11, losing all three of my life-long mentor...

Video: Taxing People Who Make More Than $250k

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

Is it fair for the government to increase taxes on couples who make more than $250,000? Christopher Metzler, a law professor at Georgetown, and Boyce ...

Fifty Lessons Learned from a Decade of Service in International Development

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

I recently had the honor of addressing the Fellows of the New York City New Leaders Council as part of their 2010 Institute. My topic was "Lessons in Non-Profit Management and International Development."

14-Year-Old Girl Dies After Exorcism In Guyana

AP | BERT WILKINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

CANAL NUMBER TWO, Guyana — A 15-year-old girl has died after neighbors and a local pastor tried to treat her convulsions with an exorcism at a c...

Seeking Sound Underground: A Tool For Music (VIDEO)

Kerri MacDonald | Posted 05.25.2011

Kerri MacDonald

Moses Josiah plays the guitar. From time to time, he plays the piano. But his favorite instrument is a little less commonplace. Josiah, 80, is ...

Memorial for Social Activist Betty Millard (1911-2010)

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

Betty Millard of Chicago, a long-time social activist had danced with Zhou Enlai after the Chinese Revolution and then was called to testify as a host...

Wilmer Rivera Melendez: Man Arrested In Brooklyn Fraud Scheme Targeting Guyanese Immigrants

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — A convicted bigamist posing as a veteran immigration lawyer scammed thousands of dollars from Guyanese immigrants and gave them advic...

Hindus celebrate Diwali holiday in India and beyond

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Around the world, from India and Mauritius to the United Kingdom and Guyana, Hindus gathered with friends and family to celebrate the festival of ligh...

Skateboarding in Queens is picking up momentum among West Indian teens

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. | Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | Posted 05.25.2011

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While many Queens residents from Guyana and the Caribbean are busy playing their national pastime, cricket, some West Indian teens are also embracing ...

Team Earth Campaign Brings Together Harrison Ford, the President of Guyana, CEOs, and a Life-Size Origami Forest

ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 05.25.2011

ThienVinh Nguyen

As a "global sustainability movement" that'll include just about everyone - from educators to scientists to businesses to non-profits and little kids - Team Earth's first campaign centers on tackling deforestation.

The Amazon Rainforest is More Important than Electric Cars

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011

Levi Novey

Since the Amazon Rainforest is so important, we must ask ourselves: "Why have we (or at least the media) become so bored of discussing the Amazon and deforestation?"