Guyanese-Bermudian partners leading law firm
LEADING offshore law firm, Appleby has announced the promotion of Ms Janita Burke to the position of Partner in the Bermuda office. Overall, the firm has promoted seven lawyers to partnership. Her appointment caps a year in which the firm added 46 new lawyers to strengthen its global business.
Burke is the daughter of […]
Land of the giants
- Jeremy Clarke marvels at the fauna of Guyana’s rainforests
THERE WAS a punch-up in the cheapest seats on the flight going out to Guyana: Three against one, women screaming, red wine flying everywhere.
Afterwards, pouring oil on troubled waters, a steward came down the aisle distributing free copies of the Daily Mail. I hadn’t looked at […]
‘Animal Farm’ — Was Orwell Right? - Norm Faria
OCCASIONALLY, there is a reference in the Guyana press to the late British writer George Orwell’s fable ‘Animal Farm’. Some Guyanese may have studied the booklet as part of their school work, as it is considered ‘literature’. But when Orwell had it published nearly 70 years ago, when people read more books, it was a […]
Jury overlooked; murder accused walk on no-case submission
THE COURT of Appeal, at the invitation of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), reviewed the decisions of certain murder cases and found that the trial judges in the cases of Alvin Mitchell (1984) and Cecil Levine (1987) had usurped the function of the jury by freeing the accused on no-case submission, rather than letting […]
Bertrand Tavernier’s ‘Round Midnight’ - This week on Classic Tuesday
BERTRAND Tavernier’s ‘Round Midnight’ pays tribute Tuesday to American jazz greats in Classic Tuesdays billed as usual for the National Gallery, Castellani House.
In the movie, real-life jazz great, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon plays Dale Turner, an American musician leaving the neglect of his homeland to find renewed appreciation in Paris in this prize-winning film, ‘Round […]
Preserving our literary heritage - Angus Richmond 1925 – 2007
ANGUS Richmond left behind two unpublished novels, the contents of which would be of grave interest to readers, especially readers familiar with the author’s burden – to educate, educate, educate. The writer was concerned about factors that breed contempt and disunity among peoples, and he went to great lengths to blend this concern into fiction […]
The Sensual Image In Motion Pictures: (Part 6)
TO UNDERSTAND the numerous social benefits of artistic motion pictures, especially from Western Europe’s neo-realist style which focuses on aspects of basic everyday living, we need to become faithful fans of classic film culture.
Today, the educational and civilised benefits of heeding and participating in such a film culture of quality are cherished in all nations […]
A Q&A session with Sherry
Lack self confidence
Sherry, you seem so confident. I’ve always lacked confidence, even when I was a little girl, and I worry about what other people think all the time - will they laugh or disapprove of me. I see myself falling flat on my face: And then I do. I always feel so nervous inside, […]
Burning Mouth Syndrome
By Dr Bertrand R Stuart, DDS
A BURNING feeling on the tongue or roof of the mouth can usually be traced to a steaming cup of bush tea, or maybe to a hot bake or piece of fish just out of the frying pan. But in some people, particularly post-menopausal women, a debilitating burning sensation […]
Prying Eyes
Okay, so I’m going to be 25 this summer, and I have lots of best friends. One of them is 35. She’s so cool and is super easy to talk to about crushes and stuff. The problem is, I know her dad’s side of the family really well, but I don’t know […]
