Clive Junior Atwell is a Pro Boxer, businessman and group educator whose motto stems from Romans 8:28, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a]have been called according to his purpose.” He was born to Samantha Atwell in Friendship, East Coast Demerara, Guyana on November 11th 1988.

In 1835, a year after the abolition of slavery in British Guiana, the colonial authorities began to import the first indentured labourers, a shipload of 430 starving Portuguese from the famine-ravaged island of Madeira. Despite the warnings of the Governor of Madeira that they’d be branded like slaves, a total of 31,0000 Madeirans left for BG.

Pubs and bars are always a feature of travel books. Many are dreary and functional (the worst I've come across were in Norway and the outports of Newfoundland). But some stand out. In Heidelberg, the old 16th century student pubs often have a pianist and a sing-song; at the Shire River Hotel (Malawi), the bar was invaded every night by hippos; meanwhile, there are a couple of places in Havana, Cuba, that mix drinks just as they did in Hemingway's day (although without the punch-up).

Patti Page, the apple-cheeked, honey-voiced alto whose sentimental, soothing, sometimes silly hits like “Tennessee Waltz,” “Old Cape Cod” and “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window” made her one of the most successful pop singers of the 1950s, died on Tuesday in Encinitas, Calif. She was 85.

Her death was confirmed by Seacrest Village Retirement Communities, where she lived.

Fellow Guyanese, Guyana’s future, in the New Year – 2013 – lies, inescapably, in the hands of our youth. We must give them the best possible preparation to lead this nation forward. We should, therefore, resolve to make the New Year Guyana’s ‘Year for Youth.’

Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. Newsletter - Happy Memories of a True Guyanese Christmas - December 25, 2012 Vol.2 Issue 12

Isn't odd the whole business of staying in someone else's house for money? In Labrador, I once stayed with a completely disfunctional family, who prowled around all night, and fought over the food. In mid-Wales I stayed with a farmer whose house hadn't been re-decorated for almost 100 years.

Twenty two year old Ruqayyah Boyer was raised in the extremely close-knit community of Linden, a region known for it’s sandy hills and blue lakes.. Her greatest interest in life is philanthropy and helping others. Ruqayyah also enjoys indulging in the arts, including poetry, dance, music. Currently, she is studying to become a lawyer, specializing in International Relations and Diplomacy.

Puffin Browser is one of the fastest browsers currently for mobile platforms (excluding Blackberry at this time) Puffin Browser can be installed on your IPad, IPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus and almost all other Android devices and brings with it flash capability.

Guyanese-born United Nations official Baroness Amos is seeking US$8.5 billion to fund emergency response programmes for humanitarian aid to millions of people in the Caribbean and around the world in 2013.