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Submitted by Maggie Reece on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 07:29

Guyanese in Manitoba Canada converts grain bin into livable home

Suraj Persaud

After four years of planning, building and improvising, one Manitoba man has finally seen his dream of converting a grain silo into a livable home become a reality.

Suraj Persaud moved to Manitoba from Guyana more than 20 years ago, and in 2009 was inspired by his friends to build the unique home.

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Submitted by Lin-Jay Harry-Vog... on Sat, 04/06/2013 - 19:37

Black Christian community, Black Congressional Caucus, rally for Caribbean-African perspective in immigration reform law

Rallying Voices

As immigration reform becomes imminent and the adversities of African and Caribbean immigrants escape the discourse, Black law makers from Capitol Hill and Black Christian churches are bonding to ensure that the Caribbean-African perspective is incorporated in the proposed law.

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Submitted by Lin-Jay Harry-Vog... on Sat, 04/06/2013 - 19:27

Guyanese cops two honors in one week

Dr. Roy Hastick, President and CEO of Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry introducing the Hon. Sandra Chapmam

Guyanese Sandra Chapman, Deputy Borough President of Brooklyn, NY, and Dr. Monique Davidson-Tucker shared their Sunday evening, March 24, 2013, in the distinguishable company of 14 other honorees at the Tropical Paradise Banquet Hall, 1370 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn.

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Submitted by Lin-Jay Harry-Vog... on Sat, 04/06/2013 - 16:09

Over 1000 Caribbean Teachers and Families in Immigration Limbo

Judith De Four-Howard, K8 teacher (Crotona Park West), Coalition for Educational Justice rep. With Alden Nesbitt (right) of T&T

As the debate for comprehensive immigration reform gains momentum and some kind of legislative response seems imminent, the plight of teachers recruited from the Caribbean during 2001-2006 is driving to the fore.

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Submitted by Maggie Reece on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 00:04

Virtual Reality Tour of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy

Basilica of Saint John Lateran

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican Web site celebrated the feast of the dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran by launching a virtual tour of the Rome church -- thanks to Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

The virtual tour -- giving cybernauts a high-resolution, 360-degree view of the basilica -- went online at www.vatican.va Nov. 9, the feast of the dedication of the basilica, which is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome.

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Submitted by John Gimlette on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 12:54

Some really terrible books

Paraguay

Today, on World Book Day, we celebrate the best of books, and it's a great occasion for young and old. But part of the fun of books is evaluating them. You'll hear alot about great books today .. but what about the bad ones? Here is my list of the worst travel books:-

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Submitted by John Gimlette on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 10:40

Caracas mourns the death of Chavez

Venezuela's countryside

For the poor he was a hero, bringing a much-needed redistribution of wealth. For others he was a tyrant, wrecking the economy with populist policies. Either way, he made an indelible impression on his beautiful country, Venezuela (pictured), as a I discovered six years ago.

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Submitted by John Gimlette on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 10:37

The Bonsai Horseman is dead!

Asuncion, Paraguay's main square

I will never forget Lino Oviedo, a character I came across during my travels in Paraguay in 1999. I was there at about the time of an attempted coup, during which a tank rolled into Asuncion's main square and took a pot shot at the legislature (see photo). Lino was thought to have been behind it.

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Submitted by Kadiza Koné on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 19:24

Arti Cameron Leaves Foot Prints At UN Offices In Abidjan

Ronald (Rocky) Hall, Ms and Mr. Owen Owen Fraser (British-Guyanese working in Abidjan) ) and Arti Cameron

(ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE) -- Made up naturally, with her hair tightly pulled back into a simple ponytail and donning a pin of the Golden Arrowhead-- the very beautiful Miss Guyana World 2012 Arti Cameron, hosted by fellow Guyanese Mr. Ronald (Rocky) Hall, stepped into the United Nations Office in Cote d’Ivoire (ONUCI).

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Submitted by John Gimlette on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 16:47

Bali: the Beauty and the Doomed

Spectacle-stealing monkeys

With few good beaches in Java, many thousands of Indonesians head to Bali, not to mention millions of other Asians and Australians. I stopped by a couple of years ago. It's an unforgettable island, with sights like the vertiginous Uluwatu Temple (pictured, along with its spectacle-stealing monkeys), the Jatiluwih rice terraces, and the famous surfing beaches of Padang Padang and Dreamland.

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