The Essequibo Region and River

The Essequibo Region and River 

The first European discovery was by the ships of Juan de Esquivel, deputy of Don Diego Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus. The Essequibo River is named after Esquivel. The first European settlement in Guyana was built by the Dutch along the lower part of the Essequibo in 1615. 

The Essequibo River is the largest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela border, the Essequibo flows to the north for 1,010 km through forest and savanna into the Atlantic Ocean.

There are countless rapids and waterfalls Kaieteur Falls on the Potaro river along the route of the Essequibo, and its 20 km wide estuary is dotted with numerous small islands. It enters the Atlantic 21 km from Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana. The river features Murrays Fall and Pot Falls, and the tourist attraction and resort lake main stay. 

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Guyana’s first President

Guyana’s first President

Arthur Chung January 10, 1918 – June 23, 2008 was the first President of Guyana from 1970 to 1980. He was the longest serving president of the country and was the first ethnic Chinese head of state in a non-Asian country. During his time as President of Guyana, the office was that of a ceremonial head of state, with real power in the hands of Prime Minister Forbes Burnham. He was awarded Guyana's highest national award, the Order of Excellence O.E.

Chung was born at Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara in Guyana; he was the youngest of Joseph and Lucy Chung's eight children.He was educated at Windsor Forest, Blankenburg and Modern High School.

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Guyana's Water Falls

They are more than 70 impressive waterfalls in Guyana, as shown in the Google map of Guyana below. These do not include the countries rapids, such as the King Edward Falls. This data is obtained from Geographic comparison result, these 70 falls average a high between 65-80 ft high and 75 ft wide. These do however include the great and majestic Kaieteur Fall which towers at 741 ft. Kaieteur Falls is the highest and most powerful single drop waterfalls in the world. The Kaieteur Falls is about three times higher than the famous Niagara                Falls located on the border of Canada and USA.

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Guyana's Two Floating Bridges

Guyana has two of the world’s longest floating bridges Demerara Harbour Bridge Completed 1978. Span 6,074 feet 1,851 m located immediately south of Georgetown, Guyana, it is constructed with steel pontoon units and is the fourth longest floating bridge in the world. 
The Berbice Bridge Completed 2008. Span 5,153.277 feet 1,571 m. Located near New Amsterdam in Guyana is the sixth longest floating bridge in the world

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Jeremy Wade/River Monster in Guyana

Jeremy Wade will be fishing in the Essequibo River in Guyana, I would guess he’ll be fishing for Aimara or a large Catfish such as Piraiba Catfish. As seen in the photo the Animal Planet show host is hold a huge Arapaima. with a guyanese native 
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Guyana Ground Provisions

Guyana Power Foods  : Ground Provisions is the term used in Guyana or the West Indian nations to describe a number of vegetable staples, such as yams, cassava, breadfruit and plantains. They are often cooked and served as a side dish in local cuisine. Guyanese recipes will often simply call for ground provisions rather than specify specific vegetables.

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Guyana View Easter Contest Winners

Guyana View Easter Contest Winners receiving their prize

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Happy Holi / Phagwah

HAPPY HOLI / PHAGWAH 

Holi also known as Phagwah, will be celebrated through out the world today Holi is the religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus as a festival of colors.The festival has many purposes. First and foremost, it celebrates the beginning of the new season, spring. Originally, it was a festival that commemorated good harvests and the fertile land. Hindus believe it is a time of enjoying spring's abundant colors and saying farewell to winter. It also has a religious purpose, commemorating events present in Hindu mythology.
Enjoy the fun today and be safe

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The Demerara Essequibo Railway

The once popular and well known 1897 Demerara Essequibo Railway (DER) once symbolized the Upper Demerara River and served as a corner stone in its development before Bauxite came to dominate. This railroad provided valuable and safe transportation of commuters and cargo between the Essequibo and Demerara rivers. It was Guyana’s first inland railroad.
by Dmitri Allicock

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Guyana Noni health tip

Noni has a history of use as a topical preparation for joint pain and skin conditions. Today, Noni fruit juice has folk uses as a general health tonic and for cancer and chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.The Noni fruit is most commonly combined with other fruits such as grape to make juice. Preparations of the fruit and leaves are also available in capsules, tablets, and teas.

              NONI FRUIT IN GUYANA

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International Women's day

Guyana View would like to wish all the Women around the world a Happy Women's day lets show our women alot of  love.

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Guyana's Lighthouse

The Georgetown Lighthouse built by the Dutch in 1817 to help guide ships into the Demerara River from the Atlantic Ocean. The103 feet high octagonal structure painted with its bright red and white stripes is a famous Georgetown, Guyana landmark. The Lighthouse, located on Water Street,is a National Monument of Guyana

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Guyana's Umana Yana

The umana yana is a conical palm thatched hut benab erected in August 1972 as a V.I.P. Lounge and recreation centre. It is situated on Main Street next to the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, it is now a permanent and much admired part of Georgetown's scenery, and is in constant use as an exhibition and conference centre.

The structure is 55 feet, 16.78 meters high and is made from thatched allibanna and manicole palm leaves, and wallaba posts lashed together with mukru, turu and nibbi vines. No nails were used. It was erected by a team of about sixty     Wai-Wai Amerindians, one of the nine indigenous tribes of Guyana. "Umana Yana" is a Wai-Wai word meaning "Meeting place of the people".

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Happy Valentines Day

Guyana View would like to wish all of its viewers and fans a happy valentines day enjoy your day guys 

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Guyana's 592 Clique Movement

Entertaining Vibe. Giving young Guyanese a positive movement they can relate too & proudly rep to show who they are proud to be. This company / movement was put together to display the talent of our young upcoming Guyanese, from in and out of Guyana. It was also put together for this generation of Guyanese individuals to have a positive environment in which they feel welcomed to support, and can also relate too when it comes to fashion, music, partying, having fun, education and almost every other fun things that our young people do. The hottest & fastest growing teen group out of Guyana.

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Guyana's Mount Roraima

Mount Roraima also called Tepuy Roraima is the highest mountain of the Pakaraima mountain range. Mount Roraima was first explored in 1596 by Sir Walter Raleigh; the mountain has a 31killometer sq. summit area. This mountain includes three of Guyana’s border points Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Mount Roraima lies on the southeast corner of the Venezuela coast; this table top mountain forms the highest peak of all Guyana’s highland regions, but the highest point of the mountain is called Maverick Rock at 2810 meter high, this point is located at the south east end of the plateau. Mount Roraima is one of Guyana’s touristic destinations which also has a beautiful scenery from the savannas that lays beneath it. 

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Remembering Bob Marley on his Birthday

 Guyana view remembers Nesta Robert Marley on his birthday February 6^th 1945 more commonly know as “Bob Marley”, the Jamaican singer/ songwriter and musician. He was the guitarist and lead singer for the band the wailers. Bob Marley remain know through out the world today for his great classic hit and for his great talent in the musical world. Bob Marley died on May 11^th 1981.

  The late Bob Marley  

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Miss India Guyana Ms. Katherina Roshana

Ms. Katherina Roshana emerged Miss India Guyana on January 30^th 2013. She competed with 10 other beautiful your Ladies at the Princess Hotel in Guyana. Ms Katherina Roshana will be representing Guyana at the international Miss India Worldwide Pageant which is to be schedule to be held in Malaysia in April 2013. The Other Runner Up are Ms. Shaniza Haniff was placed 1^st runner up, Ms. Arti Deodat placed 2nr runner up and Ms. Cheryl Cheong placed 3^rd runner up. Out of total of 25 applicants only 11 participated for the Miss India Guyana Crown competition. The Judging was done by a well selected panel, which include some of Guyana’s former beautify Queens and the chief Justice of Guyana.

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New Amsterdam Berbice "Guyana"

The Town of New Amsterdam is located on the Eastern Coast of Guyana, which over looks the Atlantic Ocean. New Amsterdam developed as a settlement, for the Dutch besides Nassau located 55 miles up the Berbice River and Canje River. Around 1784 the Dutch relocated the town. The name New Amsterdam is colonial related, it originated from the Providence Amsterdam in Holland. New Amsterdam was established between 1785-1790 with the government for Berbice, at that time the town was little more than a forest settlement with little house, no roads and no drains. Since then New Amsterdam quickly started to develop, because of its fertile soils which are very great for the cultivations. Some of Guyana mains exports which are sugar and rice are grown vastly throughout the Berbice region as well as cattle raring. 

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Guyana view sympathizes with “Brazil”

Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 231 people and leaving more than 1OO hospitalizes at the moment, a doctor who’s been treating the patients says toxic smoke filled the night club killing most of the dead victims.. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade. The Club called “KISS” located in Santa Maria, Brazil at the time of the incident contained a total of 2000 young people, which was twice the legal limit. Witnesses said a flare or firework lit by band members started the blaze, at this moment the own of the “KISS NIGHT CLUB” and the band member have been arrested. Guyana view is sympathizing with “Brazil” Our Neighboring country. We sympathize with the 231 families and friend of all those who were involved in the club “KISS” fire.

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Guyana View Official Logo

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The Guyana View team has successfully designed our LOGO check it out 

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Cece Winans performs in Guyana

10-time Grammy award-winning Gospel singer Cece Winans performed in Guyana last night. Her show was the largest Gospel show held at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, an event that was promoted by Inspire Promotions. Born October 8^th 1964 in Detroit Michigan, Pricilla “CeCe” Marie Winans love, is an American gospel singer who has won numerous awards such as Grammys, Stellar Awards and Dove Awards. CeCe also have several platinum selling albums, one of her collaborations is 

with the late Whitney Houston “king Of Kings”.

                CeCe Winans 

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Guyana Truly Beautiful

GUYANA

Guyana Truly Beautiful a land of so much beauty and original heritage 

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Famous Guyanese Cricketers

Shivnarine Chanderpaul born 16 August 1974 is a Guyanese born cricketer and former captain of the West Indiest Cricket Team. Chanderpaul is the first Indo-Caribbean to play 100 Tests for the West Indiess. Chanderpaul is currently ranked as the number one test batsman in the world in the International ICC official rankings.

Shivarine Chanderpaul 

Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan born 23 June 1980, in Wakenaam Island, Guyana he is a West Indian Cricketer from Guyana. Sarwan grew up in the small village outside the capital city of Guyana, Georgetown, he played for Georgetown Cricket Club. He has been a member of the West Indies cricket team since his Test debut against Pakistan at Barbados in May 2000

Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan 

            

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Shanice Bacchus-Jones Guyanese born U.S Model/Designer

Shanice Bacchus was born in New Amsterdam, East Berbice, on July 29, 1989. She is the third of three siblings. As a child in Guyana, Bacchus undertook a few assignments to appear as a model in advertisements, but her career choice was suppressed by the reality of life in the Ancient County. However, upon migrating, almost four years ago, the urge to pose before the cameras resurfaced.

Photographers quickly developed interest in Shanice Bacchus, and, over the years, she has fallen deeper and deeper in love with the art of modelling. For her, it is not just about standing in front of the camera, but rather about doing something she loves.

Most Guyanese would not know “Raye 6″, but she is a Brooklyn artist who is moving forward quickly and inexorably in the music industry. And Shanice Bacchus has been one of Raye 6’s “Bubble Girls,” aka back-up dancers, for almost three years, during which Shanice has grown tremendously. She has hosted parties as a Bubble Girl while wearing the group’s trademark items, which include a 31-inch ponytail.

From being somewhat shy to stepping out on stage in confidence, Shanice has truly come a long way. With this career choice, she has been featured in ‘Source’ and ‘No Labelz’ magazines, in which she has received a three-page model spread.

Two years before migrating, she attended a summer sewing program in New Amsterdam hosted by Minerva Peters, where she learnt the art of becoming a seamstress. But, over the years, she has been inactive in that hobby, pursuing what she thought were bigger things. She got married in 2009, changing her name to Shanice Jones; and in August 2010, she started to showcase her hidden talent of designing when she opened her boutique, Her collection has since turned numerous heads, and has been improving constantly. It has been featured in several photo shoots and fashion shows in the U.S.

Currently, Jones is enrolled in West Barron Acting School, in New York, for its winter 2011 semester. This includes studying Film, Showcase & Monologue.

She landed her first gig as an actress in a music video shoot for Haitian celebrity singer Casley Cass, acting as his fiancée. The concept of the video is that she catches him cheating with another woman.

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Guyana Takutu River Bridge to Brazil

The Takutu River Bridge, this bridge was built to connect Guyana to Brazil. It was opened on July 31 2009; The Bridge is located in Lethem, Guyana and stretches across the Takutu River to link the two borders of the two countries. The bridge cost 5 million USD and was paid for by Brazil. This bridge allows smooth and easy travel into Brazil nearest town Bon Fim.

                                                                              Takutu River Bridge 

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Guyana's Floating bridges

Guyana has two of the world’s longest floating bridges. Among the world’s longest bridges is the Demerara Harbor Bridge, which is 1,851 meter long, and the Berbice River Bridge 1,570 meters both of these bridges are pontoon floating bridges which stretches across two of the main three rivers of Guyana. These Bridges allow easy access to either sides of the Rivers for daily commuters.

      Demerara Harbour Bridge

                                                                                Berbice River Bridge

 

      

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Congratulations President Barack Obama

Guyana view would like to congratulate the United States President on his second inauguration

As President of the United States 

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Martin Luther King, Jr

 Guyana view would like to wish everyone    

A happy Martin Luther King Jr day 

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(CARICOM) Caribbean Community

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is an organization of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM which mean Caribbean Community, main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy. The countries that are members of CARICOM are:

Antigua                                                                       CARICOM COUNTRY FLAGS 

Bahamas                                                                          

Barbados 

Belize 

Dominica

Guyana

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

Montserrat

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines         

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

 CARICOM activities include coordinating economic development and planning, instituting projects for the less-developed countries for its members the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters is located in Georgetown Guyana

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U.S. Senator John Llewllyn Sampson Guyanese Roots

Senator John Llewllyn Sampson, Leader of the Democratic Conference was born in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to American and Guyanese parents in 1965. Senator John Llewllyn Sampson represents district 19 in the New York State Senate, district 19 comprises of Chrown Heights, East Flatbush and some Portions of Brownsville, Canarsie and Spring Creek Towers.

Elected in 1996, Senator Sampson is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Deputy Majority Leader for State/Federal Relations. He is a former Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Health Committee. On June 15, 2009, Senator Sampson was elevated to the leadership of the Democratic Conference of the State Senate. As Conference Chairman, he is responsible for the day to day operations and the legislative agenda of the Democratic meetings.

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Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder Born Guyanese

Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder was born December 25, 1952 (Christmas day )in Guyana. She is known professionally as C. C. H. Pounder. Pounder is a Guyanese-American film and television actress. She has appeared in numerous films, made-for-television films, television miniseries and plays, and has made guest appearances on notable television shows. From 2002 to 2008, she starred as Detective Claudette Wyms in the FX Networks police drama The Shield. In 2009, she starred in the big James Cameron's film, Avatar which was a big hit at the movie box office as Mo'at. She currently appears on the TV series Warehouse 13

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Eddy Grant Guyana’s musical history

The first 20th century saw a number of popular Guyanese dance bands. By the 1960s, these big bands with prominent horns, woodwinds and other instruments became less popular in favor of a wave of string bands. Among these famous singers is star singing sensation Edmond Montague “Eddy Grant” who was born March 5th 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana.

 Some of Guyana musical gene includes:

Shanto

Shanto is a form of Guyanese music, related to both calypso and mento. It became a major part of early popular music through its use in Guyanese vaudeville shows. These songs are topical and light-hearted, often accompanied by a guitar.

Calypso

Calypso is especially popular in Guyana, which was imported from Trinidad. Calypso is lyrically oriented and is often played during celebrations like Mashramani.

Indo-Caribbean

Indian music arrived with immigrants from South Asia. This originally included folk music played with dhantal, tabla, sitar, harmonium and dholak, which later including tassa drums. Music was mostly Hindu songs called bhajans.

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style, reggae is most played in Guyana parties and clubs

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