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"There will be an amazing spectacle tonight as the first supermoon in almost 70 years appears in the night sky. In fact, if you’re younger than 68 you have never witnessed this record-breaking supermoon in your lifetime.  A supermoon typically refers to the concurrence of two phenomena. One is when the moon is within 90% of its closest position to Earth in its orbit. Since the moon’s orbit is elliptical the moon during perigee is about 30,000 miles closer to the Earth than the apogee. The other phenomenon is syzygy, which is when the Earth, sun and moon all line up as the moon orbits Earth. When both a perigee and syzygy occur and the moon is located on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun we get a supermoon." Read more at  forbes.com

Today marks 50 years since British colony of Guiana became Guyana.   "The days ahead are going to be difficult. Tomorrow, no doubt, we as Guyanese will indulge in the usual political conflicts and differences in ideology. But today, to my mind, is above such petty matters. For today Guyana is free." (Former President, Burnham)

This Year Guyana shall be celebrating its 50th Independence Anniversary. Join the celebrations, by purchasing one of the following items shown below. Click on this link ( http://www.zazzle.com/farnaz03/products?st=date_created )below for more items. 

Please click on the link below to view a digital copy of   Explore Guyana 2016: Golden Jubilee Independence Special Edition http://exploreguyana.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Explore-Guyana-2016-ALL-PAGES.pdf

Canje Bridge New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) is one of the largest towns in Guyana, located in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region, 62 mi (100 km) from the capital, Georgetown. It is located on the eastern bank of the Berbice River, 4 mi (6.4 km) upriver from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately south of the Canje River. New Amsterdam's population is approximately 33,000.   New Amsterdam has its origins in a village which grew up alongside Fort Nassau in the 1730s and 1740s. The first Nieuw Amsterdam, as it was called then, was situated about 56 mi (90 km) up the Berbice River on the right bank. Before the 1763 slave uprising it comprised a Court of Policy building, a warehouse, an inn, two smithies, a bakery, a Lutheran church and a number of houses, among other buildings. Built in 1740 by the Dutch, New Amsterdam was first named Fort Sint Andries. It was made seat of the Dutch colonial government in 1790. In 1803 it was taken over by the British. (In

Number 63 Beach  The Number 63 Beach is one of the Caribbean’s longest stretch of beach with a unique surface on which vehicles can easily drive. Located in Corentyne, Berbice (at the mouth of the Corentyne River) is is arguably  the most popular beach in Berbice. On Sundays, locals  as well as other Guyanese as far as Georgetown gather at the beach, turning it into a parking lot with their vehicles while they set up tents nearby and unpack coolers of beer, food and beach- cricket gear to pass the day leisurely (Extracted and edited from : GuyanaTimes ) Below are some pictures taken by yours  truly, in the month of December, 2015.