| 单词 | Guiana |
| 例句 | As in British Guiana, Trinidad, and Mauritius, Indians were first brought to Natal to cut cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Bechu made good use of his knowledge of English by writing to the elite newspapers in British Guiana. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z In 1896, an indentured worker in British Guiana who called himself Bechu began publishing a series of letters to the local newspaper, revealing the conditions on the sugar plantations—or “estates,” as they were called. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z On the opposite, northern side of the river are a series of sandstone ridges that reach down from the Guiana Shield in the north, halting close to the water’s edge. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Consulate in Georgetown, British Guiana, was marched on by pickets accusing “American imperialists.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They took over much of Dutch Guiana for the same reason. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The distance derived from measurements of the parallax of Mars carried out in 1671 by a French team using simultaneous observations by Jean Richer from Cayenne, in French Guiana, and Cassini from Paris. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z "Did you suppose I would send you off to London on your own? You can't even speak the language properly. I might just as well send you to Guiana." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Slaves would run away into the forest in the Guianas, to “cockpit country”—the steep canyons of Jamaica—to the swamps in North America. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z "Amazonia," by contrast, refers to the bigger region bounded by the Andes to the west, the Guiana Shield to the north, and the Brazilian Shield to the south. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In the 1890s, the price of cane sugar was declining, and the planters who owned sugar fields in British Guiana were on the edge of bankruptcy. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Born in the village of Agricola in British Guiana, Carew was the only son and middle child of Ethel Robertson and Alan Carew. Jan Carew obituary 2012-12-21T16:59:30Z It will be flown to Houston, Texas, in March and eventually shipped to South America for launch from French Guiana. NASA puts finishing touches on telescope to look to back at first stars 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is among the first postage stamps. World's rarest postal stamp to go on display in Washington 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z A dazzling array of more than 1,000 species of nocturnal moths in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana and Panama, captured close-up and in full color. Inspiring, transporting and just plain gorgeous coffee table books 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z It is the country of Guyana, not British Guiana, which was a colony. How Joy Reid of MSNBC Became a Heroine of the Resistance 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The world's rarest postal stamp, the 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta, will go on display at the National Postal Museum in Washington starting in April, the Smithsonian Institution said on Thursday. World's rarest postal stamp to go on display in Washington 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z En route to the World Cup in Brazil, I arrived in French Guiana in a canoe called a pirogue, crossing the Maroni River from Suriname to the former prison town of St.-Laurent-du-Maroni. The Delights and Challenges of French Guiana 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Nelson grew up in Paramaribo, the capital of the South American nation formerly known as Dutch Guiana, and created the fairly bare-bones resort largely with his own hands. Getting to the Heart of Suriname 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The stamp is the only surviving example of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. World's rarest postal stamp to go on display in Washington 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Though it may be small — about the size of South Carolina — French Guiana is unique and uniquely weird. The Delights and Challenges of French Guiana 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana — two countries and a territory I’d never considered visiting — are perched just north of the Brazilian Amazon. A Winding, Watery Way to the World Cup 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Blanc’s photographs and drawings from his travels through French Guiana, Taiwan, Borneo and elsewhere will also be on display. | Gardens: Vertical Gardens Are on Display at the New York Botanical Garden 2012-02-29T23:25:45Z In these stories, Bolaño’s fictional double returns to Chile after the 1973 coup, a poet reckons with the coup’s aftermath and a 17-year-old is recruited to a clandestine surrealist art group in French Guiana. New in Paperback: ‘How Beautiful We Were’ and ‘The Cult of We’ 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z In 1856 in British Guiana, now called the Republic of Guyana, the local postmaster asked a newspaper to print some stamps after supplies from Britain, where its stamps were printed, were delayed. World's rarest stamp could fetch record auction price of $20 mln 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Yannick Lebrun, who grew up in French Guiana and joined the company 10 years ago, says he learned about Ailey from people like Jamison. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z In “Iceberg,” the presidents of French Guiana and the Dominican Republic are the ones in danger, during a visit to Disneyland. Clive Cussler, adventure novelist, dies at 88 in Arizona 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Always maintaining his Caribbean links, Carew served in 1962 as director of culture in British Guiana under the Cheddi Jagan administration, and reported from Havana for the Observer on the Cuban missile crisis. Jan Carew obituary 2012-12-21T16:59:30Z These ideas come alive in a 19th-century explorer's account of a journey to French Guiana. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is one of the first stamps in the world. World's rarest stamp could fetch record auction price of $20 mln 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z In 1933, he was shipped to French Guiana, a speck on the Atlantic coast of South America. Review: Tough Guys Tough It Out in ‘Papillon’ (Again!) 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z One of those was Ailey veteran Yannick LeBrun, who asked Pinkett to make a short film of him dancing while he narrated his journey from his native French Guiana to New York City. She landed a job most dancers would kill for. Then she made an unthinkable pivot. 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z But, as a black man from what was then the colony of British Guiana, he had difficulty finding work in his field in the early 1950s. E.R. Braithwaite, author of ‘To Sir, With Love,’ dies at 104 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Ms. Croal, currently a writer and co-executive producer on “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” originally dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon while growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia, and her parents’ native British Guiana. It’s the Golden Age of TV. And Writers Are Paying the Toll. 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z She took her son, Ayden, to see the Webb before it was shipped to French Guiana in South America for its scheduled launch December 22. James Webb Space Telescope will show us the universe like never before 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z A schoolboy in British Guiana discovered the stamp in 1873 among his family papers. World's rarest postal stamp to go on display in Washington 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z It’s a semi-polished tourist gem nestled between two diamonds very much in the rough: Guyana to the west and French Guiana to the east. Getting to the Heart of Suriname 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The postmaster in British Guiana, now the republic of Guyana, asked a newspaper in 1856 to print stamps after supplies from Britain were delayed. World's rarest postal stamp to go on display in Washington 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z In 1856 in British Guiana - now the republic of Guyana - the local postmaster asked a newspaper to print some stamps after supplies from Britain, where its stamps were printed, were delayed. Rare British Guiana stamp sells for record $9.5 million 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z “The plants can provide us with their power,” said Rezaire, who was joined by Agbo-Ola on a video call from Amakaba, the farm and healing center she has established in Guiana. At the Serpentine, a Show of Nature’s Healing Power 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is one of the world's first postage stamps. Rare British Guiana stamp sells for record $9.5 million 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Lula had invited France, which has territory in the Amazon through its overseas territory of French Guiana, to attend a summit of the countries of the Amazon forest last month. Brazil's Lula positive on French membership of rainforest organisation -French presidency 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z The next of these is due on Tuesday after efforts to light the engine of the main section, at the launch site in French Guiana, were postponed on Aug 29. Europe to decide within weeks on when to restart space launches 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Norway and Germany, major contributors to Amazon conservation in Brazil, will participate as well as France, technically a rainforest nation because of its overseas territory of French Guiana. Brazil's Lula seeks global rainforest nation pact at Amazon summit 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z France’s ambassador to Brazil will also attend, representing the Amazonian territory of French Guiana. Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge action from industrialized world 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z In French Guiana, a region of France on the north-east cost of South America, a 54-year-old was reportedly killed on 29 June after the Nahel M protests spread there. Marseille police officers arrested over death during rioting 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Seven other countries and one territory share the remaining third - Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador and French Guiana. Eight Amazon rainforest countries open summit in Belem, Brazil 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Norway and Germany, which have funded Amazon preservation, and France, which controls the Amazon territory of French Guiana, will also participate. Amazon rainforest nations gather to forge shared policy in Brazil 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Seven other countries and one territory share the remaining third — Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador and French Guiana. Eight Amazon rainforest countries open summit in Belem, Brazil 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z It emits more than every other country with Amazon rainforest: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Suriname, Guyana and the territory of French Guiana. Governments are gathering to talk about the Amazon rainforest. Why is it so important to protect? 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z France houses the European Space Agency’s main launch site, in French Guiana. India’s Modi and France’s Macron agree on defense ties but stand apart on Ukraine 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The first pictures from the $10 billion infrared telescope were unveiled last July, six months after its liftoff from French Guiana. Webb Space Telescope reveals moment of stellar birth, dramatic close-up of 50 baby stars 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z French Guiana, an overseas territory of France, is invited to meetings. Colombia, Brazil presidents pledge cooperation to protect Amazon 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z He was born in French Guiana, of parents from India, and moved to France when he was 18. France sees itself as blind to race. After a teen is killed by police, how does one discuss racism? 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Clashes have also reached overseas French territories, including French Guiana. Your Monday Briefing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z In French Guiana, an overseas territory, a 54-year-old died after being hit by a stray bullet. France faces 5th night of rioting over teen’s killing by police, signs of subsiding violence 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The clashes have also reached overseas French territories, including French Guiana, where officials said that a government worker had been killed by a stray bullet during a violent protest in the South American territory. Macron Cancels State Visit to Germany Amid Unrest at Home 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Euclid was supposed to launch on a Russian rocket from French Guiana in South America, Europe’s main spaceport. European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest secrets 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Still, the damage was widespread, from Paris to Marseille and Lyon and even far away, in the French territories overseas, where a 54-year-old died after being hit by a stray bullet in French Guiana. France arrests more than 1,300 people after fourth night of rioting over teen’s killing by police 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The journey began with a perfect morning liftoff by Europe’s Ariane rocket from French Guiana on the coast of South America. European spacecraft on way to Jupiter and its icy moons 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron is also expected to attend the regional summit, on behalf of French Guiana, along with U.S. Brazil offers to host August summit for Amazon rainforest alliance 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The Vega C rocket ditched in the sea less than three minutes after liftoff from a spaceport in French Guiana in December. Faulty part from Ukraine likely cause rocket launch failure 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Now undergoing testing in France, the six-ton spacecraft will soon be shipped to French Guiana in South America for its launch this April on a European Ariane 5 rocket. At Jupiter, JUICE and Clipper Will Work Together in Hunt for Life 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Faury said the European space sector also was hit by the loss of access to Russia’s Soyuz rocket launchers and the failure of a new Vega-C rocket soon after takeoff from French Guiana in December. Airbus sees profit boost, but defense and space challenges 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z They decided the bulk of the disputed territory was British Guiana’s. Venezuela claims nearly three-quarters of Guyana. Guyana wants help. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Some of the miners that are beginning to leave the Yanomami reservation are expected to head across the border into neighboring French Guiana, Suriname and Guyana. Illegal miners in Yanomami reservation seek Brazil government help to leave 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Besides Brazil and French Guiana, seven other countries have territory in the world's largest rainforest. Lula calls on France's Macron to attend summit of Amazon countries 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Aschbacher said the ESA is working at identifying the causes of the failure of the Vega-C rocket launch in French Guiana, with the results of the investigation expected in less than a month. ESA chief vows to restore Europe’s access to space 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z However, uniforms remain standard in schools in the French Caribbean territories of Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana as well as a handful of military high schools. France's Brigitte Macron backs uniforms for schools 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z In 1841, Venezuela disputed the borders of what by then was British Guiana. Venezuela claims nearly three-quarters of Guyana. Guyana wants help. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The numbers are calculated from an annual satellite monitoring since 1985 from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. Amazon loses 10% of its vegetation in nearly four decades 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z They also are sent on domestic missions and to work in French territories overseas, such as combating gold trafficking in French Guiana. France honors hero dogs, highlighting their achievements 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z French Guiana: Spending time with monkeys and reptiles — the familiar and the alien. The Morning: The back story of the migrant buses 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z He dashed through the waters of French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana, before reaching Tobago. Tracking Tico: Manatee rescued after frantic search 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The telescope — the most powerful sent to space — was launched December 25 from French Guiana and now orbits the sun, about 1 million miles from Earth. NASA releases first images from James Webb Telescope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away last December from French Guiana in South America. Biden to reveal first image from NASA’s new space telescope 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The $9 billion infrared telescope, the largest and most complex astronomical observatory ever sent to space, was launched on Christmas Day from French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America. NASA to showcase Webb space telescope's first full-color images 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z He was sentenced to life in prison on the notorious Devil's Island in French Guiana. Wimbledon finalist Vere Thomas St Leger Goold who became a murderer 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Since its launch from Kourou, French Guiana, the telescope has traveled a million miles from Earth, entering its own orbit around the sun. Webb Telescope Will Look for Signs of Life Way Out There 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The Demerara Bell was donated by a former student who went on to work for a sugar company in British Guiana. Clare College Cambridge changes 'colony' name over slavery connotation 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z The bacteria were first spotted in 2009 by Olivier Gros, a biologist at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana, while collecting underwater samples in Guadeloupe, a French island group in the Caribbean. Scientists baffled by discovery of bacteria that ought to be too big to function 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The telescope, launched from French Guiana on Christmas, is still being calibrated and by all accounts has been performing splendidly. Webb Telescope hit by micrometeoroid but sustains no major damage 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The camera traps in the data set have snapped photos of 317 animal species in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Amazonian ‘camera traps’ provided images for massive archive 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Devil’s Island in French Guiana, immortalized in the film “Papillon,” closed in 1946. Mexico’s converted island prison ready to receive tourists 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Last week, Roscosmos withdrew more than 80 Russian personnel from French Guiana where the European Space Agency has its only launch site and flies commercial Soyuz missions. Russia’s Isolation on Earth Moves Up Into Space 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z To understand how these spiders match their movements, scientists observed the hunting behavior of two wild colonies in French Guiana. These spiders hunt in packs. Watch how they do it 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Russia has earlier said it was suspending cooperation with Europe on space launches from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in response to Western sanctions over Ukraine. Russia halts deliveries of rocket engines to the U.S. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Because of European sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion, Roscosmos announced that it was suspending launches of its rockets from Europe’s primary spaceport in French Guiana and removing Russian personnel from the area. Russia holds OneWeb rocket launch hostage, issues conditional demands 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z As part of the decision, Russia said it would withdraw 87 of its staff members working at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou on upcoming launches. European Space Agency claims joint Russian Mars rover probably won’t launch this year 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Russian space agency Roscosmos has announced that it’s temporarily halting Soyuz rocket launches in French Guiana due to sanctions imposed by the European Union, according to a report by Space.com. Russia suspends Soyuz rocket launches over European sanctions 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z The telescope was launched from French Guiana as a tightly wrapped package of wires, plastic and slabs of gold-plated beryllium. The James Webb Space Telescope and a Quest Every Human Shares 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The telescope was launched from French Guiana on Christmas. New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The telescope has been cruising through space for a month since its Christmas launch from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Webb telescope arrives at outpost 1 million miles from Earth to begin study of distant galaxies 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z For the journey to the launch site in French Guiana and into orbit on an Ariane 5 rocket, the mirror segments were locked in place for safety. After reaching deep space haven, Webb telescope begins 5 months of fine-tuning 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z The James Webb Space Telescope is packed up for shipment to its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana in an undated photograph at Northrop Grumman's Space Park in Redondo Beach, California. NASA begins process of bringing new space telescope into focus 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The telescope launched Christmas morning from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket. NASA thrilled: Webb Space Telescope deploys sun shield, evades many potential ‘single-point failures’ 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The $10 billion telescope - the largest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever launched - rocketed away Christmas Day from French Guiana. NASA’s new space telescope ‘hunky-dory’ after problems fixed 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The $10 billion telescope — the largest and most powerful astronomical observatory ever launched — rocketed away Christmas Day from French Guiana. NASA’s new space telescope ‘hunky-dory’ after problems fixed 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The instrument that lifted off from French Guiana is almost comically elaborate. Opinion | The Webb Space Telescope launch was a fitting end to 2021 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Elective abortion also is legal in the Latin American nations of Cuba, Guyana, French Guiana, Uruguay and parts of Mexico. Argentina: Shadows over abortion a year after legalization 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Zurbuchen, who was in French Guiana for the launch, said last month that the agency has tested the telescope and its instruments thoroughly. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launches in French Guiana 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z “The world gave us this telescope, and we’re handing it back to the world today,” Gregory Robinson, the Webb telescope’s program director, said during a post-launch news conference in French Guiana. Webb Telescope begins journey to see the dawn of starlight 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Eastern Time on a sultry Christmas morning from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. NASA’s Webb telescope takes flight—a Christmas gift to astronomers everywhere 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky. Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The James Webb Space Telescope launched from French Guiana on Christmas Day in search of the first galaxies formed in the universe. James Webb Space Telescope launches from French Guiana 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Just this past Tuesday, a forecast of high winds for Kourou, the launch site in French Guiana, nudged the timing of liftoff from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. The James Webb Space Telescope Has Launched: Now Comes the Hard Part 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z “Webb is my middle child,” Willoughby said of the James Webb Space Telescope — his baby of 12 years — scheduled to launch Christmas Day from Kourou, French Guiana, on South America’s northern coast. Meet the people bringing us answers on the big bang, and their 13,000-pound helper 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z The spacecraft will ride to space on top of a European Ariane 5 rocket, taking off out of Europe’s primary launch site in French Guiana, South America. How to watch the launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z With the launch falling on Christmas and a global surge in COVID-19 cases, there were fewer spectators at the French Guiana launch site than expected. Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Why is the telescope launching from French Guiana? How to Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Launch 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z It’s currently scheduled to launch early on Dec. 25 from the European Space Agency’s South American spaceport in French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. Massive Webb telescope may see close to the beginning of time 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Irish remembers crying as she watched the ship carrying the telescope, which was transported to the launch site in French Guiana from Seal Beach, pull into the harbor in October. Meet the people bringing us answers on the big bang, and their 13,000-pound helper 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z France's overseas territories include Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, La Reunion island, and New Caledonia, which often depend heavily on tourists coming over from mainland France for their local economies. France says COVID tests needed for trips to its overseas territories 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The telescope was ferried from California to French Guiana in October during a 16-day trek that passed through the Panama Canal. How NASA’s Biggest Telescope Beat Loose Screws, Loose Budgets and Loose Clamps 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The European Space Agency is picking up the launch costs, with a French-built Ariane rocket providing Webb’s lift from French Guiana. EXPLAINER: Veteran Hubble vs. new Webb space telescope 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Now, the telescope is finally set to launch on top of a European Ariane 5 rocket out of Europe’s primary launch site in Kourou, French Guiana in South America, on Saturday, December 25th. What to expect from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Finally, last October, the telescope arrived by ship in French Guiana, where it would be launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. Webb Telescope Prepares to Ascend, With an Eye Toward Our Origins 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z The Webb telescope is so big that it had to be folded origami-style to fit into the nose cone of the European Ariane rocket for liftoff from the coast of French Guiana in South America. Hubble telescope’s bigger, more powerful successor to soar 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z NASA’s long-awaited space observatory is now scheduled to lift off from French Guiana no earlier than Dec. 24, two days later than previously planned. James Webb Space Telescope Launch Delayed to Christmas Eve—or Later 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z He's seen bits and pieces of Webb before, but just weeks before the expected launch, from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, he's getting the chance to examine the completed observatory for the first time. James Webb: A $10bn machine in search of the end of darkness 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Webb’s scheduled launch from French Guiana on Dec. 22 atop a European Space Agency rocket will begin one of the most harrowing and potentially stunning moments in the history of human engineering. Opinion | The James Webb Space Telescope is human hope on a rocket 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z The men, from French Guiana, told Mr Oiller they had been at sea for more than 24 hours. Migrant crisis: The windswept beaches of opportunity and fear 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z EST Friday, with fewer spectators expected to travel to French Guiana because of the Christmas Eve timing. Hubble telescope’s bigger, more powerful successor to soar 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z After years of delays, the telescope was set to launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana on Dec. 18. NASA’s many science missions now include learning how to deflect killer asteroids 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In September, engineers in California packed Webb up in an environmentally controlled shipping container and sent it by sea to French Guiana, home to Europe’s spaceport. On the launch pad at last, NASA’s Webb telescope will probe first stars and weather on alien worlds 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z When the spacecraft finally launches on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, the thousands of scientists, engineers and others who have toiled on it will be hoping for a smooth ride. At Long Last, the James Webb Space Telescope Is Ready for Launch 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z After all, the new telescope, which is now scheduled to be launched from a spaceport in French Guiana on Dec. 18, was designed to be bigger and more powerful than the Hubble. The Webb Telescope’s Latest Stumbling Block: Its Name 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z He then examined them with colleagues at the Paris Institute of Nanosciences, alongside the nests of species from France and French Guiana. The Grooviest Cocoons in the Insect Kingdom 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z There are more than 20 spaceports around the world already, but European space companies currently rely mostly on launches from Russia’s site in Kazakhstan, French Guiana in South America and from the United States. German government, industry back North Sea spaceport plan 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The James Webb Space Telescope is the successor to the Hubble Telescope, and will launch from a port near Kourou, French Guiana, in November 2021. The Hubble Space Telescope's weird computer glitch, explained 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z The British Guiana 1c Magenta was bought by rare stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons last month. Rare British Guiana 1c Magenta stamp to go on display 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Trinidad did not reach the tourament until beating French Guiana on penalty kicks last week. No. 103 Trinidad ties No. 11 Mexico 0-0 in Gold Cup opener 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Webb will travel to its launch site in French Guiana by ship. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Is Delayed—Again 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z This included speakers of three additional languages in Vanuatu, French Guiana, and Brazil. No shared language? No problem! People across cultures understand clues from ‘vocal charades’ 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z After the test concludes this week, the giant instrument will be folded up, packed into a shipping container, and shipped off to French Guiana, where it will launch into space on 31 October. Next stop, space: NASA Webb telescope undergoes final tests 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z It is the only survivor of a small batch printed on the former British colony British Guiana, now Guyana. Rare British Guiana 1c Magenta stamp to go on display 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The European Space Agency, which uses a rocket launch site in French Guiana on South America’s northeast coast, was established in 1975. Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z The flight suspension for Brazil will be lifted followed by “drastic measures” for entering France from all four countries, plus the French territory of Guiana, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. France restricting travel from 4 countries to curb variants 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z A quarter of the films are from outside the U.S.; countries represented include Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Canada, French Guiana, Brazil, Ghana and the United Kingdom. 18th annual Seattle Black Film Festival starts this week 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z The “Three Treasures” sale also includes the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp and a plate block of the “Inverted Jenny” stamp. Sotheby's to auction rare stamps, gold coin from Stuart Weitzman's personal collection 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Semple was born in Lichfield, in what was then the South American colony of British Guiana and is now the independent nation of Guyana. Community deaths 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z A similar situation occurred last month in Guiana, where an orchid newly described by scientists had its name chosen by the Pemón Arekuna Indigenous community. Decolonizing species names 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The only other places in Latin America where abortion is legal are Cuba, Guyana, French Guiana and parts of Mexico. Brazilian women head to Argentina to avoid abortion ban 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z With the exceptions of Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico City, Mexico’s Oaxaca state, the Antilles and French Guiana, abortion remains largely illegal across the region. Argentine Senate weighs fate of abortion in pope’s homeland 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Abortion remains largely illegal in the region, except for in Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico City, the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the Antilles and French Guiana. Argentine Senate weighs fate of abortion in pope’s homeland 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z And that's in part because the James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on October 31, 2021, from French Guiana, and will build on the legacy of the Hubble telescope. The most distant galaxy is upending our model of the universe's history 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z After the Vietnam War, France relocated a small group of 45 Hmong refugees from Laos to its overseas territory in South America, called French Guiana. The refugees feeding a nation 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Elective abortion is also legal in some jurisdictions of Mexico, as well as in the South American nation of Guyana and the French overseas department of French Guiana. Argentina moves closer to historic abortion legalisation 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The vehicle took off last night from Europe’s primary spaceport in French Guiana. European Vega rocket fails for the second time during launch in the last two years 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z ESA said the Vega carrier rocket deviated from its trajectory eight minutes after liftoff from Kourou, in French Guiana, late Monday, “entailing the loss of the mission.” Arianespace probes failure of European satellite launch 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z He noted that a new study found that a curfew imposed in French Guiana reduced infections by 36 percent. Will a Half-Step by Macron Be Enough to Blunt France’s Second Wave? 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Forty years later, French Guiana is now heavily reliant on the food that these refugees and their descendants grow in farms deep in the Amazon jungle. The refugees feeding a nation 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Late Wednesday night, European launch provider Arianespace successfully launched its Vega rocket from French Guiana, the vehicle’s first flight in more than a year. European Vega rocket successfully returns to flight after a year-long hiatus 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Months after the virus stabilized in mainland France, it grew in French Guiana. In French Guiana, virus exposes inequality, colonial legacy 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z In 1941, U.S. forces took up positions in Iceland, Trinidad and British Guiana to forestall any Nazi invasion, even though the United States had not yet entered the Second World War. Today in History 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z France said it is sending medics to its South American territory of French Guiana to help treat growing numbers of patients in a region where half the population lives below the French poverty level. English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The overseas territories of Mayotte and French Guiana will remain at the "orange" alert level. France lifts curbs for 'summer unlike any other' 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z According to RIA-Novosti, the official said a team of specialists would be dispatched to French Guiana in early June. Russia to send team to Guiana Space Center after fuel leak 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The national government sent 130 reserve health care workers to French Guiana, with more on the way. In French Guiana, virus exposes inequality, colonial legacy 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z A delegation of five church-goers from French Guiana, led by their evangelical pastor Gilles Sax, returned to the French overseas territory on the north-east coast of South America, on 25 February. The cluster effect: how social gatherings were rocket fuel for coronavirus 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Of the roughly 5,000 new cases confirmed across France over the past week, 1,400 were in French Guiana, with a population of just 300,000, according to the health agency. English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The couple had already visited the islands of Dominica and St. Lucia and were heading to Devil’s Island in French Guiana. Newark couple on cruise coming back to a ‘different world’ 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z The space center in French Guiana includes a facility for launching Russian Soyuz rockets. Russia to send team to Guiana Space Center after fuel leak 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The last time French Guiana drew national attention in France was in 2017, when tens of thousands organized strikes and protests to demand better health care facilities and resources to fight crime. In French Guiana, virus exposes inequality, colonial legacy 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Europe’s primary spaceport in French Guiana, South America is suspending all launches from the site for the foreseeable future, in order to protect the health of employees and people in the area. How NASA is preparing to launch humans to space as coronavirus pandemic worsens 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z After finishing art school in Strasbourg, France, I travelled to French Guiana and saw its tropical rainforests. The artist who co-authored a paper and expanded my professional network 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Expedition With Steve Backshall In the new episode “Suriname: Lost World,” the naturalist visits South America’s Guiana Shield, finding wildlife that has never encountered humans. What's on TV Wednesday, Jan. 29: 'Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2020’ on CBS 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The researchers tagged 10 nesting female leatherback turtles last year on the Yalimapo and Remire-Montjoly beaches of French Guiana, and then tracked their migration through the north Atlantic. Warming oceans force leatherback turtles on longer journeys to feed 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The satellite took off early on Wednesday from Europe’s launchpad in Kourou, French Guiana, and live footage was broadcast by launch company Arianespace. Cheops satellite lifts off to study planets beyond solar system 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The European Space Agency announced that the launch from Kourou, French Guiana, of the Characterising ExOPlanets Satellite, or CHEOPS, mission, would be delayed by at least a day. Europe postpones launch of planet-studying mission 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The court on Friday also convicted six other former military officers, including the country’s current consul to neighbouring French Guiana, of murder for their part in the episode. Suriname president guilty of murder over 1982 executions 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z In the last decade, precision dendrometers in Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, French Guiana, and elsewhere have generated vast quantities of new data about the complex relationships between trees and their environments. A Day in the Life of a Tree 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The beaches of French Guiana were once abundant turtle nesting grounds, but now the eggs laid there are only a small fraction of those laid 30 years ago. Warming oceans force leatherback turtles on longer journeys to feed 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z France too considers itself an Amazon country via its overseas region of French Guiana. The Latest: Brazil leader demands French apology 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z About 60% of the Amazon region is in Brazil; although the vast forest also spans parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname. Brazilian firefighters toil in Amazon region hazy with smoke 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z First up is the European Ariane 5 rocket, which is set to lift off from French Guiana in South America, followed by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket about three hours later from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Watch two rockets launch within hours of each other from North and South America 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z OneWeb, whose headquarters are in London, launched its first satellites in February, using a Russian Soyuz rocket that took off from French Guiana. OneWeb says Russia did not block its plans 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The Vega launcher took off from a space port in French Guiana and was carrying the earth observation satellite FalconEye1 of the United Arab Emirates armed forces. Space company Avio's Vega vehicle has launch failure 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The Oct. 6-27 meeting on the sacramental and environmental needs of the Amazon will draw bishops from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Vatican considers allowing married men to become priests in clergy-scarce Amazon region 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z An authority on birds of prey, he established his bona fides as an adventurous wildlife filmmaker when he flew to British Guiana in 1955 to study the harpy eagle, one of the world’s largest raptors. Jim Fowler, intrepid host of ‘Wild Kingdom’ nature series, dies at 89 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z French Guiana, a small French overseas territory on the north-eastern coast of South America, is one of the most forested nations on the planet, but its precious ecosystem is under threat from illegal gold mining. The soldiers who protect a rainforest 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The Demerara Bell was donated to St Catharine's College by a former student who went on to work for a sugar company in British Guiana. University bell removed over slavery link 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z “More than any group or pair of individuals, they symbolize leaving behind the colonial inheritance,” said Mr. Phillips, whose parents moved to Britain from British Guiana. A New Assignment for the Sussexes: Royal Envoys to Africa? 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z And NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, includes instruments provided by Canada and Europe, and it will launch on Europe’s Ariane rocket from a spaceport in French Guiana. Trump and Pence push ‘America First’ agenda to the moon and outer space 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Last year, he lost a Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal against French Guiana forfeiting a 2017 Gold Cup game because he played while ineligible. Former France midfielder Florent Malouda fired on Twitter 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z "But here in French Guiana we have a unique treasure, the jungle. Our mission is to protect it." The soldiers who protect a rainforest 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z At a spot like Alcântara or the Guiana Space Center, such a plane change would be minuscule, requiring less fuel. Why US companies might not be eager to launch rockets from Brazil 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Lee Spencer, 49, arrived in Cayenne, French Guiana 60 days after setting off from Portimao, Portugal -- beating the able-bodied record for an east-to-west crossing by a whopping 36 days. Disabled former UK Royal Marine breaks Atlantic rowing record 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z He set off on the 3,800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Portugal in January and finished in French Guiana. Amputee Marine breaks Atlantic row record 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Yannick Lebrun, who grew up in French Guiana and joined the company 10 years ago, says he learned about Ailey from people like Jamison. Ailey troupe marks 60 years by looking back at its founder 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Arianespace said weather conditions forced it to delay a mission in French Guiana. Delays push back historic space launch day 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z In fact, Arianespace ships its rockets by boat from Europe and Russia to French Guiana. Why US companies might not be eager to launch rockets from Brazil 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The flight is taking place from Arianespace’s South American launch facility in French Guiana. How to watch four rocket launches on a banner day for the space industry 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Her next book, “Slaves Remastered,” is the story of a massive slave rebellion Dutch Guiana. Review | The great triumvirate of antebellum politics: Clay, Calhoun and Webster 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Two-thirds of its men were from Jamaica, the rest hailing from the Bahamas to then British Guiana. The Caribbean's overlooked WW1 soldiers 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The Metop-C spacecraft is due to launch from French Guiana late on Tuesday local time, and will circle the globe, gathering data that will feed into daily forecasts. 'Old' weather satellite set for launch 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency say the BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit from French Guiana early Saturday to begin a seven-year journey to Mercury. Europe, Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z An Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled to lift the BepiColombo spacecraft into orbit from French Guiana late Friday, after which it will begin its seven-year journey to the solar system's innermost planet. Europe, Japan ready spacecraft for 7-year journey to Mercury 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The partners have each contributed a probe to be despatched on an Ariane rocket from French Guiana. Europe and Japan take aim at Mercury 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z It will lift two big satellites into orbit from its operating base in Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane rocket primed for 100th flight 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Inverted Jennies are not the most expensive stamps in the world — that title belongs to the one-cent magenta from British Guiana, the only one of which sold for $9.5 million in 2014. An Inverted Jenny Surfaces. The Flawed Stamp Had Not Been Seen Since 1918. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Aeolus is the world’s first wind-mapping satellite and launched atop a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Wind-mapping satellite finally launches after 19 years in the works 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The Aeolus probe, named after the keeper of the winds in Greek mythology, is scheduled to lift off late Wednesday aboard a Vega rocket from a spaceport in French Guiana. New European satellite will measure global wind speeds 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Life imprisonment in French Guiana sends Papillon into a series of rescue attempts. ‘Papillon’: Prison-escape remake may test your endurance 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The probe, named after the keeper of the winds in Greek mythology, was scheduled to lift off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 6:20 p.m. Launch of wind tracking satellite delayed _ by adverse winds 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z It is located on one of the world's oldest rock formations, the Guiana Shield. Colombia park declared world heritage site 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Uniforms are, however, standard in schools in the French Caribbean: the territories of Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana. French town votes to have school uniforms 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Professor Matthew Fisher went deep into the gloomy rain forest of French Guiana to catch poison dart frogs on behalf of science. Exotic pet trade linked to invasive fungus that’s killing frogs globally 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z More than 90% covered by luxuriant rainforest, French Guiana has little in common with mainland France bar the name. Paris to decide fate of 'mega' gold mine in forests of French Guiana 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The Guiana dolphin, a species found from Central America to southern Brazil, is considered a sentinel because, as a top predator and mammal, it is prone to disease linked to polluted waters, Flach said. ‘Sentinel’ dolphins die in a Brazilian bay. Some worry a way of life has, too. 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The Guiana dolphin, a species found from Central America to southern Brazil, is considered a sentinel because, as a top predator and mammal, it is prone to disease linked to polluted waters, Dr. Flach said. ‘Sentinel’ Dolphins Die in Brazil Bay. Some Worry a Way of Life Has, Too. 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Brazil wants to attract customers by marketing itself as the cheaper alternative to Kourou, the European spaceport in neighboring French Guiana, which mostly launches big satellites. U.S. space companies aim to help Brazil rocket base lift off 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Fisher ultimately nabbed 600 poison dart frogs in French Guiana, taking small tissue samples before releasing them back into the rain forest. Exotic pet trade linked to invasive fungus that’s killing frogs globally 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Wedged between Brazil and Suriname and about the size of Portugal, French Guiana is one of France’s lesser-known overseas departments. Paris to decide fate of 'mega' gold mine in forests of French Guiana 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Kennedy first became interested in unpredictable environments while studying wasps in French Guiana. Animals, Like Wasps, Become More Altruistic in Changing Environments 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Clear waters alive with a scarlet aquatic plant, flowing over the brown rocks of the Guiana Shield, create a brightly colored spectacle each year. Scientists fear for Colombia’s ‘Melted Rainbow’ 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Brazil wants to attract customers by marketing itself as the cheaper alternative to Kourou, the European spaceport in neighboring French Guiana, which mostly launches big satellites. U.S. space companies aim to help Brazil rocket base lift off 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Clear waters alive with scarlet M. clavigera, flowing over the brown rocks of the Guiana Shield, create a brightly colored spectacle each year. Scientists Fear for Colombia’s ‘Melted Rainbow’ 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z France’s forest management body estimates up to 15,000 illegal miners could be working on up to 500 sites across French Guiana. Paris to decide fate of 'mega' gold mine in forests of French Guiana 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z After serving in the military in French Guiana at 19, he returned to France and spent eight years at Fauchon, where he mastered French pastry techniques. How does that gingerbread pinecone get made? Take a look inside Dominique Ansel's new L.A. bakery 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Contact with the vehicle was lost shortly after its two stages separated, about nine minutes into the flight from French Guiana. Ariane rocket suffers rare failure 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Regis was born in French Guiana in February 1958 but moved to London with his family at the age of five. Cyrille Regis, former West Brom and England striker, dies aged 59 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Then the observatory will be completely and nearly ready for its launch from French Guiana in 2019. This timelapse shows how NASA puts a giant telescope into a deep freeze 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z “This is not just about digging a huge hole on the bark of the planet for gold. The project would be a strong signal that French Guiana is open to investments,” he said. Paris to decide fate of 'mega' gold mine in forests of French Guiana 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z It is also home to many species that are endemic to the Guiana Shield and Guyana specifically. Why Guyana's rainforests are a scientist's dream 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z After decades of development, the nearly $9-billion James Webb Space Telescope is set for launch from French Guiana in spring 2019. What Will NASA's Biggest-Ever Space Telescope Study First? 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The observatory will undergo some additional testing at Northrop Grumman, and then shipped to French Guiana for its launch. NASA’s next big space telescope is out of its cryogenic testing chamber 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z I’ve particularly focused on the Guiana Shield region, which is the northeastern corner of the Amazon. A Veteran Explorer of Disappearing Forests Shares 5 Reasons All Is Not Lost 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z A huge strike and road blockade gripped French Guiana earlier this year. Clashes mar Macron's French Guiana visit 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Although WWF Guianas says it recognises the important role of indigenous people, equal status is not always given to non-academic scientists by environmental and conservation groups both inside and outside of Guyana. Why Guyana's rainforests are a scientist's dream 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The turtles are normally found in tropical waters such as those off the northeast coast of South America or French Guiana. Ophelia winds wash sea turtle to Wales 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z At one point in the election campaign, he stated that French Guiana, a French overseas department, was an island – which it isn’t. Orbiting Jupiter: my week with Emmanuel Macron 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z There is no access by road, except one to the north into French Guiana, still not wholly paved. Land grab in Amazon jungle threatens dispossession, violence and murder 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Protesters complained that money was being poured into prestige space projects while the welfare of ordinary people in French Guiana was neglected. Clashes mar Macron's French Guiana visit 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z The OPTSAT3000, to be used by Italy's Ministry of Defense, and Venus, which will help the Israeli and French space agencies research the environment, were sent into orbit late on Tuesday from French Guiana. Successful launch for two Israeli-made observation satellites 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Gone are French Guiana, Nicaragua and Curacao, none of which won a game, while of the eight teams remaining four — Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and the U.S. — played in the last World Cup. U.S. calls in seasoned veterans as it faces Gold Cup quarterfinal with El Salvador 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z He was born in French Guiana, played for France from 2004-12 and scored nine international goals. French Guiana forfeits match over use of Malouda 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z These now form a continuous block from the Guiana frontier southwards, enveloping the reservations of the Wayapí and the Wayana-Apalai further to the west, giving these two reserves extra protection. Land grab in Amazon jungle threatens dispossession, violence and murder 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z His two goals last Friday helped Canada beat French Guiana 4-2. Expansion Atlanta United lead MLS in attendance 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The OPTSAT3000, to be used by Italy's Ministry of Defense, and Venus, which will help the Israeli and French space agencies research the environment, were sent into orbit late on Tuesday from French Guiana. Successful launch for two Israeli-made observation satellites 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z A decision on disciplinary action against Guiana for using an ineligible player is expected by Wednesday. Canada, Costa Rica tie 1-1; Honduras may win by forfeit 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z French Guiana plays Canada and Honduras meets Costa Rica in the first of nine group-play doubleheaders. Bruce Arena returns to bigger, better Gold Cup with an inexperienced roster 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z The rest of the field includes the likes of Nicaragua, Curacao, French Guiana and Martinique. How much is too much on the summer soccer schedule? 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Background: I was born in what was British Guiana but came to the UK at the age of 10 and have lived here ever since. Election blind dates: Gina Miller and Godfrey Bloom - BBC News 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Currently in Brazil, he expects to be in Suriname or French Guiana on 8 June. General election 2017: 'I'm 8,000 miles from home, but that won't stop me voting' - BBC News 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Honduras 0, French Guiana 0: Although the teams tied in the Group A game at Houston, Honduras appears likely to be awarded the three points for a victory because of a forfeit. Canada, Costa Rica tie 1-1; Honduras may win by forfeit 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z However, in the remote town of Oiapoque near the border of French Guiana, many suspect that will pass them by. Total's plans for Brazil's new oil frontier snagged on Amazon reef 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Voters made their choices in the Atlantic Ocean territories of Saint Pierre and Miquelon as well as in French Guiana in South America, the Caribbean’s Guadeloupe and elsewhere. Security tight as France prepares for presidential vote 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Whether leftist or right-wing, the governments of Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and even tiny French Guiana are all facing major demonstrations, abysmal approval ratings or both. Protests sweeping South America show rising antigovernment anger 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z "The State does not respect its commitments, the State does not respect French Guiana," Olivier Goudet, a spokesman for the 500 Brothers told France's RFI network on Sunday. French Guiana: The part of South America facing a total shutdown - BBC News 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z “There is still much to do to develop French Guiana,” Mr. Cazeneuve said from Paris. Strikes Shut Down French Guiana, With Effects Resonating in Paris 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Much of it is situated in Brazil but parts are also in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador and French Guiana. Ancient human tree cultivation shaped Amazon landscape 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Barclay, 97, was an apprentice engineer who had travelled to the UK from British Guiana in South America, now known as Guyana. 'The priest refused to marry us' - BBC News 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Then comes a boat ride, one that will carry the telescope down the southwestern coast of North America and through the Panama Canal to French Guiana. Closing in on launch: NASA’s gold-mirrored, $8 billion Webb Space Telescope 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z One of these towns - Kourou - is home to the Guiana Space Station, which is used by the European Space Agency and the French government to launch satellites into space. French Guiana: The part of South America facing a total shutdown - BBC News 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The last was in December 1895 over an obscure border dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana, when President Grover Cleveland rattled his sabre, while Lord Salisbury, the prime minister, spoke soft words. Will Trump’s presidency finally kill the myth of the special relationship? 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z If it comes through all that, Aeolus will be ready to go to the launch site in French Guiana. Aeolus wind mission heads for test and launch - BBC News 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z "We used to talk about Liverpool and history. And she was very inquisitive about Guiana," Barclay says. 'The priest refused to marry us' - BBC News 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The two gangs fight over control of prisons and drug routes in northern Brazil along the borders of Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and the Guiana region. ‘Barbaric’ dismemberment marked latest Brazil prison massacre 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z French Guiana sits in the north-east corner of South America, north of Brazil, and alongside Guyana and Suriname. French Guiana: The part of South America facing a total shutdown - BBC News 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Authorities say gangs are fighting for the control of drug routes in the northern part of the country, which borders Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and the Guianas. Brazil authorities: 33 die in prison, days after 60 killed 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Back in the late 19th century, the Swiss zoologist Emílio Goeldi had spotted megaliths — large monumental stones — on an expedition through Brazil’s frontier with French Guiana. A ‘Stonehenge,’ and a Mystery, Rises in the Amazon 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z That satellite is set to be launched in mid-2017 from French Guiana. SpaceX customer switches a satellite launch order to European competitor 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The former justice minister and figure from French Guiana politics, Christiane Taubira, is being petitioned to run but has not commented. France's PM Manuel Valls expected to launch presidential bid 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It will go into space on a European Ariane rocket from French Guiana, but before that is possible the delicate hardware must be tested to ensure it will survive the ride. James Webb: Two years to Hubble successor's launch - BBC News 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Inglis is from French Guiana on the north coast of South America. Knicks sign Damien Inglis, forward who spent time with Bucks 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Guiana dolphins swim near fish farm pens in Rio's Guanabara Bay. What's in Rio's Bay and Beaches? “Unfortunately, if we don’t do anything to change this scenario, in a few years, perhaps in a decade, the Guiana dolphins will disappear from Guanabara Bay,” said Cunha. Olympic sailors may see dolphins in Rio’s Guanabara Bay 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, in 1943 they married and moved to British Guiana, then still a colony nestled next to Venezuela, on South America’s Caribbean coast. Hillary Wouldn’t Be the First Female American President 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z It's 50 years since the British colony of Guiana became Guyana. Guyana's gifts to the world - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z However, this is dwarfed compared to the "British Guiana one cent magenta" from 1856. Stamp collecting: The mistakes worth millions - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z A small population of gray Guiana dolphins remains in the bay. What's in Rio's Bay and Beaches? Unlike other species, the Guiana dolphins do not migrate or flee their habitat to look for a new home when threatened by human growth and development. Olympic sailors may see dolphins in Rio’s Guanabara Bay 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Certainly not the French colonial ministry, which in 1763 elected to plant a major settlement along the banks of the Kourou River in what is now French Guiana. The Mosquito-Borne Ailments That Changed the World Before Zika 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Booker Brothers, McConnell and Co - known to most Guyanese simply as Booker's - controlled much of Guiana's sugar industry prior to independence. Guyana's gifts to the world - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Martinique and French Guiana have declared an epidemic with more than 6,000 suspected cases, including at least 38 pregnant women and five people with Guillain-Barre. Puerto Rico braces for wave of mosquito-borne Zika virus 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Touraine, who was on a visit to French Guiana, said the case was recorded in the Paris area. France records first sexually transmitted case of Zika in Europe 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Where Zika cases have been confirmed in the region, only Guyana and French Guiana permit abortion without restriction as to the reason. Q&A: Abortion rules in Zika-affected countries - BBC News 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Her high profile, combined with her heritage as a black woman born in French Guiana, made her at times a target of racist slurs in public appearances and in right-wing media. French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira Quits Over Terror Proposals 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z It started on the island’s French-speaking half and jumped to other Francophone islands and to French Guiana, Dr. Staples said. U.S. Becomes More Vulnerable to Tropical Diseases Like Zika 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Launches from Baikonur can be more visually dramatic than those from other sites, such as Nasa’s Kennedy space centre on Cape Canaveral, or the European Space Agency’s facility in Kourou, French Guiana. Tim Peake, Britain’s first ESA astronaut, set for liftoff from Kazakhstan 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z It was meant to bring economic development to the Brazilian state of Amapá, which borders French Guiana, and to create opportunities for French and Brazilian companies. Linking Brazil to French Guiana, a Bridge for No One 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z No one was thinking about making the most precise test yet of general relativity when the Soyuz rocket lifted off from French Guiana on 22 August 2014. Satellite launch accident provides unexpected test of Einstein’s theory 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z This year's award went to Christophe Gin, who spent five months exploring the landscapes of Guiana. Carmignac award retrospective - BBC News 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Mongolia, Paraguay, Guatemala and French Guiana, are sending delegations to this state capital of 300,000 people in Brazil’s torrid interior. Endangered peoples come together to draw on ancient skills 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Tonight, a Soyuz rocket will launch from French Guiana, carrying two satellites into space. Watch a Soyuz rocket launch two Galileo satellites into space 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z That colors the way many people here view their neighbors, and many in French Guiana are not eager to see a greater influx of Brazilians. Linking Brazil to French Guiana, a Bridge for No One 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The satellites were launched on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana. Two more Galileo satellites launched - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The native of Cayenne, French Guiana, was originally selected by Chicago with the 17th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft before being traded to Washington. Knicks sign forward/center Kevin Seraphin 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Braithwaite’s father came from a wealthy British Guiana family; his mother was the daughter of a North Carolina slave. The Long-Lost Tale of the World’s Longest Book 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Today, two separate rockets are scheduled to launch payloads into lower Earth orbit — one from the United States, the other from French Guiana. Watch an Atlas V rocket launch a GPS satellite into lower Earth orbit 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Spitz, the prefect, said the visa requirement was intended to deter the illegal immigration of Brazilians into French Guiana. Linking Brazil to French Guiana, a Bridge for No One 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Chief philately curator Daniel Piazza says the South American colony British Guiana ran out of English stamps in 1856 and enlisted a newspaper publisher to print them locally. $9.5M 19th-century stamp displayed at National Postal Museum 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z “I had an album, an American album but of world-famous international stamps, and there was a big hole on the top of the page for the British Guiana.” Stuart Weitzman to Display Rare Stamp That Fulfilled Boyhood Dream 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Liftoff in French Guiana will occur seven seconds after the ignition of the main stage cryogenic engine, and the rocket will climb vertically for six seconds before turning East, according to SpaceFlightInsider. Watch Live: Ariane 5 Launches 2 Satellites Into Space 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z From there, they will be shipped to Kourou in French Guiana for a rocket launch in September. 'Exquisite' gravity probe leaves UK 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z By some estimates, thousands of Brazilians are involved in illegal gold mining in French Guiana. Linking Brazil to French Guiana, a Bridge for No One 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Collectors believe all of the one-cent magentas stamps were tossed away, except for one, which was saved by a Scottish boy living in British Guiana in 1873. $9.5M 19th-century stamp displayed at National Postal Museum 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The One-Cent Magenta is different from most stamps because it was commissioned by the colonial postmaster in British Guiana when a shipment of postal provisions from London did not arrive. Stuart Weitzman to Display Rare Stamp That Fulfilled Boyhood Dream 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was launched from French Guiana and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean 100 minutes later. World Digest: Feb. 11, 2015 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z "Of course, if the bridge were actually in operation, my life would be much easier," says Nogueira, who lives in Brazil but works washing cars in French Guiana, earning the more valuable euros. Bridge links Brazil to French Guiana, yet doesn't 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z French Guiana, a former colony that was mostly used to house criminals in infamously brutal prisons, became an overseas department of France in 1946, obtaining the same status as any other French territory. Linking Brazil to French Guiana, a Bridge for No One 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Honduras and French Guiana will play off in March for the final spot. CONCACAF announces list of host cities for 2015 Gold Cup — Seattle isn't on it 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The reserve big man from French Guiana wasn’t sure what to make of him last fall. Marcin Gortat is the smiling soul of the Washington Wizards 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Many also live across the border in French Guiana. The 'star man' from the Amazon 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z French Guiana is not just controlled by France — it is France, just as much as Hawaii is the United States. Bridge links Brazil to French Guiana, yet doesn't 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z They include France’s desire to export more dairy products to Brazil, and Brazil’s insistence that French Guiana do more to stop the spread of a fruit fly that threatens a Brazilian crop. Linking Brazil to French Guiana, a Bridge for No One 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Note that the Guiana stamp last changed hands some 20 years ago at a then record price of just under $1 million. Finding Gold In One Cent Stamps 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z On Friday, August 22, two European Space Agency Galileo satellites were injected into improper orbits shortly after their launch from French Guiana. ESA Is Investigating Solutions For Galileo Satellites' Misplaced Orbit 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z At 9:27 am on Friday, August 22, a Soyuz rocket operated by Arianespace lifted off beautifully from French Guiana, making the ninth successful launch for the company using their Soyuz rockets. ESA Galileo Satellites Were Placed In The Wrong Orbit 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z The bridge connects Brazil to French Guiana, the only piece of land on the South American mainland that is still part of a former colonial power. Bridge links Brazil to French Guiana, yet doesn't 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z The system suffered a setback on Saturday, though, when two satellites launched from French Guiana failed to attain their intended orbit, Phys.Org reports. European Navigation Satellites Get Lost In Orbit 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z However, it says the fifth and sixth satellites launched from French Guiana on Friday are under control. Galileo satellites on wrong orbit 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z The spacecraft - model numbers five and six - went up on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana. Europe expands Galileo network 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z With the planned launch of two satellites aboard a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana later this month, Europe is pushing ahead with its own satellite navigation system, known as Galileo. Galileo: We know where you are 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z It serves as a last stop for the Brazilians heading into French Guiana, where the pay is better. Bridge links Brazil to French Guiana, yet doesn't 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z That ship, launched from French Guiana, delivered its shipment just a few days ago. Space station supply ship exits, now packing trash 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The manoeuvre that brought the spacecraft alongside the comet marks the end of the beginning of a mission that lifted off from French Guiana 10 years, five months and four days ago. Rosetta spacecraft makes historic rendezvous with rubber-duck comet 67P/CG 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The European Space Agency’s Georges Lemaître, the automated transfer vehicle named after the ‘Father of the Big Bang’, is scheduled to launch late today from French Guiana. Launching Today: The Georges Lemaître: Last Of The European ATV Space Vehicles 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z French Guiana is an overseas region of France and is inside the European Union. French National Front politician sentenced to jail for monkey slur 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Brazilians need a visa to enter French Guiana, but the French enter Brazil freely, he said. Bridge links Brazil to French Guiana, yet doesn't 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Sotheby’s sold the British Guiana stamp to an anonymous donor over the phone Tuesday. World's Rarest Stamp Sets Auction Record 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z It took only two minutes for the British Guiana one-cent magenta stamp to be sold to an anonymous bidder. British colony stamp sells for £5.6m 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The stamp is known as the One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana. Stamp Sells for a Record $9.5 Million 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z "Every collecting area has its Holy Grail. For stamps it is The British Guiana," Sotheby's wrote on its website, adding the stamp is often described as the "most famous" and "most valuable" in the world. Rare stamp set for New York auction 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z With a completed highway and bridge, French Guiana would be easier to reach for many Amapa state residents than any other part of Brazil. Bridge links Brazil to French Guiana, yet doesn't 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z The French territories of Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana do the same for Europe. Full circle 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z It was printed by a newspaper in British Guiana during a stamp shortage. The ‘Mona Lisa’ of Stamps to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s 2014-05-02T03:58:36Z One-cent stamps were commonly used for newspapers in British Guiana, according to stamp collectors. Stamp Sells for a Record $9.5 Million 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The biggest civil Earth-observation programme ever conceived begins its roll-out on Thursday with the launch of a radar satellite from French Guiana. EU set to roll-out big space project 2014-04-03T00:40:39Z The prefect of Guiana, the representative of the French president in Guiana, blames the deadlock on the delays on the Brazilian side. Bridge links Brazil to French Guiana, yet doesn't 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z There are more than 5,900 suspected cases affecting almost half the islands, and even French Guiana on the mainland. Humanity's global battle with mosquitoes 2014-03-30T00:38:47Z The patient was a postage stamp, one of the rarest in the world, known as the One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana. The ‘Mona Lisa’ of Stamps to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s 2014-05-02T03:58:36Z “A London journalist described the 1856 British Guiana as ‘cut square and magenta in colour’ and himself as ‘cut round and rather paler magenta.’ Stamp Sells for a Record $9.5 Million 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Early in April, the first of a fleet of environmental monitoring satellites will lift off from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. [News & Analysis] Europe's Copernicus Offers a Daily Dose of Earth Data 2014-03-06T20:25:13.633Z Star surveyor The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, designed to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, launched on 19 December from Kourou, French Guiana. Seven days: 2 January 2014 2013-12-31T14:20:04.470Z In April this year, Mark Wilkinson and Emma Sherratt from the London Natural History Museum described the first new caecilian species discovered in French Guiana in more than 150 years. Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013 2013-12-26T16:45:03.961Z A total of 31 nations make up the Caribbean Football Union, including associate member Bonaire and three on the South American continent: Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. Caribbean eyes professional league for 2015 2013-11-07T01:32:57Z “Arthur Hind had never intended to even bid on the British Guiana,” the Sotheby’s catalog said. Stamp Sells for a Record $9.5 Million 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s not exactly the same, but it reminds me,” said Seraphin, who hails from French Guiana, which is governed by France and borders Brazil to the north. Washington Wizards’ Kevin Seraphin enjoys chance to play close to home 2013-10-10T23:43:03Z Watson, who was born in Georgetown, British Guiana, and whose father was a plantation manager and former slave owner from Orkney, played for Scotland at a time when they dominated international football. Looking into Scotland's black history 2013-10-08T00:13:24Z The new satellite provided by Thales will be launched from neighboring French Guiana in 2016. Brazil tries to elude NSA with new cables, satellite 2013-09-05T20:44:42Z On Friday, the will be flown to French Guiana to begin the preparations for launch on a Soyuz rocket in mid-November. Gaia: The 'impossible space mission' ready to fly 2013-08-21T22:35:24Z She was born the sixth of eight children in Cayenne, the capital of a racially divided French Guiana, an overseas department and former colony of France. The Saturday Profile: Ascending Heights of French Power, Trailed by Her ‘Otherness’ 2013-08-09T23:41:53Z The network's first four satellites will launch from French Guiana. O3b space constellation to launch 2013-06-24T10:01:56Z I keep my research very focussed on the three former Dutch colonies which later became British Guiana, now Guyana, on the north coast of South America. Looking into Scotland's black history 2013-10-08T00:13:24Z For its next test, Europe will launch another IXV vehicle on a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. Europe tests reusable spaceship 2013-06-21T16:20:26Z The clays in Esperance — which means “hope,” but the rock was actually named after a gold mine in French Guiana where a project member had done research — formed in more neutral waters. Martian Rock Another Clue to a Once Water-Rich Planet 2013-06-07T23:42:03Z A proud sense of obligation drew her back to French Guiana, she said, where she held various posts in the local administration. The Saturday Profile: Ascending Heights of French Power, Trailed by Her ‘Otherness’ 2013-08-09T23:41:53Z Even France, which maintains troops in French Guiana, an overseas region that shares a border in the Amazon with Brazil, and the United States occasionally send soldiers for training. From Jungle, Brazil Aims to Extend Its Reach 2013-05-07T00:35:22Z She cited Black Label by Léon-Gontran Damas, a founding father of the Negritude cultural movement, and a native, like Taubira, of Cayenne, French Guiana. France Fêtes Gay Marriage Vote 2013-04-24T16:40:00Z A new species of skin-feeding amphibian has been discovered in French Guiana. New Skin-Feeding Amphibian Found in French Guiana 2013-04-17T21:45:09.827Z The dynamic geologic history of the Precambrian-era Guiana Shield shaped the drainage patterns of this region's rivers and influenced the evolution of its Neotropical fish. Scientist at Work Blog: Dinosaurs of the Rewa River 2013-01-22T11:42:31Z The rocket launches from the South American territory of French Guiana and is able to launch two spacecraft at a time. Europe Tackling Big Space Projects in 2013 2013-01-02T00:45:00.590Z It will launch on an Ariane rocket from French Guiana late on Wednesday. Military satellite set for launch 2012-12-19T14:55:05Z Tullow Oil, a company working on the same theory, struck oil last year off the coast of French Guiana. | Oil & Money: After Years of Waiting, Virginia Wants to Make Its Name in Oil 2012-11-13T19:55:46Z Two other satellites for the project were launched from Guiana last year, also aboard a Soyuz rocket. Soyuz rocket deploys two Galileo satellites 2012-10-12T22:30:53Z For 200 miles, the Rewa meanders down the Guiana Shield's north slope. Scientist at Work Blog: Dinosaurs of the Rewa River 2013-01-22T11:42:31Z The first precise measurement was made in 1672 by the famed astronomer Giovanni Cassini, who observed Mars from Paris, France, while his colleague Jean Richer observed the planet from French Guiana in South America. 'Astronomical Unit,' or Earth-Sun Distance, Gets an Overhaul 2012-09-14T21:15:02.757Z It is further divided into 100 departements, five of which - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte - are geographically distant from Europe. France country profile 2012-08-14T09:39:02Z A 2011 discovery off the coast of French Guiana was described as "game changer" for the region's oil prospects. Suriname state oil company considers share offering 2012-07-20T23:28:05Z The fourth, off French Guiana in South America, was the payoff of a bet that the same oil-bearing rocks found in West African waters would also be present off the coast of Latin America. Tullow Oil Finds Success Exploring Where Others Don’t 2012-07-04T00:23:50Z In Brazil, 8,700 military personnel are being used, among other steps, to combat illegal gold mining along the borders with Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. South America sees new gold rush 2012-06-06T09:24:59Z The minor British islands in the West Indies, the Bahamas, British Guiana and British Honduras, seem not to have provided local legislation, but remain exclusively under Imperial law. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z M. Godart says, this insect is found both in Guiana and Brazil. Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:34.283Z Bruguiere mentions that this species is generally found in the South American islands, Cayenne, and Guiana. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z In 1855 he was chosen governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands, and subsequently governor of British Guiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z His arguments for immediately attempting the conquest of Guiana were not regarded. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Stark's Guide and History of British Guiana, is a continuation of a series of works of the Guide book type, dealing with our West Indian possessions. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z It exhales a very strong odour—wherefore it is known in British Guiana as the “stink-bird”—compared by Bates to “musk combined with wet hides,” and by Deville to that of a cow-house. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The Indians of Guiana dip their arrows in the juice of the Woorara, and the Curara, which also occasions rapid death and decomposition of the lungs. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Raleigh used the Governor with courtesy and hospitality, and sounded him well concerning Guiana; and Berrio conversed with him readily, having no suspicion of Raleigh’s intentions. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Stark's Guide and History of British Guiana, is a complete and compendious handbook for tourists and immigrants. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Thus, in British Guiana, in the Cape Colony, and in Ceylon, the letter and spirit of Roman-Dutch law have been continued under English rule. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Still there are many brilliant humming-birds common enough in the Brazils, Guiana and Venezuela. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z He was arrested in Paris in 1853, and deported to French Guiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Two expeditions to Guiana were afterwards organised, neither of which resulted in any discovery or profit. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Sampson Low, Marston & Co., now place upon the English market a cheap and useful guide to British Guiana, which has been issued by an American publisher. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Tullow seemed to prove the Gondwanaland hypothesis last year with a discovery in the new frontier off French Guiana, which mirrors oil-rich West Africa across the Atlantic. Tullow Seen Beating Peers With $30 Billion Africa Find: Energy 2012-02-17T00:28:53Z It is further divided into 100 departements, five of which - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion and Mayotte - are geographically distant from Europe. France country profile 2012-02-12T09:31:32Z As we proceed southwards from the northern United States, deer of the white-tailed type decrease steadily in size, till in Central America, Peru and Guiana they are represented by animals not larger that a roe-buck. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Today's inaugural flight of Europe's Vega rocket went off without a hitch as European Space Agency mission VV01 lit up the early morning sky above the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. A Big Step for Europe's Small Space Launcher 2012-02-13T16:55:15Z The bulk of the material, we are told, was prepared by Mr. James Rodway, the well known authority on British Guiana, and may therefore be accepted as trustworthy. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Recent rumours as to a proposed further purchase—that of Dutch Guiana—have been officially denied. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z I have looked up its genealogy, and I find that it received its name from the city of Cayenne, in French Guiana, near which it grows. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z The Discovery of the large, rich, and beautiful Empire of Guiana; with a relation of the great and Golden City of Manoa, which the Spaniards call Eldorado. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Souari, sow-�′ri, n. a tree of British Guiana yielding a durable timber and edible nuts. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z In the course of his reply the Prince referred to the great potential wealth of British Guiana and to the determination of its inhabitants to develop their inheritance to the full. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z He did not either seem to know how friendly the Guiana people were to the English, so much so, that there was a proverb, "A Guiana man and an Englishman are all one." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Guyana, French Guiana, Cuba and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are the only areas in Latin America where the procedure is legal, according to the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights. Countries Banning Abortion See Higher Rates of Unsafe Procedures 2012-01-19T00:23:19Z Raleigh, arriving at Trinidad, stopped some days to procure such intelligence as the Spaniards resident there could afford him respecting Guiana. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Brazil, France, French Guiana, geology, Guyana, International Relations, Maps, Suriname, Venezuela The coming weekend might very well be an historic one for Franco-Brazilian relations. | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas 2012-01-17T02:22:34Z Its people are looking to England at the moment with some hope, as well, of that co-ordination of Imperial resources of which British Guiana stands so much in need. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Lana, l�′na, n. the tough, close-grained wood of a Guiana tree. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Great staple of Guiana is sugar; average yearly export, about 10,645 tons. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z He used his prisoner well, and "gathered from him," he says, "as much of Guiana as he knew." Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z French Guiana – despite being a French département, the rough equivalent of an American county – is marooned on South America’s northern shore, and suffers accordingly from low name recognition. | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas 2012-01-17T02:22:34Z From Trinidad the Prince made a side trip to Demerara, British Guiana, in the Calcutta, the Renown being too big to cross the bar into Georgetown harbour. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z He had more than three thousand Javanese on board whom he was taking from the East Indies to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Guiana cocoa, bread-fruit, arrow-root, bananas, yams, oil, and date palm are among the products; but the principal source of food is manioc. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z He arrived off the coast of Guiana on the 12th of November, 1617; having had a long and disastrous voyage. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z But even French Guiana has not always been secure in its borders. | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas 2012-01-17T02:22:34Z The various peoples inhabiting Surinam are Dutch Guiana. distributed according to the soil and the products. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In his clear Dutch he told me that she was the wife of a Javanese who had gone to Guiana some months before. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Lies east of British Guiana, often called Surinam from the river of that name. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z With his quiet smile he whispered, 'Kunama,' and I knew I had heard the giant tree-frog of Guiana—a frog of size and voice well in keeping with these mighty jungles. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Since Belize won independence in 1981, French Guiana is the last territory on the American mainland controlled by a non-American power. | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas 2012-01-17T02:22:34Z Like the other territories of Guiana the Dutch colony is divided physically into a low coast-land, savannahs and almost impenetrable forest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z For a long time he had set his heart on catching a cayman, a kind of alligator that is found in the rivers of Guiana. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z In the thickly wooded and swampy territories of Guiana, rain falls continually during nearly eight months of the year; and the cold is so intense, that fires are necessary in the houses throughout the night. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z Somerset, Duke of, and the Guiana expedition, i. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z The New River Triangle dispute has an eerie twin on the eastern border of Suriname, where it contests the border with French Guiana. | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas 2012-01-17T02:22:34Z In flora and fauna French Guiana resembles the rest of the Guianese region. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana had been dragging along for years. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z ESA says it will use its other tracking stations, in French Guiana, Spain, and the Canary Islands to try to keep in touch with the craft. ESA Picks Up Signal From Defunct Mars Probe 2011-11-23T13:38:46Z It belongs to Brazil and Guiana and is nearly as large as the peacock. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z There are three different kinds of trees, native of Guiana, in addition to the one already named, the seeds of which are employed as a spice or medicine. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z It is a large tree, growing to a height of 80 to 100 ft. or more, which occurs in the West Indies, in South America, and is especially abundant in Dutch and British Guiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The Arawaks were most numerous in Guiana and on the Lower Amazon, but were also spread over central Brazil. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z It was involved in two exploration discoveries in French Guiana and Australia. Shell Profit Doubles on Higher Energy Prices, New Projects 2011-10-27T07:51:03Z The mystery was," continues Captain Steadman, "that I had been bitten by the Vampyre or Spectre of Guiana, which is also called the Flying Dog of New Spain, and by the Spaniards, Perrovolador. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Another species, the M. sebifera, is a common tree in the forests of Guiana, North Brazil, and up into Panama. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z Of these divisions the first and last are now included in Venezuela and Brazil respectively; British, Dutch and French Guiana are described in order below, and are alone considered here. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Rather than build a new rocket from scratch, Europe decided to build a 467 million euro launch pad for Soyuz in the French Guiana base where it already launches its Ariane rocket family. Soyuz rocket places satellites into orbit 2011-10-21T18:59:09Z Total and Royal Dutch Shell recently made a major discovery along the coast of French Guiana, and neighboring Suriname is likely to become an important producer, too. New Technologies Redraw the World?s Energy Picture 2011-10-26T02:24:14Z That’s bringing rigs to countries with no history of oil and gas production, from French Guiana in South America to Kenya in east Africa. Oil’s Hottest Race From Kenya to Greenland Spurs Record Quest 2011-10-26T00:02:49Z However two models of the faulty series are in French Guiana for future missions and their upper stages will be sent back to Russia for inspection, repair or possible replacement. Soyuz set for first French Guiana launch 2011-10-18T09:08:38Z In their physical geography the three Guianas present certain common characteristics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The rocket lifted off at 7:30 am local time from the base near Kourou, French Guiana, on the northeast coast of South America, and the Galileo satellites separated four hours later. Soyuz rocket places satellites into orbit 2011-10-21T18:59:09Z He afterwards went out to British Guiana, and became rector of the parish of St. Patrick, Berbice, where he died in 1869, aged sixty-five, as the result of a carriage accident. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z There have been significant strikes off the coast of French Guiana, north of Brazil, and off Ghana in West Africa. Wonkbook: Occupy the Senate! 2011-10-11T11:37:32Z Soyuz is built by Russia's Roscosmos space agency at Samara Space Center and is shipped by train and sea to French Guiana. Soyuz set for first French Guiana launch 2011-10-18T09:08:38Z The demarcation was at once undertaken by a joint commission appointed by Venezuela and British Guiana and was completed in 1904. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Dali, d�′li, n. a timber-tree of Guiana, its wood used for staves, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z With his quiet smile he whispered, "kunama" and I knew I had heard the giant tree-frog of Guiana—a frog of size and voice well in keeping with these mighty jungles. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Guianas and Amazon Basin; also in the upper Orinoco and Magdalena drainages. A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus 2011-10-04T02:00:15.227Z September 29th.—Treaty of Peace between France and Portugal; boundaries of French Guiana extended to the Amazon. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z These ranges are of high importance, as the rocks comprising them are the main source of gold in British Guiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z New Parcels Post regulations are noted with the United Kingdom, British West Indies, British Guiana and Mexico, by which the rate is made 12 cents per pound or fraction, with a limit of 11 pounds. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery 2011-09-18T02:00:28.007Z I am off on a voyage of two weeks to British Guiana and I begin to ponder the solution of my first problem. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The absence of dorsal markings is uncommon in the entire species, but it is most frequent in individuals from the Guianas. A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus 2011-10-04T02:00:15.227Z Shortly afterwards the officer was conveyed to Devil's Island, north of the Guiana coast. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z From England British Guiana is reached in sixteen days by the steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, and in nineteen days by those of the direct line from London and Glasgow. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z LONDON—A consortium of energy companies Friday reported a large oil discovery off the coast of French Guiana, opening up a potentially massive frontier of petroleum development along the northern coast of South America. Oil Found Near French Guiana 2011-09-09T22:49:07Z With thrice seven-league boots one could stride from the coast of the United States and with a dozen steps reach British Guiana dry-shod. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Sometimes the adventurers suffered greatly from thirst and from the excessive heat of the climate, since Guiana lies all in the torrid zone, the hottest part of the earth. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z Where are the Spanish Main, the Guianas, and the Brazils? The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Between the rivers of Dutch Guiana there are remarkable cross channels available during the floods at least. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z An outline of the ecology and breeding seasons of birds of the lowland forest region of British Guiana. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z I had become fairly familiar with the various racial types of Guiana, and with some accuracy I could distinguish the more apparent strains. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z When Sir Walter arrived in England he published an account of the discovery of the large and beautiful country of Guiana. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z In the Straits Settlements, Jamaica and British Guiana there are ordinances directed against gambling and lotteries, and particularly 450 against forms of gambling introduced by the Chinese. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z From that year until 1867, 18,000 exiles had been sent to Guiana, but for the next twenty years New Caledonia became the chief penal settlement in the French colonies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Before arriving in Ukraine, he helped build a launchpad for the European spaceport in French Guiana, a thermoelectric power station in Pakistan and a gas tank in Egypt. Chernobyl: 25 Years Later, Racing to Shield a Reactor 2011-08-16T07:15:00Z After seven years of travel and bird-study in far distant countries, I had turned again to Guiana, the memory of whose jungles had never left me. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z And before he returned to England he had sailed 400 miles up the river Orinoco, which flows through Guiana, thus being the first Englishman who had ventured in that direction. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z He put all his energy into making preparations for carrying out his project of founding a new kingdom in Guiana. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z But in 1885-1887 French Guiana was appointed as a place of banishment for confirmed criminals and for convicts sentenced to more than eight years’ hard labour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In 1899 he was appointed by President McKinley a member of the arbitration commission at Paris to settle the Venezuela-British Guiana boundary dispute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z What the elephant is to the African jungles and the buffalo to Malaysia, this serpent is to the Guiana wilderness. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Now, scientists have discovered that at least one dolphin species, the Guiana dolphin, can also detect fish by tuning into their electrical fields. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z Spaniards, indeed, knew something of this vast empire of Guiana, but naturally they kept such knowledge to their own use. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Several minor attempts at colonization in Guiana were made in the latter part of the century; but they 683 all seemed to suffer from the same fatal prestige of failure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z "They have a much closer connection with humanity,... nay, they have even priests," as the animals in Guiana have peays or sorcerers of their own. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z I was invited to go, with my friends the Lawyer and the Judge, and our route lay from Georgetown westward, athwart two mighty Guiana rivers. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z And visibility is a real problem for Guiana dolphins, which live off the western Atlantic coast of Central and South America and hunt fish in turbid water and muddy sediments. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z Once more Ralegh had a long conference with him concerning the kingdom of Guiana, and once more he was impressed by the wisdom of the old man's replies to his questions. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z During the revolution band after band of political prisoners were transported to Guiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Since Sir Henry was one of the Council for New England, and treasurer of the Guiana Company, he may have had his eyes on broader horizons. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z And now we had had a gift of a great house in the heart of the Guiana wilderness, a house built many years before by one who was Protector of the Indians. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z In the wild, the Guiana dolphins probably use their electroreceptors to detect prey at close range while targeting more distant fish with echolocation. Guiana Dolphins Can Use Electric Signals to Locate Prey 2011-07-27T00:03:00Z As their boats entered the Orinoco they espied three canoes manned by natives, who, when they saw the English, paddled fast away westward towards Guiana, thinking they were Spaniards. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Though French Guiana was nominally restored to the French in 1814, it was not really surrendered by the Portuguese till 1817. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z It is found in Brazil, Guiana and Paraguay, and extends its range to the Rio del Norte, but is rare north of the isthmus of Panama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z We left our boats stranded on the Mazaruni River bank and climbed the steep ascent to our new home in the heart of British Guiana. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z He made three voyages to Guiana and Brazil. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Still they sailed westward, eager to see the famous river Caroli, which led to the frontiers of the people who were most hostile to Tuga, the Emperor of Guiana, and anchored by the island Caiama. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The upper reaches are broken by a series of great cataracts, some of which, until the discovery of Kaieteur, were believed to be the grandest in British Guiana. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The Thlinkeets, the Mayas of Yucatan and the Indians of Guiana are exogamous, observing a custom which is thus seen to exist throughout Africa, in Siberia, China, India, Polynesia and the Americas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z In the distance "not too far," to use the hopelessly indefinite Guiana vernacular, high over the tumbled lower growths towered the real jungle—the high bush. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The following year the French nearly ruined Berbice, a Dutch settlement in Guiana. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z History of the World," he is describing Roman energy in the founding of colonies: "Such an offer, were it made in England, concerning either Virginia or Guiana, it selfe would not overjoy the multitude. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Towns, &c.—The capital of British Guiana is Georgetown, at the mouth of the Demerara river, on its right bank, with a population of about 50,000. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The vehicle will launch from French Guiana in South America on Esa's forthcoming small rocket, Vega. High-speed 'space wedge' on track 2011-06-23T13:02:46Z Three stories in Guiana constitute a skyscraper, and that night I slept on a level with the palm fronds. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Emigration.—There was a constant migration of small landholders from the British West Indies to the French and Dutch islands, to Guiana and to the North American colonies. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z For if the winter pass without making provision there can be no vitling in the summer; and if it be now fore-slowed, farewell Guiana for ever.... Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z In British Guiana a series of conglomerates, red and white sandstone and red shale, rests upon the gneiss and forms the remarkable table-topped mountains Roraima, Kukenaam, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Down past Venezuela and the three Guianas steamed the mighty Georgetown. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z Sam was sent by some personal Providence—perhaps the god of intelligence bureaus—as the first of our faithful following in Guiana. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Several attempts were also made to explore and colonize Guiana. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Having Berreo my prisoner, I gathered from him as much of Guiana as he knew. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z As early as 1580 the Dutch had established a systematic trade with the Spanish main, but so far as is known their first voyage to Guiana was in 1598. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z This was Rawleigh’s first voyage to “the empire of Guiana,” as it was then called. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z On kindly but conflicting advice and suggestion, we had searched hither and thither over the coastlands of British Guiana. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Harcourt with ninety-seven men landed in Guiana, but after a sojourn of three years he returned to England. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z "Now it have pleased God to send us safe to our ships it is time to leave Guiana to the sun whom they worship, and steer away to the north." Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z The New Dutch West Indian Company, founded in that year to replace the older company which had failed, received Guiana by charter from the states-general in 1682. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In return the state receives the produce of convict labour in Guiana and New Caledonia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Guiana, this alien land, as humid and luxuriant as the Great Plains were dry and parched—this was her native country. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z But in 1616 he was released, and having obtained a commission as admiral, sailed for Guiana the following year with a fleet of fourteen vessels. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z About the time that Ralegh's ship, the Wat, returned from Guiana with the news which its captain, Mr. Thomas Masham, brought, the expedition was ready to put out to sea. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z I. British Guiana, the only British possession in S. America, was formally ceded in 1814-1815. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z |
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