Blue Sky over the Georgetown Seawall and Shore – Guyana
Photo Credit: Joel Oleson /Traveling Epic! Blog
Growing up in pre- and post-independent Guyana, I had a tough mother with a vision of a better future for me and my four siblings. Without inherited wealth or property, her hope for securing our future lay in a good education. To achieve her goal, she worked long hours at home as a seamstress. No sacrifice was too great.
My mother was not unique. The majority of poor working class parents shared her vision. United in their determination to free themselves from British exploitation and rule, they were prepared to risk their lives by taking part in street demonstrations and workers’ strikes.
But the British were no fools. On granting us independence, they not only ensured that our young nation would remain tied to their navel-string, but they also set us up…
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GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 26 October 2015
GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 26 October 2015 – Kaieteur News
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Opposition objects to countrywide cleanup campaign
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Was $1B ‘Clean up my Country’ fund misused?
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