Buxton-Friendship Express newsletter – January 2016
Dear Brother/Sister,
Happy New Year greetings to you!
We are pleased to share with you this month’s news and events from around the Buxton-Friendship community. You may download a copy of our January 2016 Buxton-Friendship Express newsletter from the attached file, or click on the following link to access it:
President Muhammadu Buhari is repeating an economic error he made as dictator 30 years ago
Muhammadu Buhari
Jan 30, 2016 – The Economist Magazine
Now he is president again. (He won a fair election last year against a woeful opponent; The Economist endorsed him.) And once again, oil prices have slumped, from $64 a barrel on the day he was sworn in to $32 eight months later. Growth probably fell by half in 2015, from 6.3% to little more than 3% (see article). Continue reading →
28 January 2016 – Stabroek News – Letter by Nigel Westmaas
Dear Editor,
My Uncle Rory passed away on January 24, 2016. He meant a lot to his family, to his many friends and to Guyana. As we offer our solidarity with Rory’s children Peta, Blaise, Storm and Wilde, I thought I would compose some brief quotes on episodes and vignettes from his often larger than life political contribution and experiences.
He was an independence movement titan and a passionate shooter from the hip against colonialism, classism and race. But he was also a fun uncle to have, always engaged in his legerdemain bag of tricks. He often made one or more of his fingers disappear in front of our eyes. I recall one time when he made a marble “disappear” from his hand and end up in a shoe across the hall. To this day I can’t figure out how he accomplished that feat. Continue reading →
Episodes in the life of Rory Westmaas – Letter by Nigel Westmaas
Episodes in the life of Rory Westmaas
My Uncle Rory passed away on January 24, 2016. He meant a lot to his family, to his many friends and to Guyana. As we offer our solidarity with Rory’s children Peta, Blaise, Storm and Wilde, I thought I would compose some brief quotes on episodes and vignettes from his often larger than life political contribution and experiences.
He was an independence movement titan and a passionate shooter from the hip against colonialism, classism and race. But he was also a fun uncle to have, always engaged in his legerdemain bag of tricks. He often made one or more of his fingers disappear in front of our eyes. I recall one time when he made a marble “disappear” from his hand and end up in a shoe across the hall. To this day I can’t figure out how he accomplished that feat. Continue reading →
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