Nostalgia 566 – Saga and Romance of BRICKDAM
Godfrey Chin – “Nostalgias”
– By: Godfrey Chin (1937-2012) .. Written in 2011.
Brickdam – the oldest street in the Capital City of Georgetown was formerly a muddy quagmire, difficult to traverse by horse and carriage even though it was built up with debris and cinders, from the too frequent fires of the nineteenth century. It was later covered with ‘bricks’ to make it serviceable during the rainy season – hence its name.
In 1920, it was macadamised for the Royal visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, who attended the Horse Race Meeting, at Durban Park, and planted a ‘sapodilla tree’ in the Taitt’s Yard (Murray St) – now Cara Lodge, Quamina. Continue reading
Barbadian Media Houses Must Go to Venezuela and See for Themselves
Submitted by David Comissiong, President of the Clement Payne Movement
I have just returned to Barbados from a four day visit of Venezuela. My elder daughter — noted Barbadian dancer and choreographer Aisha Comissiong — accompanied me and we stayed at the Melia hotel in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela.
This last trip to Venezuela was my fourth visit over the past 13 months. And even though our stay was relatively short, we were still able to get a general picture of the political and social condition of the country and to make a comparison with the image of Venezuela that the powerful Western news media is so determinedly and comprehensively foisting upon the people of the world.
It is against this background that I would like…
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