Dear members,
This is a friendly reminder that our organization’s New Year Networking Social is this coming Saturday, January 11th! Be sure to remind your colleagues, friends, and family, most especially those recent graduates and young professionals looking to make meaningful career connections.
Location: 80 Esther Lorrie Drive, Etobicoke, M9W 0B5 – Start Time: 2:30 PM
Unmetered street parking is available in the vicinity of the condominium, and in the nearby plaza as well.
- For catering purposes, kindly RSVP as soon as possible via the Event Page:
- https://www.universe.com/events/new-year-networking-social-tickets-toronto-T35SVR
This event is open to all, including friends and allies of the Guyanese Diaspora. We hope to see you there!
Guyana: Rugby in Cricket Country – By Geoff Burrowes
Rugby: Test match between Guyana and Barbados at the Garrison Savannah Barbados in the 1960s
Most West Indians will be surprised to hear that Rugby has been alive and well in the West Indies since the 1930s and maybe before!
Part of the reason is that Rugby and football pitches in the West Indies are baked solid by the tropical sun and rugby players start the season knowing that their elbows, hips and knees are going to be bruised and covered in plaster for the next few months! Also rugby doesn’t have the same cachet as football and cricket – in fact if you make the Guyana or West Indies Cricket team little boys all over the West Indies will know your name and revere you wherever you go! Most little West Indian boys don’t even know what rugby is! Or that it’s played in all the major West Indian countries; Fiercely and with dedication. Continue reading →
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