Venezuelan immigration to Guyana:
Apr 25, 2021 – Kaieteur News – Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud, announced yesterday, that his government has made plans to integrate migrants and remigrants from Venezuela, into various sectors of the Guyanese society. Persaud made this announcement, during an engagement with the migrants residing on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two.
In his opening remarks, the Foreign Secretary said that his objective is to listen to the various issues affecting migrants in Region Two. Continue reading
SONGS AND COMMERCE – “IS WE OWN” – By Dave Martins + Music video
Memory does not tell me exactly how many years back, but several decades ago I recorded a song IS WE OWN with Tradewinds, essentially highlighting aspects of Guyanese culture that constitute an integral part of our way of life, and the song has now become one of the Tradewinds standards frequently heard on radio and in various public functions.
It is crucial to note here that the approach by various artistes of dipping into the voluminous and varied culture in the Caribbean generally is a time-honoured and repeated slant used by them going back to the time of the calypsonians Sir Lancelot, Lord Canary, Slingshot, Bill Rogers, etc., and, of course, over and over again by a wide range of painters and script writers across the region. Continue reading →
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