Albouystown Christmas Nostalgia – By Peter Halder
Growing up on Non Pareil Street, Albouystown, Georgetown in Guyana, in the 1940s Christmas was indeed the most wonderful time of the year. It was not just the greatest holiday but a season that lasted from Christmas Eve into the New Year. It was hustle and bustle for moms and dads but for children, it was jolly, merry, and festive with lots to eat and drink.
In Albouystown in the 1940, two weeks before Christmas Day, a Masquerade Band began to tune up and practice in Padmore yard, near where we lived. Members of the band were from Plaisance village on East Coast Demerara.
Reds Perreira – A Guyanese Stalwart in the Sports Arena – By Dave Martins + video
By Dave Martins –
We are family – his mother Claudia is a daughter of my father Joseph Francis Martins, from his first marriage, prior to his marrying my mother, Zepherina Barcellos, after his first wife passed on – but that is not in play in spotlighting Reds who is genuinely one of Guyana’s stalwarts for his stellar work in Caribbean sports over the years. Living now in St. Lucia, he was recently honoured by the West Indies Cricket Board for his 50 years of contribution, with 150 cricket commentary broadcasts, and the column below on Reds is totally in Reds’ own words – I am simply the conduit.
Looking Back: The Game Of Cricket – By Reds Perreira Continue reading →
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