– By Geoff Burrowes
Georgetown was British in its lack of pretension, its laid back style and the laid back lifestyle.
So the Brown Betty was different and exotic with its long silver bar, running down the whole length of its North side and the red leather seats, perched on shiny poles, in front of the bar and red leather booths running down the South side and with a stair case running up to a landing against the back (West) wall with a shiny silver and red Wurlitzer Juke box dominating the landing and stairs from the lan.ding to the next floor. I never mounted those stairs and imagined unseen delights up there! Continue reading
GUYANA: Back to Beautiful Buxton – by Francis Quamina Farrier
The Tipperary Hall. Buxton. The Post Office is now located here.
Beautiful Buxton – by Francis Quamina Farrier
A few months ago, I wrote an article which has the headline, “From Buxton to Buxton” which juxtaposed the town of Buxton in England and the village of Buxton here in Guyana. Since writing that article, I have done a two-hour walkabout in the Guyana Buxton. During that exercise in which my 83- year-old feet did admirably well, I saw and experienced much of modern-day Buxton in Region 4. I have to say, I was impressed; especially with the people with whom I had verbal communication. Continue reading →
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