Education – Listen on Apple Podcasts — 1 hour 20 mins Podcast
In this episode I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for a celebration, It was Baba Eusi’s 98th birthday. Friends, family, former students and many others who walked with him in the struggle gathered to pay homage to one of Guyana’s greatest treasures. These are their testimonies.
Eusi Kwayana, formerly Sydney King (born April 4 1925) in Lusignan, Guyana. A cabinet minister in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) government of 1953. Later he left the PPP to form ASCRIA (African Society for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa), a Pan-Africanist grassroots political group that, after a brief time with the People’s National Congress (PNC) of Forbes Burnham, fused into the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). Continue reading →
Short Story: THE LOTTERY TICKETS – By Royden V. Chan. 1995
According to the Buddha, man himself is the maker of his own destiny. He has none to blame for his lot since he alone is responsible for his own life. He makes his own life for better or for worse.
When you read this tale of Aubrey and Elsie Robinson, you can decide if this is true or if we are powerless pawns manipulated by conditions and circumstances beyond our control.
On March the 8th I attended a Night of Recognition in honor of Reds Perreira at Bourda. It reminded me of so much.
It is good that the Providence Stadium is now well established in the game. But it remains sad that Bourda is no longer the site for hard-fought cricket between nations. A long tradition, the most remarkable in the whole West Indies, ended. So much was therefore lost. That long brightness fell into shadow. One of the most famous and revered grounds in all cricket history came to an end of its great days at the sunlit summit of the game. Continue reading →
A Nation Of Enemies Cannot Stand – LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV
Something big is going to have to happen in the USA if we stand any chance at all of dealing with the enormous, even planet-threatening challenges that face us. I thought of this over the weekend as news emerged from the limping-along CPAC convention in Baltimore that Trump had gone beyond his usual them-and-us rhetoric he has spewed at his campaign rallies and most recently in his announcement that he’s running for president.
Speaking to a room filled with MAGA hat wearing fans and booths at the edges selling all things Trump right down to and including a gold-plated bracelet comprised of the letters of his name, the former president used war-like rhetoric to make his appeal. Continue reading →
Eco Travellers is a nature documentary following two travelers (both local and foreign) sharing the unique experience of Guyana’s eco tourism destinations within the Rupununi. Along their journey they learn that the country’s tourism model is strongly linked with the conservation of biodiversity and the natural environment.
A long way from the block
USA: The 10 Most Asian Cities in the United States – video
USA: The 10 Most Asian Cities in the United States – video
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