Guyanese OnlineThis is a reminder to register via eventbrite for the next Guyana SPEAKS on Sunday, 26th March at 3.30pm UK time [11.30 New York, Toronto & Guyana]:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walter-rodney-guyana-history-and-politics-tickets-510204484347
This month’s GS aims celebrates the birth of Walter Rodney on 23rd March 1942 with a presentation by distinguished academic and activist, -presentationby Cecil Gutzmore.
GUYANA SPEAKS- BOURA BAZAAR
With the holiday season just around the corner, Guyana SPEAKS will be hosting our annual BOURDA BAZAAR! As usual our stallholders and special guests will be celebrating all things Guyanese. If you’re looking for Guyanese food, drink or produce including cassareep, look no further!
If you’re looking for entertainment, look out for the KweKwe group – they’re scheduled to appear between 2.15pm and 2.30pm (for 20 minutes). If you’re hoping to purchase gifts, look out for the book stalls and much much more! There will also be a raffle with wonderful prizes to win.
Rishi Sunak
His attack came as a new poll of Tory party members gave Truss a commanding lead in the race to become prime minister.
Tax and spending has become the key battleground in the hard-fought contest, with Sunak insisting that cutting taxes immediately, as Truss has promised, would risk exacerbating the cost of living crisis. Continue reading
Shirley and Desmond look at the good and bad points of what life would have been like if they had moved back to Guyana.
See YouTube comments here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iHiM3JcJGI
The prime minister’s fake populism led to his undoing—and will keep haunting his country.
By Anne Applebaum | The Atlantic
Not too long ago, I heard one of the leading Brexiteers describe his political philosophy in a room full of CEOs and senior politicians. He started by talking to this elite group about the great division between “elites” and “the people”, the victors and the victims of globalization, the haves and the have-nots of modernity. The longer he spoke, the more his words began to seem rote, remote, and stale. The energizing slogans of the Brexit campaign of 2016 sounded hollow and clichéd in 2022.
PARTLY, this is because the slogans were NOT true. Boris Johnson was the standout example of this phenomenon: Continue reading
Lear Matthews
– By Lear Matthews
Tensions between the Diaspora and Guyana, the home country, namely, the governing administration and civil society is occasionally discussed, but not seriously addressed. We need to examine the cause, impact and consequences of tension as the nation enters an unprecedented phase of nation building.
The genesis of tension I believe, centers around circumstances and patterns of departure from the home country, as well as misunderstanding of intent, distrust, false assumptions, and the post-immigration continuation of ethnic cleavage. Tension and disharmony, nourished by a tradition of ethnic mistrust seemed to have “spilled over” into the Diaspora, perpetuated by ethnic enclaves. Continue reading
May 14, 2022 Editorial – Kaieteur News
Guyana’s President is reported to have said that the diaspora must not be “lazy” in taking advantage of the rich opportunities and sweet promises offered by this country. Quite a few members of the widely scattered Guyanese diaspora, largely concentrated in America and Canada, have contemplated whether to return to Guyana, or to stay where they are, and keep building on the foundations that they have erected for themselves.
On the other hand, some Guyanese have actually taken the plunge and retraced their steps to take up permanent residence in the land of their birth, their memories, their love. Still, the challenge lingers for many, regarding whether they should heed the national leader’s call, and make the move back to their homeland. Continue reading
GUYANA: Aubrey Williams (in his own words) -virtual event – 31 Jan 2023
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