An open letter to the Secretary of the Hand In Hand Insurance
Mike Pacheco, Michael Bunbury and I are probably the oldest surviving members of the staff from the early 1960s!
I recently saw on the Internet that Hand in Hand now owns Dadanawa Ranch. I worked for Hand in Hand in 1961 and for Dadanawa in 1963.
The grand old lady doesn’t appear to have changed much, with it’s bungalow silhouette and it’s graceful balconies around the outside. We watched from those balconies as Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth oversaw the trooping of the Volunteer Guard from a stand, stoutly erected at the start of the Avenue of the Republic, across from the Carnegie Public Free Library, on their only visit to Guyana. Continue reading →
The Richest Man In History – Mansa Musa of Mali ($400 Billion) + The Science Behind GOLD
Just about every culture, race and religion acknowledges the value of gold. Humans have been infatuated with gold for as long as we have recorded history. Millions have died for it, entire civilizations were build upon it and even many cryptocurrencies are backed by it.
Gold was the driving force in the European conquest of the Americas in search of places like El Dorado, a city entirely made of Gold. And we can’t forget the mass migration to the western United States in the Gold Rush of 1849. Even the gods wanted gold. According to the Sumerian tablets, the oldest written record we have, gold was the entire reason for creating mankind. Continue reading →
For decades, a road linking coastal Guyana and Lethem has been on the cards. Way back in the 1950s, Henry Ford of Ford Motors talked about building the road on the condition that only Ford cars would drive on it.
At the time Guyana was a British colony, the British rulers never accepted the offer so the road never materialised.
Many years would pass before the Guyana Government would carve a trail linking the coast to Lethem. There were criticisms as environmentalists began to talk about disturbing the habitat of some wildlife. Continue reading →
Going strong since pre-independence Guyana and famed for its cuisine, Shanta’s Puri Shop is facing its sternest test yet as the battle between two brothers for the building and their mother’s legacy has moved from the courts to the streets.
Established in 1936, originally as Betty’s Café and renamed Shanta’s around 1958, the storied restaurant has seen countless Guyanese and even celebrities – most recently Indian cricketer Virat Kohli – visiting to have a bite. Continue reading →
Now and then, in the day-to-day, you will find yourself engrossed in something when an idea for something quite different comes to your mind like a light turning on. Just this week, for example, I found myself caught up watching an absorbing online post from Maya Trotz of a speech by Brian Meeks in which he dealt with the intricacies of the Grenada Revolution in the time of Maurice Bishop.
For those who may not be familiar with his work, BrianMeeks is a Caribbean poet and academic from Jamaica. He is Professor of Africana Studies and Chair of the Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre Department at Brown University, and while I was aware of his reputation this was the first time I heard him speak, and I was entranced. Continue reading →
The prime minister’s reckless gamble on a shameless U.S. president unravels before Israel’s startled eyes
Analysis: Chemi Shalev | Haaretz
The only indication that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognizes the enormity of his strategic failure is his renewed emphasis in recent days on the traditional motto that “Israel will defend itself by itself.”
In a speech at Thursday’s annual ceremony commemorating the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Netanyahu continued to pay lip service to “staunch” U.S. support but refrained from boasting of Washington’s ability to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Instead, he said, the onus will fall on Israel and its army. Continue reading →
Dear Friends, RE:Guyana SPEAKS event – October 27, 2019 – London UK
Please find attached the flyer for this month’s Guyana SPEAKS event. We are honoured to be presenting a distinguished panel: Dr Patricia Rodney, Cecil Gutzmore and Esther Stanford-Xosei and hope you will be able to attend.
Tickets (£5) can be purchased at the door or reserved via the following eventbrite link:
Throughout the history of the world, many civilizations have risen and fallen.
You may be familiar with the achievements of prominent societies like the Romans, Mongols, or Babylonians, but how do all of their stories intertwine over time and geography?
Visualizing the History of the World
Today’s video comes to us from Ollie Bye, and it attempts to integrate the histories of all major civilizations known by historians into a single, epic video. Continue reading →
By Geoff Burrowes
I recently saw on the Internet that Hand in Hand now owns Dadanawa Ranch. I worked for Hand in Hand in 1961 and for Dadanawa in 1963.
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