Guyanese OnlineFriends of Villages Museum & Archives Inc.
(Supporting the Buxton/Friendship Museum, Archives & Cultural Center)
P.O. Box 352 Greenbelt, Maryland 20706 USA
a 501(c)(3) Organization – Tax ID# 82-1835070
Email: friendsofvmainc@gmail.com
“Second Biennial Special Awards” VIRTUAL EVENT on
Sunday November 14th, 2021.
EVENT STARTING TIME 4 pm to 6 pm.
Log in information is outlined below
Box-hand. Susu. Esusu. Meeting Turn. Sol. Lodge. Partner. These are some of the vernacular names for systems of banking co-operatives that Caribbean people have been doing for more than a century—these systems are known by academics as rotating savings and credit associations, or ROSCAs for short.
ROSCAs aren’t new to many of us with Caribbean born parents living in the diaspora. My great-grandmother, Maude Gittens, was a street caterer who lived in Sangre Grande, Trinidad. But she was also a well-known Susu “Banker Lady.” Susu is a local name for a ROSCA. It’s the same name used in Ghana, West Africa — which in fact, is an original source for these co-ops. And Susu can be found among the diaspora outside of Africa and the Caribbean, so in your towns and cities. Continue reading
BUXTON/ FRIENDSHIP MUSEUM, ARCHIVES & CULTURE CENTER (BFMACC)
(Supported by Friends of Villages Museum & Archives Inc., a non-profit organization in the USA)
LOT 35 BUXTON MIDDLE STREET (Lower Level)
BUXTON VILLAGE, EAST COAST, DEMERARA, GUYANA,
EMAIL: BUXFSHIPMACC@GMAIL.COM
Tel: 502-1970, Cell 592-659-9675
Our fundraising arm, Friends of Villages Museum and Archives Inc.in the USA will be holding its “Second Biennial Special Awards Recognition” Virtual function on November 14th, 2021 and, a raffle will also be drawn virtually at the Taste of the Caribbean on December 17th, 2021, in the evening. We look forward for your support at these occasions.
On August 7th 2021, we celebrated our third Anniversary at the Museum Compound at the address above with a simple program held virtually and attended by members of the Board of directors, the Young Visionaries, with drumming and folk songs. Continue reading
Rohan Kanhai -1975
He was gifted with eagle-like eyes’ and he had the speed of a hare and the concentration of a man on fire.
Those qualities abounded in him, a testimony that can be retold by opposing bowlers from England, India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand.
Hitherto unknown excepting for those who were fortunate to dwell in the areas of Port Mourant in Berbice, this new found West Indian cricketer blazed the trail of West Indies cricket, bringing joy to many who, among other things, defied the elements of the weather, inclement or otherwise, to see him pepper the most fearsome of bowlers in his quest of blasting for runs. Continue reading
By Stabroek News – October 24, 2021.-– By Nigel Westmaas
The list is from the 1971 Edition of PERSONALITIES Caribbean – 1970-1971
We have extracted the GUYANA section of this publication and inserted it on this Blog
This list was previously published on Guyanese Online on March 27, 2012
Here are the entries for the first five persons in this list – page 1:
ADAMS, Bertrand Oswald, Q.C., B.A. (Lond.), LL.B. (Lond.), B.C.L. (Oxon.), Barrister-at-Law. Born May 5, 1921, New Amsterdam, Berbice. Educated Queen’s College, Georgetown; St. Catherine’s Society, Oxford Univ.; Middle Temple, London, and external student, London Univ. Govt Junior Scholar (first place in Colony); twice placed at Guiana Scholarship; called to the Bar in England in April, 1947 and appointed Queen’s Counsel, June 1960. Acted Puisne Judge 1961 -1962; Chairman and Member Govt. Advisory C’ttees; Vice- Pres. Bar Association 1959, Pres. I960.Married; 2 sons and 1 daughter. Address: 215 South & King Streets, Georgetown, Guyana. Continue reading
Stabroek News – By Vibert Cambridge – September 19, 2021
A Preliminary Exploration of the Social History of Nonalcoholic Carbonated Beverages in Guyana (1870–2020).
On February 23, 1970, Guyana adopted a Republican constitution and became the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. This signaled a substantial shift in governance and the adoption of a new economic paradigm. By 1970, Banks DIH had emerged as the dominant player in Guyana’s sweet drink marketplace. Its bottling plant was new, and the company had a robust national distribution system with storage bonds in New Amsterdam, Linden (formerly Mackenzie), and Bartica, as well as on the Essequibo Coast.
Government: Why Oil Doesn’t Corrupt Norway – Video
This video gives a history of Norway’s oil industry and the operation of its Sovereign Trust Fund.
Guyana: Why Has the Economy Been In Shackles Since Colonial Times – By Ralph Ramkarran
Guyana’s is and has always been a primary producer. During its years of Independence, although there was some economic growth, Guyana was unable to significantly diversify its economy by, firstly, adding value to what it produced and, secondly, advancing the process of industrialisation.
Apart from political instability and consequential factors, the absence of an adequate and cheap supply of electricity was the major obstacle inhibiting such development. For a decade and a half beginning in 1957, Guyana saw the construction of a bauxite smelter as a way of triggering and, thereafter, advancing industrial development. Both parties struggled mightily to access foreign aid for projects to increase the supply of electricity. From Tiger Hill to Mazaruni, both failed. Continue reading →
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