Ethnic Division Dilemma – by Dave Martins
Dave Martins
From a boy of 10 or so, growing up on West Dem, it was there in front of me – the difference between Indians and blacks, what we refer to today as the ethnic divide; I never heard the term back then. Only on my return here did I come to understand the depth of this rift, and the dilemma it poses for Guyana. In the wake of the election, several prominent voices, including our former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran, have addressed the resolution of this topic; Freddie Kissoon in Kaieteur News has recently written a stirring column on the subject, citing East Indian myopia; I urge all Guyanese to read those columns. Continue reading
WHERE THE VALENTINES DIFFER – by Dave Martins + video
February 14 at 12:02am · Toronto, ON, Canada ·
WHERE THE VALENTINES DIFFER – by Dave Martins.
Dave Martins
With Valentine’s Day in the air and personal relationships under the microscope, it’s appropriate to note (as my Bajan columnist friend Vic Fernandes did recently) that if you see no difference between the male and the female brain, either you haven’t spent much time around women or you haven’t been paying attention. That best-selling book “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”, from some years back, had it right – seemingly a matched pair, men and women are wired differently in many respects and to live together is to learn the difference. Continue reading →
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