Green- Green Grass of Guyana
Thirty Two Poems
By Dmitri Allicock
GREEN- GREEN GRASS OF HOME
Over the green hills where macaws fly
And under those cloudy Demerara’s sky
There is a pathway which crosses a creek
Where the tea- water runs fresh and sweet
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GUYANA: Famous Upper Demerara and Guyanese swimmer: Walter Spence – By Dmitri Allicock
Walter Spence
By Dmitri Allicock
Walter Spence may be the first Guyanese to ever win an Olympic medal. He competed for Canada in the 1928 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event.
Walter Percy Spence (March 3, 1901 – October 16, 1958) was a swimmer from British Guiana (who competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. He immigrated to the United States and held several national swimming titles there.
Spence was born in Christianburg, British Guiana, the oldest of eight children—four brothers and four sisters. His father was Scottish and worked as a big game hunter and guide, while his mother was Indian. Continue reading →
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