Introduction
Two weeks ago in Toronto, Canada, the organisation Caribbean Council of the Americas (CCA) in a public advertisement invited the Guyanese community and “other interested parties in the greater Toronto area to learn about all and gas exploration and development in Guyana.”
The year is 2019. We are drowning in our own pollution; the ice sheets are melting at unexpectedly rapid rates and one of the world’s most important ecosystems is dangerously close to major damage.
With over 30 albums and a range of songs, the energetic Guyanese-born chutney artiste, Terry Gajraj continues to tour and produce, more than two decades after his biggest hit.
No interpretation of the constitution or any law should support the holding of general elections in a democratic society until the major participants are satisfied that the quality of the electoral list will allow for free and fair elections.
By Robert Skidelsky
LONDON – Recently I watched The Man Who Was Too Free, a moving documentary about the Russian dissident politician Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in front of the Kremlin in 2015.
Vidyaratha Kissoon lives in Guyana. This article is an edited version of his blogpost that appeared on August 19: https://churchroadman.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-dignified-life-in-guyana-respecting.html
That B.A.M.N. PNC Victory! Sophia, Capoey, Greenheart and Papcaan!
De-emphasising politics and other national headaches today, I return, however briefly, to that modern day social phenomenon that both intrigues and irritates me.
As a child, I heard vivid stories from my father about his fearless mother, a flashing firecracker, who thumped contrite men, foolish enough to interfere with her family and livelihood.
After some of 60 years of ethnic jostling, 45 years of de facto division into separate states, and 30 years of efforts at finding a solution, the United Nations representative to the 30th anniversary bicommunal meeting of the parties on the 21st June 2019 stated that hope still remains alive for the establishment of a bi-communal federation for it still is viewed as the ‘most acceptable solution’ across the two communities of Cyprus (https://in-cyprus.com/hope-still-remains-alive-un-diplomat-tells-conference-on-bicommunal-party-meetings/)!
-Our vital institutions – A layman’s lament
I was thinking of alerting my Editor that every Friday I would just record repetitively, my personally-held refrain: That the PNC – masquerading as “APNU” – will triumph at the next elections whenever His Excellency so proclaims them.