Religion: An Introspective Analysis
August 4, 2008
I know some of you who are reading this and maybe wondering if I’m an atheist, does it matter? Actually I’m not but I don’t categorize myself in any religion because I don’t believe in things that are just supposed to be believed in because others say so. I abide by my morals and try to be as honest and loving as a normal being. I put out into the world what I would like to receive and I’m never ashamed of the mistakes or situations I get into because others may talk about it and call it “sinful”. Seriously, enjoy your life… because then you’d be one miserable person paranoid about what everyone else is thinking about. I focused on religion this time but there are many topics that make people feel the same way, coercing others to believe what “they” do, in the name if “God” (or whatever you call your imminent power). People go to wars and horrific things and use the name of “God” to make others do the same. I wonder if no one ever thought about the notion of “God” would we still be the society we are today. Would there still be chaos in the mix – underhandedly lying to others how one religion/belief is the ‘right one’ because “religion is supposed to be a beautiful thing”? My grandfather used to tell me, we have 5 fingers and neither of them are the same length… just as our fingers, each one of us are different with our own beliefs, which we should respect. Read more
“We Want Obama” - Reggae tune in support of Barack
April 5, 2008
A lot of Caribbean artists are supporting Barack Obama. Here is Nor-Cal version of Bob Marley’s “I Shot The Sheriff”…Re-written as “We Want Obama”. Read more
The Mighty Sparrow - Barack the Magnificent
April 5, 2008
Trinidadian calypsonian The Mighty Sparrow supports Barack and writes a catchy tune. Read more
Obama receives endorsement from Jamaican artist
April 5, 2008
Jamaican reggae artist Cocoa Tea endorses Barack Obama. Read more
“Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us”
April 4, 2008
The web or technology rather, is constantly evolving and it’s changing the way we intereact with each other everyday. Read more
My concern with Propaganda Press and the ideal of freedom with responsibility or more so, lack thereof.
April 4, 2008
It astounds me as a blogger and an advocate for freedom of speech when I stumble upon sites like Propaganda Press that serves a community that has limited shared voice and depends on independent initiatives to collaborate in shared voice. In short, I must say that Propaganda Press is genuinely doing a disservice to the West Indian community… Read more
Kris Gounden gets an odd visit from NYC Building Inspector
April 3, 2008
Today at 1:30pm a building inspector was walking around in my yard again. He claimed that the property was “leaning”, my steps were unsafe, and my deck was 36 on center. I asked him “why” he was here. He said the property has a stop work order. I asked him again why he was here. He said “I can be here as long as I want, do anything anywhere on this property (I’m the NYC building dept!). Read more
Jamaican arrested at Florida airport with bomb parts
April 2, 2008
A Jamaican, Kevin Brown tries to board a plane with pipe bomb-making materials and instructions on how to make bombs. Read more
The Jesuits in Guyana
April 2, 2008
A year with the Jesuits of the British Province - explores the work of the Jesuits in Guyana. Read more
Peru- Coca / Cocaine - World’s Top Producer.
April 1, 2008
Coca cultivation is an old tradition practiced by Ancient Andean Inca Empire. The Incas used coca for religious and medical purposes and chewed the coca leaves as a method of easing hunger, protection from cold in the high Andean altitudes. It is assumed that 80% of the rural Andean population use coca leaf for healthcare purposes. Read more
Democrat vs. Democrat
April 1, 2008
Although the two presidential hopefuls of the Democratic party and their campaigns/supporters have been trying to gouge one another’s eye out in the past few weeks, it seems evident to me that the McCain camp would go after these issues if they weren’t brought up now, and it would have a much greater impact if the Republicans brought it up. Read more
“US Admiral says Caribbean possible terrorist thread”
March 31, 2008
Caribbean360 reports the Caribbean as being “potential bases for future terrorist threats to the United States and others in the Americas.” Read more
Important Announcement
March 27, 2008
Hello visitors,
We are sorry to announce that our website will be offline from Midnight Friday, March 28, 2008 for a period of 24-48 hours. Our hosting provider is moving all of their servers to their new and improved data center and during that time baiganchoka.com will not be accessible. We are striving to have this site back online by 9am EST on Sunday morning, or earlier.
We thank you for your patience.
The Baiganchoka Team
Update: Kris Gounden speaks on the current situation regarding his case on being victimized in Howard Beach
March 26, 2008
The Queens District Attorney called me last Monday to let me know the grand jury was unable to prosecute due to lack of information. Humm, what does this mean (I said). “It’s over!”. These were the same people that called me several times to accept a deal to get rid of this case. Interesting note, Councilman Addabbo and Frank Singh went on a local West Indian radio station (January 2008) to state that my case will be dismissed by the grand jury. Read more
Seeing Europe: A trip worth taking
March 25, 2008
A little while back or so I had the occasion of visiting a few places in Europe. I started off in Barcelona, Spain, and worked my way to Florence then Rome, Italy. After Rome it was off to Corsica, which is a beautiful Island in the Mediterranean then to the South of France, then Monaco then back to Positano Italy and lastly Paris to see the Eiffel Tower. What trip to Europe would be complete if you missed the Eiffel Towel? So Paris was a must see. This was all done in less then a week and a half. I traveled with a bunch of college buddies that were either vacationing from work or didn’t have jobs at all. Given the limited money we had, we traveled by ferry and with our American passports getting through at the ports of entry were a breeze. I do no recommend traveling through Europe with a Guyanese, Trinidadian, Jamaican or Haitian passport even if you are an American resident. Before you do, contact the consulate of the intended country of visit. A visa will definitely be required for entry to be granted. We traveled like nomads the 15 of us, with our backpacks on our backs and a tiny traveling bag for the essentials. We moved as a well-oiled machine. Read more