Italy: Photos from walking in History
October 1, 2008
These photos were given to us by two friends of ours who had the pleasure of visiting Italy recently. Italy is a wonderful country. It is place where virgin olive oil, real homemade pastas, savoring vinos, organized crime, lots of sunshine, rich architecture and the romantic allure awaits. Italy is a country full of interesting things and people and has a variety for the casual traveler and the educated traveler. There is always something to do in Italy without reason to feel bored. In the north of Italy next to the Alps and the landscapes of the Po river, many cultural gems and highly developed industrial cities fascinate the inquisitive eye. Italy is just there to be discovered. Mount Vesuvius stands unshaken and the ashed city of Pompey stands to remind us all of the tremendous force and everlasting effects of nature. So take a look!
“Happy Emancipation”: Now who was the brain behind this in Trinidad?
August 7, 2008
Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe notes in his blog that “The Airports Authority’s emancipation exhibit in its atrium proudly proclaims, “Happy Emancipation” and informs us that “in 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the first country in the world to declare a national holiday, Emancipation Day, to commemorate the abolition of slavery on August 1, 1834.” Read more
We must document our history
July 28, 2008
If we as Indian Guyanese do not document our history then no one will do it for us since we are living witnesses of our status as immigrants in the United States, Canada and elsewhere. Our whole story which covers a period of 167 years, starting from India in 1838 when our forefathers went to British Guiana as indentured immigrants, that first wave was a north to south movement.
Today their children have become immigrants because of policital, social & economic forces beyond our control. Our movement started from Guyana in 1965 to the present and is a movement in the opposite direction from south to north. We in second movement are fortunate to be educated unlike our forefathers and therefore we are qualified to document our stories from our perspective.
Other ethnic groups in Guyana have their stories too and should document them also. I would like to encourage Indo Guyanese to begin this documentation so as to enrich our young Guyanese Literature and History store houses for furture generations and others who may wish to read same.
Robert Mahesh
We need a unifying vision to make us “one people, one nation, one destiny”
July 11, 2008
There has never been one unifying vision, voice, event, war, or struggle—or anything for Guyana that all its peoples—Indian, African, Portuguese, Chinese, Amerindian, Europeans, men, women, children, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, bond, free, rich, poor—that amalgamates us as one people, one nation, one destiny. We have had profound resistance against the colonialists and we have seen working class struggles, but nothing has risen to the level of a nationally unifying experience that has helped us to forge a vision for Guyana outside of our own personal prejudices. Read more
My country Guyana
October 28, 2007
My country Guyana, officially called “The Cooperative Republic of Guyana”, is a tropical one, and is located between 1 degree to 9 degrees North Latitude, and between 57 degrees to 61 degrees West Longitude on the North Eastern shoulder of the South American Continent. The Continental neighbors, Venezuela on the West, Brazil in the South and South-West, and Suriname on the East. The Atlantic Ocean bounds the North Eastern Shores. Read more