Entries for 05 September 2020
Guyana Sugar: Reopening sugar estates would be throwing money away – Dominic Gaskin
Sep 04, 2020 News – By Shikema Dey
Dominic Gaskin
– says former Business Minister – Dominic Gaskin
President Irfaan Ali recently announced that the new People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) administration has begun the process of reopening three of the four sugar estates that were shut down by the previous APNU+AFC coalition government.
Such a move would require a proper plan or else it would be an utter waste of taxpayers funds. That was the opinion shared by former Business Minister, Dominic Gaskin.
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Guyana Politics: WPA accuses PPP of criminalising State again
Demerara Waves – by: Denis Chabrol in News, Politics – September 4, 2020
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), which has broken away from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU),has accused the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) of again criminalising the State in less than one month after taking back the reins of power..
While in government from 1992-2015, the PPP had been accused of racial discrimination and nepotism as well as aligning itself with the drug underworld to fight heavily armed gangs that had killed, kidnapped, raped and robbed people mainly on the lower East Coast Demerara, parts of Georgetown, Bartica and Lindo Creek. Then President David Granger had subsequently said his plan to hold commissions of inquiry into the period of the “troubles” had been stymied by a lack of evidence.
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Indigenous Peoples of the A-B-C countries of South America –By Francis Quamina Farrier
—By Francis Quamina Farrier – on Indigenous Heritage month
September is observed as Indigenous Heritage month by many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, including the USA.
Stephen Campbell
This is also here in Guyana, where September 10 is celebrated as the Day for National Indigenous Hero, Hon. Stephen Campbell. He was the very first Indigenous Guyanese to serve in the country’s legislature (Parliament). Stephen Campbell worked tirelessly for the upliftment of his people, especially for land rights. He died on May 12, 1966, just two weeks before Guyana’s independence on May 26, 1966. Campbell Town which is adjacent to Lethem in Region 9, is named to his honour and memory. (see video on Stephen Campbell at end of article)
For the purpose of this article, I decided to look at the fortunes, or lack thereof, of the Indigenous peoples of the “A-B-C” countries of South America; Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Columbia and Chile. Continue reading →
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Guyana: Geography: The Savanna Region – Part 4 of 4
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The Savanna Region – Geography of Guyana – Part 4 of 4
-- A Documentary …. by Lal Balkaran.
This is the fourth and final documentary on the Geography of Guyana in text and pictures that focusses on the fourth natural region known as the Savanna Region. It is over 25 minutes of viewing and consists of six maps, over 200 lines of text, and almost 100 photographs, the majority of which are stunning. The documentary profiles and captures the way to look at this region – both physical, political, economic, cultural, and human.
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Golf for Guyana: for Baramita Project: Beaverton Ontario – September 12. 2020
GOLF FOR GUYANA
Saturday, September 12, 2020, 1:00 PM
Cedarhurst Golf Club
Bernadette Logan
(705) 426-3035
btlogan@sympatico.ca
825 Thorah, Concession Rd 4,
Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0
Join us for an afternoon of golf to raise funds for a community project in Baramita,
an indigenous community in northern Guyana. This community is living in extreme
poverty with 95% of the population living in makeshift tents with little access to a
reliable food source or safe drinking water.
Tickets: $145 (includes golfing, cart, lunch & dinner)
Register online at: www.foodforthepoor.ca/events
Download Information: (1) Guyana Golf Sept 12 (2) Guyana Phase II
Letter: From Bernadette Logan: Continue reading →