Politics and the Amerindians of Guyana (Part 2 of 3)
By Dr Kumar Mahabir and Jai Sears Traditionally, Amerindians in Guyana have voted for the Bharrat Jagdeo-led People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) party, now in Opposition. In Region 9 where…
Kumar Mahabir
Politics and the Amerindians of Guyana (Part 1 of 3)
By Dr Kumar Mahabir and Jai Sears The Rupununi Savannah in Guyana is 5,000 square miles of immense rolling plains interspersed with vast wetlands and dense forests. Trinidad and Tobago,…
Jung Bahadur Singh of Guyana (1886 – 1956): Politician, ship doctor, labour leader and protector of Indians
By Baytoram Ramharack As a second generation Indian in Guyana, born about 50 years after the commencement of the period of indentureship, and whose parents were of Indian and Nepalese…
Larger-than-life Sat leaves the national stage
A great soul has left the body of Shri Satnarayan (“Sat”) Maharaj. In a small country, known internationally for its Carnival and Ramleela performances, Sat was a larger-than-life character on…
The Hare Krishna Religious Movement in Trinidad and Tobago
Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre Co. Ltd. (ICC) is pleased to announce the publication of its latest souvenir magazine for Divali 2019 in Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of this 19th edition…
(East) Indian Art and Caribbean Aesthetics
The following is a synopsis of a paper I presented recently at the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA). It was presented at UWI’s Department of Creative and Festival Arts in…
The Indian Diaspora in St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Kitts and Guyana
Indian Arrival Day commemorative magazine 2019 Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre (ICC) is proud to announce the publication of its latest magazine commemorating Indian Heritage Month (May 2019) in Trinidad and Tobago…
No tears for retrenched university lecturers
It is almost nine months since 69 lecturers were wrongfully retrenched by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). Twenty of us were sent home on May 11, 2018 after…
With whom should UNC join? (Part 3 of 3)
There is much discussion on whether the Opposition United National Congress (UNC) should contest the next general election in Trinidad and Tobago alone or join with others in a coalition.…