Year: 2017

By Janet Jagan My mother died at the age of 95, some 5,000 miles away. She was very old and had lived a long and useful life. I remember her for what she gave me, rich gifts which I have cherished my lifetime. She taught me hard work and honesty, honesty at all costs, no in-betweens or half-ways. She taught me these qualities by her own conduct and what I suppose were disciplinary measures, which I can no longer recall. What I recall of my childhood in Chicago, U.S.A., was…

The late President of Guyana, Cheddi Jagan, was the son of indentured sugar workers. Of note is his hardworking mother, Bachoni. He wrote that he learned the elements of finance from his mother. His parents, Bachoni and Jagan (father), had arrived in the then British Guiana as young infants with their mothers from the district of Basti in Uttar Pradesh, India. Both his grandmothers came as indentured immigrants in 1901 and were “bound” by a five-year contract to different sugar plantations in the county of Berbice. Life was very hard…

Crystal is a designer and mother who believes with determination anything is possible By Utamu Belle Motherhood is nothing short of amazing, as proven by one of Linden’s top fashion designers and mother of two, Crystal Lam. At 24, Crystal, a young mother of two girls, is already a budding entrepreneur in the local fashion industry and the innovative mind behind Crystal Lam Designs. For her, motherhood is the driving force and motivation behind her success story. Crystal started off with careers in banking and public sector, but sewing and…

By Ashraf Dabie The definition of a ‘mother’ is often limited to one who has given birth. But think about those women who go above and beyond the call of duty to care for others. Shouldn’t they be considered mothers too? We ought to give due credit to all those ‘mother figures’ who have invested all their energies and resources in improving the lives of strangers. One such individual is Joan Stephens Deveaux. Joan is a caregiver at the Godchildren Convalescent Home in Durban Backlands, Georgetown. She began her tenure…

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother – Abraham Lincoln It is not without significance that ‘the mother’ finds herself a prominent presence in literature; if she is not on the cover as the author of a book with pen in hand, then she is present on the dedication page or in the acknowledgement page as the ink in the pen – the influence and source of the author’s product. The dedication or acknowledgement is no easy consideration and ought not to be…