Satiricus was pleased that the revolutionary spirit hadn’t disappeared completely from the campuses. He’d seen the articles in the spit press and settled down to find out what was going on. There were so many injustices in the world, he thought. He wondered which one of these outrages the youthful idealists, fired by their solidarity with the oppressed, were protesting. Could it be the Big Brother (more like “Huge Father”) spying the National Security Agency (NSA) was conducting with Google and the other social networks? Was it the cynical power…
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Some people in de letter writin career
A new career start up in Guyana called letter writin and it look like some of de newspapers dem gon have to run a competition to see who is de best and who is de worst. Plenty people gon enter that competition, so it gon be a tough fight. De fight to be number one gon be tough just like how de letter writers dem does fight down one another like crabs in a barrel. Lin Con, Ducktor Rose, Freddie Kissmansoon, Rue Hell, de mayor fuh life Green Ham and…
Read MoreHired help
Satiricus knew all about the old saw as to what constituted “news”: dog bites man – not news; man bites dog – definitely news. So it was certainly news to old Satiricus when he saw Suspenders’ letter taking on the Stabber News over one of their editorials. What was going on? Suspenders biting the hand that feeds him? Satiricus knew Suspenders wasn’t getting much “wuk” beyond his weekly column. Satiricus peered closer. Seems that Suspenders was accusing the Stabber News of imputing “wrong motives” to the government for introducing a…
Read MoreProcrastination
We all do it sometime or the other. Some of us do it more than others. It’s so easy to say that you’ll be able to do whatever it is you’re supposed to be doing tomorrow, or next week, or even next month. It’s the habit that we all wish we could quit. It’s probably one of the hardest habits to quit. Because there’s no equivalent of a nicotine patch to slap on to aid us in kicking this habit. For this, the change has to come from within. Everything…
Read MoreJagdeo’s call timely
The discourse on the impact of climate change on the world and the need for urgent action by all players is gaining momentum. Our own former president, Bharrat Jagdeo has been a major voice on the international stage, providing global leadership in the climate change battle. Just a few days ago, he was invited by the Commonwealth secretary general to lead an expert group on climate finance to identify solutions to enable small, poor, and climate-vulnerable Commonwealth countries fight climate change. In Jagdeo’s view, a combination of robust analytics, proof…
Read MoreThe house with ninety-nine windows
Though crumbling, the house of 99 windows stood as a symbol of status more than 100 years ago In the 1800s and early 1900s, to construct a house with 100 windows and furnish it with a more than 14-foot dining table were ways of showing to society one’s high status. This was true of the Hicken family of Berbice. They built a massive house with 100 windows and furnished it with a dining table stretching over 14 feet in length. David Fraser, 76, and heir of the house, said in…
Read MoreU.S.-trained Guyanese chef talks about her love for cooking
Formally trained in the culinary arts in the U.S. and having to put aside her passion for cooking for a while because of family responsibilities, Guyanese culinary expert Nisa Walker has returned to a burning stove to create delectable dishes and bring contented smiles to those who indulge regularly at her café called Oasis Cafe, nestled along Carmichael Street in the city. Nisa left Guyana when she was 19 for Europe where she spent about five years. She then migrated to the U.S. and resided there for about nine years,…
Read MoreThe power to walk again Former Essequibo teacher Uttamkumar Isurdeen dreams of walking again after an accident left him paralysed
By Indrawattie Natram The “news” that he would be permanently disabled due to a diagnosed spinal compression after being the victim of an accident has not destroyed the hope Uttamkumar Isurdeen of Pomona Housing Scheme has that he will be given the power to walk again. A hope fuelled by positive thoughts, manifested in his dreams at nights, and the constant support of family and friends. Speaking to Guyana Times Sunday Magazine from his bed, 28-year-old Isurdeen, a father of a four-year-old boy, revealed what hurts him most is not…
Read MoreRe-visiting Martin Carter on his birth anniversary
By Petamber Persaud Martin Carter initiated a number of issues, and started an ongoing dialogue by way of his prose and poetry in the manner and with a purpose of a consummate artist, going further than most writers of merely acting as a mirror or barometer of the society. In a letter introducing the first issue of the New World Quarterly, Carter harped on the need for ‘serious examination of ideas’ and objectivity, going on to declare, “…I do not know why only so few revolt, either by word or…
Read MoreBollywood singer thrills huge audience in Guyana
By Bhisham Mohamed – Guyanese were on Sunday evening treated to an evening of melodious Qawwali and Sufi music by Bollywood playback singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara. The evening can be described as sensational as Ali Khan and his 22 band members left their fans spellbound after dishing out some top class tunes from yesteryear and present. The band members appeared on stage about 21: 15h and performed an instrumental rendition. Ali Khan was given a standing ovation after which…
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