Gtmemoirs Destinations: Shell Beach
INDEPENDENCE GRANTED TO GUYANA
+ Throughout the early part of 1966, preparations for Guyana’s independence celebrations went in full swing. A special committee appointed by the Government designed the new coat of arms and selected the Canje pheasant as the national bird. ...
WORDS BY GUYANESE: Leaving Guyana at Seventeen
+ #wordsbyguyanese Neezam Ali … “Remember yuh boyhood days, Remember yuh wayward ways. Come leh we go down memory lane Check out dem days again.” ~Dave Martin and the Tradewinds Dave couldn’t have said it better. Moving awa...
Gtmemoirs Music: Guyana Our Own
+ The song released and shared with you isn’t just another song! As Guyanese, this song was produced to raise awareness concerning the controversy between Guyana and neighboring Venezuela as they try to take ownership of Essequibo! It speaks on th...
CUFFY FACE OF A REBELLION
+ As a child, filmmaker, Amanda Wilson, played in Guyana’s Square of the Revolution, under the shadow of the striking 1763 Monument, a masterpiece statue of freedom fighter Cuffy by the late sculptor Philip Moore. Her mother told her the story of ...
Eusi Kwayana Is A Priceless Gift To Guyana, The Caribbean and Humanity
OPINION: By David Hinds + This past week (April 4th 2019), one of the architects of our relatively young nation, Eusi Kwayana, celebrated his 94th birthday. Kwayana, by any measure, is a rare human being—a priceless gift to humanity. I use this o...
Old Houses of Guyana
+ Sometimes there is no poetry, only thanks and a breeze that feels like a fresh coat of paint on your body See our Instagram Gallery of #oldhousesofguyana
Words by Guyanese: Premier LFS Burnham’s Inaugural Address 1964
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