“A GALA EVENING WITH GUYANA’S CRICKET HEROES”

“A GALA EVENING WITH GUYANA’S CRICKET HEROES”

Date: Friday June 22, 2012 – Toronto Canada.

Former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, reunites with some of the greatest names in Guyana’s cricket history.

Direct from England, United States, Antigua and Guyana, these acclaimed names which dominated West Indies Test Cricket come together for one nostalgic evening.

Together in Toronto for the first time, this special evening of dinner and entertainment pays tribute to these remarkable Guyanese cricketers whose uniquely brilliant careers have made them legends in international cricket.

This memorable celebration of Guyana’s finest contributions to cricket is for the benefit of Guyana’s Mercy Hospital which was partially destroyed by fire in 2010.

Just as these cricketers played together and promoted Guyana and the West Indies, they again unite to help rebuild one of Guyana’s national institutions.

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UK youth – living outside the boundaries of civilised society

Editor’s Note:  This article  was written two years ago.  The recent riots in England point to underlying social problems.

  The findings of this study could mirror similar problems encountered in many countries and especially those with  large cities. These are really frightening social issues in an age of instantaneous communications, that if not being properly addressed, could unravel the fabric of society.

Feral youths: How a generation of violent, illiterate young men are living outside the boundaries of civilised society

Last updated  on 19th September 2009

In January 2009, Gordon Brown called for a ‘national crusade’ to break down class barriers; he was even contemplating making it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of class.
The first time I saw Tuggy Tug, he was standing on a street corner in Brixton with half-a-dozen other 15-year- old boys. They were scowling at anyone who walked past
Every now and then, they shrugged up their hoodies to make themselves look more threatening. ‘Everyone who bumps into us says sorry,’ boasted Tuggy Tug.
His tracksuit was so big that he seemed lost inside it. Under his black hoodie, he wore a red one – in case he needed a quick change of identity.  

Coolies – How Britain reinvented slavery – video

Coolies – How Britain reinvented slavery – video

Watch the 60 minutes documentary here.

Coolies: How Britain Reinvented Slavery tells the astonishing and controversial story of the systematic recruitment and migration of over a million Indians to all corners of the Empire. It is a chapter in colonial history that implicates figures at the very highest level of the British establishment and has defined the demographic shape of the modern world.

Combining archive footage and historical evidence the programme includes interviews with Gandhi’s great-granddaughter, Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, about Gandhi’s campaign to end indentured labour and David Dabydeen – author and academic – whose great-grandfather was an indentured labourer in British Guyana.