To AG Anil Nandlall – On the “Chatri Coolie”
Dear AG Anil Nandlall, Since President Donald Ramotar prorogued Parliament, I have not heard much about your Chatri-Coolie-Corruption tape. The proroguing seems to have worked out for you in more ways than one. Also, pardon me if I don’t use the word “alleged” anywhere in our correspondence because the president declared to the nation that the tape was not doctored but that your words were … Continue reading To AG Anil Nandlall – On the “Chatri Coolie”
On the Twelfth Day
By S. Bharrat I dreamt that the day of revolution would come; that thousands would storm the city streets screaming for justice. – Mahadai Dass The day for revolution has come and gone and I hear your cry echo the wind that carries nothing but my brother’s silence: mouth sealed shut by his own mud and water. One counterfeit general – his wings … Continue reading On the Twelfth Day
The Shadow of a Dream – Tourism in Guyana
This article was written today and read at a Read My World 2014 event in Amsterdam which discussed Tourism as a new colonial power. For Stefan. Though the time is dark, dark like Martin’s time, my love, there is still hope. There is always hope. When I was 9 or 10 my primary school teacher gave us an assignment on eco-tourism. What was eco-tourism she … Continue reading The Shadow of a Dream – Tourism in Guyana
An Independence Conversation with Nani
Earlier, the sky was a clear kind of blue that floods the soul with happy, happy feelings. Now, the rain clouds have descended upon Craig Old Road. It isn’t a storm but it isn’t quite the sort of early evening calm that usually greets us at this time of day. Nani sits in her usual spot on the couch, the neighbours are quarreling about the … Continue reading An Independence Conversation with Nani
Rebelle – A Story by Subraj Singh
(This story won first prize in the prose section of the Inaugural Walter Rodney Foundation Creative Writing Competition. Subraj Singh, a University of Guyana student and budding writer, says the story’s setting is intentionally ambiguous. “It can be set in Guyana’s past, present, or future,” Singh told the audience at an award ceremony on May 14, 2014 in the Education Lecture Theatre, University of Guyana, … Continue reading Rebelle – A Story by Subraj Singh
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