Guyana: from the ranch to the rodeo
Sitting on the wraparound verandah at Dadanawa Ranch, looking out at God’s gift of a landscape – grassy fields, cattle grazing and the...
Guyana’s River Road
The Essequibo intimidates most visitors to Guyana. It fascinated me when I first saw it at 12, clutching my Guyanese mother’s hand. The...
Sydney Allicock: the man from Iwokrama
As he stood before the large audience at the main ballroom at Hilton Trinidad in April, Sydney Allicock, clad in a simple white shirt with...
Guyana Safari
The Kanuku Mountain Range, in southwestern Guyana, forms a stunning backdrop to the Rupununi Savannahs, with its sculpted peaks just below...
Amerindian Guyana
It’s the height of the rainy season, in July, and several Makushi women are talking about the uniforms their children need for the new...
Beaton at his own game
Norman Beaton arrived home to be interviewed precisely at the appointed time in a stately white 1940s Bentley. His man of business, who was...
Aubrey Williams: Tapping the Source
The first I heard of Aubrey Williams was through a friend of mine who had completed his diploma project–based on carnival forms from...
Guyana Gold: A New Tourism
A toucan nibbling gently at my big toe was a new experience. I didn’t fancy his chances of swallowing it, but he seemed determined to...
