Ron Bobb-Semple International Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Educator and Author Kevin Sawyer opines on whether the Education system in America is being compromised. He talks about his tenure at the Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes in Florida.
Mr. Sawyer holds a Masters Degree in Education and Human Development from the George Washington University, and is the CEO of his consultant firm, MAAT Consultants.
He, along with several other academics, wrote the book, ‘Fight the Good Fight: Narratives of the African American Principalship’
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For 35 years, I kept the name, spirit, ideologies and philosophies of Marcus Mosiah Garvey alive with my one-man cultural and educational presentation, 'The Spirit of Marcus Garvey'.
It has been seen in Jamaica, Guyana, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, St. Lucia, the British Virgin Islands, Senegal, Ghana, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Brussels, and throughout the United States.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940) was a Jamaica-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanist movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide. In the United States, he was a noted civil rights activist who founded the Negro World newspaper, a shipping company called Black Star Line and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a fraternal organization of black nationalists. As a group, they advocated for “separate but equal” status for persons of African ancestry, and as such they sought to establish independent Black states around the world, notably in Liberia on the west coast of Africa.
In this episode, you will hear the recording of a Live presentation of 'The Spirit of Marcus Garvey' which was done in Brooklyn, New York.
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Dr. Desmond Thomas is an Economist who has taught economics at the University of the West Indies, Trent University in Canada, Florida International University and the University of Guyana.
In this episode, Dr. Thomas discusses reasons why Guyana should be considering reform of its Electoral System. He is the author of Electoral System Reform for a Diverse Nation: The Case of Guyana.
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Baba Eusi Kwayana is a Guyanese-born author of several books, in addition to being a playwright. In the 1950's, he formed a Pan-Africanist grassroots political group ASCRIA (African Society for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa), and worked closely with prominent Guyanese historian, political activist and academic Walter Rodney who was assassinated in 1980.
Attorney Nigel Hughes is a Partner in the Law firm Hughes, Fields and Scoby and the Chairman of HFS Corporate Services Inc. Mr. Hughes is ranked as one of the top five lawyers in Guyana by the London based Publishers of Chambers Global, "The World's Leading Lawyers".
In this episode, my guests discuss aspects of life in Guyana including the recent spate of fires that is causing widespread concern in the South American nation.
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The Gittens Brothers, Jamal and Levar of Guyana, reflect on the challenges that the youth in the South American nation face in the music industry.
This interview was conducted in 2015, as the nation prepared for the celebration of its 50th Anniversary on Independence.
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In this episode, Ron brings out memories of growing up in Guyana with stories written by Ivor Thom (me wan country man) and Maurice Braithwaite (stages of drunkeness) and the life and times of Prophet Wills of Buxton in Guyana.
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Attorney Nigel Hughes has once again been thrust into the spotlight representing the family of 29 year old business man, Orin Boston, who was allegedly murdered by a member of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Weapons and Tactics Unit aka the SWAT Team.
Mr. Boston was shot and killed in his bed alongside his wife, with his young daughter nearby, after the SWAT team busted into his house at approximately 4 a.m. on September 15th, 2021.
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The General Secretary of the Guyana Trade Union Congress, Lincoln Lewis, discusses his life and passion for Trade Unionism, and the current political climate in the South American nation.
He is willing to discuss the state of the Bauxite and labor industry in Guyana, as well as diverse issues and events influencing the life of all Guyanese, regardless of race, class, political persuasion, or creed. All that is required is integrity and objectiveness in our reasoning.
“I am prepared to give my life in pursuance of rights for the proletariat.”
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Hugh Dixon, the Executive of the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency in Jamaica, discusses the controversy surrounding the mining of Bauxite in Cockpit Country.
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The Executive Director of the World Black Mental Health Organization, Denise Barrett-Hubbard, talks about the global state of mental health.
The World Black Mental Health Organization serves as the only mindfulness based global 24 hour mental crisis helpline, global humanitarian and social justice agency without borders offering mental health support and education alongside documentation and data collection and resource library.
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Pauline Felicia Baird, whose express mission is to preserve, sustain, and teach Guyanese culture, one conversation at a time continues to share her research widely in a monthly column “Wah Dih Story Seh? in the Buxton-Friendship Express news magazine, and Henry David Muttoo, award winning actor, director, and set designer whose work has been produced in the Caribbean, the United States, London, Holland and Canada discuss their love for language and storytelling.
Storytelling is the art of crafting a set of life experiences around a particular focus, intention, and desired outcome. It doesn’t happen overnight. If you’re impatient, you’re going to struggle with this. Learning how to craft your story takes time, research, testing, and failing.
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Associate Professor at Morehouse College in the United States, Dr. Samuel Livingston, discusses the Life and Time of Nationalist Leader and the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Patrice Lumumba, and Civil Rights Activist and World War II veteran, Medgar Evers.
Both iconic figures were born on the same day, July 2, 1925.
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On July 7th, 2021, Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated, and his wife, Martine wounded in an overnight raid on their home tipping the crisis-hit Caribbean nation into a renewed state of political uncertainty.
Pro-Democracy and Human Rights Attorney Ezili Danto opines as to why the President was killed, and who could have been responsible for his assassination.
President Moise was ruling by decree after dissolving a majority of Parliament in January 2020 after no legislative elections were held. He was adamant that his mandate ends on February 7th, 2022 and not February 7th, 2021.
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Myrtha Desulme, the President of the Haiti-Jamaica Society and University of Guyana Lecturer, Charlene Wilkinson share their views as to the treatment of Haitians in the Caribbean region.
A commentary by Journalist Sondy Ceran expresses his plea for the ill treatment of Haitians by the current Government in Guyana.
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On June 10, 2021, the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Mohammed Ifraan Ali, declared this South American nation a Level 2 National Disaster because of the country-wide flooding resulting from incessant rainfall over the past four months.
Columnist Mosa Mathifa Telford wrote, "Disaster and crisis have always been common in Guyana. In our moments of calm, whether consciously or subconsciously, we are in a state of constant preparedness for the next chapter in our book of trials and errors".
In this episode, Sister Mosa lists and explains several other disasters that exist in this 'Land of many waters'.
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Engineer and Environmental Management Consultant Samuel Wright and Author and CEO of DESKAN Restoring Hope Dr. Joan Liverpool, address the concerns of Guyanese and friends of Guyana resulting from the incessant rainfall and flooding in the newly oil producing South American Nation.
One of the major effects of climate change is rising sea levels. Guyana's coastal plain is six feet below sea level. This is having a devastating effect on the people, as about 90% of the country's population resides on the coastal plain.
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Three teenage boys were murdered in the West Coast Berbice area of the newly oil producing country. Cousins Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry were butchered on a farm in the Cotton Tree village, and 17 year-old Haresh Singh was killed three days after the Henry boys, close to his home.
Attorney Nigel Hughes is the lead council representing the families of the three teenagers. The Attorney, along with his law firm, Hughes, Fields & Stoby have sought International Forensic assistance, as the Guyana Police Department has been unable to arrest any suspects to date. It has been more than two months since the killings occurred.
Mr. Hughes, in addition to many Guyanese and Diaspora nationals, is concerned that evidence has been compromised after so much time has elapsed, and that there could be serious repercussions in the nation if the murders are not solved, and those responsible brought to justice.
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Ron Robinson, veteran Broadcaster, Actor and Director Extraordinaire sat down with us at the studios of News-Talk Radio 103.1 FM in Georgetown, Guyana to chat about his stellar career.
Robinson is celebrating 65 years in Theatre, and 56 years as a Radio and Television Broadcaster.
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Teacher Kishma Isaac talks about the repercussions caused by the Global Health Crisis, Covid-19, on Educators and Students, especially in the Caribbean region.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is the only Federation in the Caribbean - an independent member of the Commonwealth. This island's Government has been totally successful in minimizing death and suffering to its citizens, to date, during the Pandemic.
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Contemporary Seminole Maroon descendant Phil 'Pompey' Fixico and Sierra Leone native Amadu Massally continue our discourse on the importance of Maroons of the Diaspora.
The Maroon community is a group of formerly enslaved Africans and their descendants who gained their freedom by fleeing chattel enslavement and running to the safety and cover of the remote mountains or the dense overgrown tropical terrains near the plantations.
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Dr. Isaac Newton is an Antigua & Barbuda-born International Management Consultant, Political Adviser and President of Paramount Communications.
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Renowned psychotherapist Dr. Oswald Thomas and former Ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Edson Augustus discuss the aftermath of the 'apocalyptic' eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in the northern section of Saint Vincent on April 9, 2021.
The Caribbean islands are fascinating and mysterious land formations that attract people from all over the world for their beauty and exploration opportunities. The largest group of the Caribbean islands was formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor while many other islands broke off the North American continent million of years ago.
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Dr. Isaac Newton is an Antigua & Barbuda-born International Management Consultant, Political Adviser and President of Paramount Communications.
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Derek Alton Walcott (January 23, 1930 – March 17, 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was the University of Alberta's first distinguished scholar in residence, where he taught undergraduate and graduate writing courses. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros (1990), which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement," in addition to winning the Nobel Prize.
A.J. Seymour, Guyanese Poet, Essayist and Memoirist, born January 12, 1914, began writing poems in 1936. Playwright Francis Quamina Farrier as well as A.J. Seymour's daughter, Joan Seymour and his niece, Jacqueline Deweever, talk about the life and times of this prolific writer. In 2014, a celebration of his 100th Anniversary entitled 'See More Poetry' was held at the Theatre Guild in Guyana. A.J Seymour's famous work is a literary Journal, Kyk-Over-Al.
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Conservationist Annette Arjoon-Martins and Marine Biologist Felicia Collins discuss Marine Conservation in Guyana which is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas through planned management in order to prevent the over-exploitation of these resources.
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Founding members of the Maroon Women Chapter of Cooperation, Akilah Jaramogi (Trinidad), Gloria 'MaMa G' Simms (Jamaica) and Fidelia Graand-Galon (Suriname) talk about the Maroons of the Diaspora celebrating the International Decade of People of African Descent. The objectives of the Organization are to recognize the pressing need to connect and unite Maroons of the Western Hemisphere.
The Queen of all Maroons, Nanny, is the only female among Jamaica's National s/heroes.
In November, 2021, in Dominica, there will be a Maroon Peoples Unity Gathering paying homage to Our Dominican Maroon Freedom Fighters, Indigenous Peoples and Maroon Ancestors of the Diaspora.
Maroons are Africans who refused to be enslaved.
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Award winning Actor and Ambassador, Jimmy Jean-Louis talks about his journey from Haiti to Hollywood. His concern of the state of affairs in the land of his birth, Ayiti, causes him to frequently visit the politically torn nation.
Before Ayiti (Haiti) established its Independence from French administration in 1804, it was once ranked as the world's richest and most productive colony called 'The Pearl of the Antilles'.
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Pro-Democracy and Human Rights Attorney Ezili Danto explains the political crisis in Ayiti (Haiti) where President Jovenel Moise is currently ruling by decree after dissolving a majority of Parliament in January 2020.
The President stated that his mandate ends on February 7th, 2022 and not February 7th, 2021. Protestors took to the streets of Port-au-Prince after he did not step down. Moise appears to have the support of the administration of the U.S. President Joe Biden.
Attorney Ezili Danto is also an accomplished poet.
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Imhotep Gary Byrd is the award-winning host, creator, and executive producer of The GBE, the longest running Black radio broadcast in the history of New York City. His career as a multi-media radio personality, spoken word and recording artist, songwriter, and motivational speaker has always focused on “raising human consciousness thru communications.” In a career that spans over 55 years, Byrd, a highly respected modern day Griot, is known for breaking barriers as he stays focused by “telling our story and lifting every voice.” For his life-long embrace of African culture, Nana Byrd has been Enstooled as Honorary Chief in two villages in Ghana, West Africa – positions he cherishes deeply.
This legendary, veteran Broadcaster talks candidly of his extensive career in 'Edutainment'.
Imhotep Gary Byrd was inducted to the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Attorney Colin Bobb-Semple explains the Windrush Scandal in London. The 'Windrush Generation' citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) and colonies who are reported to have suffered alleged violations of their civil liberties and human rights.
The plight of many Caribbean people of African ascent who had been wrongly classified as illegal immigrants, and many of them had arrived in the UK as children having traveled on a parent's passport in the 1950's - 1970's.
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Pauline Thomas, more popularly known as Auntie Comesee, an Award winning actor, singer, educator born in British Guiana, now Guyana, began her teaching profession at age 16.
Born on February 8th, 1921, Mrs. Thomas has been residing in Toronto, Canada since 1980. At age 79, she graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She continues to live by the Philosophy: "Enjoy when you can; Endure if you must."
In this episode, Pauline Thomas talks about her theatrical and singing career, and her commitment to educating others. She believes in the SHIELD system - S - Sleep; H - Handle stress; I - Interact; E - Exercise; L - Learn something; D - Diet.
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Dr. Carmen Bynoe Bovell, an early childhood professional, dissects her book, The Four R's of Parenting - Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity and Restraint.
Dr. Bovell elicited responses from forty-two parents, adults and young adults that many can relate to. In this episode, she talks about her early childhood special education, with a concentration in social and emotional disorders of preschool-aged children.
Her Professional Mission is "To make a meaningful contribution to the development and implementation of quality early care and education programs for all children, but primarily for economically disadvantaged children in the United States and Internationally".
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Descendants of the Merikins of Trinidad and Tobago, Akilah Jaramogi and Rondel Benjamin discuss the OurStory of the Merikins. They are African American refugees who escaped and settled in various companies across Trinidad with their families after the War of 1812.
The story behind the arrival of the Merikins in Trinidad goes back to the American War of Independence, 1775-1783, when runaway slaves were first encouraged to join the British fighting forces.
Merikin descendants were also involved in sugar cane cultivation on a smaller scale as well as other forms of agriculture.
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Caribbean music icon Dave Martins chats about his childhood growing up in Guyana, South America and his lengthy career as a recording artist.
Martins, with 50+ years in the music business, has maintained his love for music, especially writing lyrics that tell stories and experiences in his native Guyana and the Caribbean at large.
Having written over 200 songs, including the popular Honeymooning Couple and Not A Blade Of Grass, Dave Martins continues to express his views writing a weekly column, So It Go, which is published weekly in Guyana.
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Marc Matthews is a Guyanese writer, actor, broadcaster and producer. In Part 1 of this episode, Matthews talks about his artistic career on a Television interview some 26 years ago. In Part 2, he discusses decolonizing the mind - seeking an education alternative.
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Filmmaker, Visual Artist, Graphic Designer and Audiovisual Producer Akley Olton discusses the OurStory of the Garifuna People of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Garifuna, previously known as Black Caribs, are the descendants of Indigenous Arawak and Island Carib and Afro-Caribbean people. They are a mixed African and Indigenous people originally from the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent who speak an Arawakan language. Black Caribs were transplanted to the Central American coast from the Commonwealth.
On May 18th, 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the first time, awarded the title of "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangibles Heritage of Humanity" to nineteen outstanding spaces of forms of expression - language, dance and music from different regions of the world including Belize in Central America.
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Caribbean-American Professor of Africana Studies and English at Cornell University Carole Boyce Davies discusses the Life and Times of Claudia Jones.
Claudia Jones is the African woman who created the London Carnival in 1959. She was an intercontinental activist and fought for the freedom and equality of African people on two continents. Born in Trinidad, Jones was a member of the Communist Party in the United States from 1936 until her deportation to Britain in 1955.
Professor Carole Boyce Davies has the distinction of being the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters; was awarded the Frantz Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award from the Caribbean Philosophical Association; and the distinguished Africanist Award from the New York State African Studies Association.
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The Medical Examiner, Dr. Loretta Wade, on the Television Series NCIS: New Orleans, Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder chats with us about her illustrious film and television career. Born in Guyana, CCH Pounder's career spans from All That Jazz to Bagdad Cafe to ER to The Shield to Home Again to Avatar, to name a few. She is a multiple Prime-time Emmy Nominated Actor whose characters are enriched with positive attributes - strength, confidence, integrity and strong-mindedness.
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Indigenous elder, organizer and human rights activist Tupac Enrique Acosta of Arizona in the United States explains the Terracide of Mother Earth. Indigenous rights are those rights that exist in recognition of the specific condition of the Indigenous Peoples. This includes not only the most basic human rights of physical survival and integrity, but also the rights over their land, language, religion, and other elements of cultural heritage.
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They may not hang stockings with care, or watch for a jolly fat guy breach the chimney, but celebrants throughout the Caribbean have their own holiday traditions. Each island celebrates the season in slightly different ways, but food, fellowship and music (steel pan) are sure to play a central role.
A favorite treat is black cake which is flavoured with dried fruits and infused with spices and the rich flavours of rum.
This episode describes preparations leading up to the festive season and the importance that steel pan music plays in the Caribbean.
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The Value of Patois (Jamaica) and Creolese (Guyana) is discussed by Guyana-born Professor of Linguistics Hubert Devonish who was the former Coordinator for the Jamaica Language Unit and Dr. Carolyn Cooper, a Jamaican Author and Literary Scholar. Among topics of discussion are the importance of promoting one's Culture, and Language Rights.
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Babacar M'Bow, born in Senegal, West Africa, is a Scholar, Author, Instructor and Public Speaker. His knowledge of world affairs, contemporary Art and Diplomacy is second only to the passion he exudes when talking about alternative expression in every form of the Arts. "Babacar M'Bow has an expert eye and a handle on how Africa forms the root of contemporary Art", says Cuban-American Sergio Garcia.
Art Collector M'Bow discusses the importance of preserving African Art. Rock art is the earliest art form in Africa. We know from human evolutionary science that modern Homo Sapiens began in Africa. It stands to reason therefore that Africa would contain both the oldest and greatest amount of rock art on this planet.
A study of African art history indicates the earliest sculpture forms found come from Nigeria and are dated around 500BC.
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Congolese natives Kambale Musavuli, a human rights activist and Patricia Lokwa Servant, the radio host of CongoLive, along with Guyanese Pan-Africanist Kwame Wilburg discuss the continued crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Congo has a rich and troubled history. Exploitation of Congo's vast natural resources has been an ongoing theme for over 100 years. Despite the deaths of over six (6) million people since 1966, the Congo conflict continues to be overlooked by most media organizations. It has been described as "one of the bloodiest conflicts since World War II".
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Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Author Sonia Noel, Caribbean creative impresario Richard Young and disability rights activist Ganesh Singh contribute to the observation of International Men's Day. International Men’s Day is annually held on November 19 toimprove gender relations and promote unity. It celebrates the contributions that men make to improve the quality of life in society.
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Guyana's new President, Ifraan Ali, was sworn in on August 3rd, 2020 after the citizenry of the South American nation went to the polls on March 2nd, 2020. Since the new government took office, killings have reignited racial tensions in the 83,000 square mile nation. Three teenage boys were murdered in the West Coast Berbice area of the newly oil producing country. Cousins Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry were butchered on a farm in the Cotton Tree village, and 17 year-old Haresh Singh was killed three days after the Henry boys, close to his home.
Attorney Nigel Hughes is the lead council representing the families of the three teenagers. The Attorney, along with his law firm, Hughes, Fields & Stoby have sought International Forensic assistance, as the Guyana Police Department has been unable to arrest any suspects to date. It has been more than two months since the killings occurred.
Mr. Hughes, in addition to many Guyanese and Diaspora nationals, is concerned that evidence has been compromised after so much time has elapsed, and that there could be serious repercussions in the nation if the murders are not solved, and those responsible brought to justice.
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Kamau Cush, a member of the United Nations Correspondents Association, discusses the human rights condition in Guyana. Also in discussion are the Agency Africans in Guyana displayed shortly after their enslavement, and the Agency of African-Americans and the example of righteous struggle they have set, and continue to set for Africans around the world.
World renowned recording Artiste and Activist Miriam Makeba expresses her thoughts of the treatment of Blacks in South Africa and those in the Western world.
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He was born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee, a Jamaican Musician, Record Producer and Entrepreneur best known for his work as leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. He helped take Ska, Mento, Soca, Calypso and even Reggae music to a global audience. In this exclusive interview, before his demise on November 4, 2008, Mr. Lee talked about his long illustrious career, the importance of Caribbean music, his health and the creation and future of his band.
Byron Lee was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican Government in 1982 for his services to music, and the Order of Jamaica on October 24th, 2008 in his hospital bed. He was 73 years old when he succumbed to cancer in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Eusi Kwayana, a Guyanese politician, historian and author, talks about the political climate in Guyana in the 1960's, and his relationship with Walter Rodney. Brother Eusi was the founding member of ASCRIA (African Society for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa). His several books include The Bauxite Strike and the Old Politics, No Guilty Race, Walter Rodney: His Last Days and Campaigns and A New Look at Jonestown: Dimensions from a Guyanese Perspective. Walter Rodney (March 23, 1942 - June 13, 1980) was a prominent Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. He was assassinated in 1980.
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The Mental Health Act 1959 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales which had, as its main objectives, to abolish the distinction between psychiatric hospitals and other types of hospitals and to deinstituitionalise mental health patients and see them treated more by community care. In 1977, Buddy Larrier, Barbadian Pan Africanist and Social Activist, experienced this. Unlike others, in 1978, he started litigations against Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham Health Authority for violations of his Human Rights. Since then he has been fighting against the stigma and politics of madness and to have this diagnoses of Schizophrenia expunged from his medical records.
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After 341 years of British rule, Barbados has finally decided to remove the Queen of England as the country's Head of State, and become a Republic in 2021. The statue of Lord Nelson which was erected on March 22, 1813 in the Capital, Bridgetown, is scheduled to be removed before the end of 2020.
Pan Africanist and Social Activist Buddy Larrier has written and produced the film, The Spirits Speak, which is a spiritual dialogue between the Lord Nelson statue and that of the late Errol Barrow, the Father of the Nation, discussing the reasons why the Nelson statue should be removed from the National Heroes Square.
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Throughout the Caribbean, countries in Africa and Latin America, China's influence is growing fast. Trade and investment have made Beijing a power. China's booming industrialized economy has incited a greater need for raw materials and fossil fuels. Africa is rich in oil, agriculture and the minerals needed to sustain economic growth.
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Filmmaker Jean Rene Rinvil discusses the documentary Twoub Mantal (Healing a Nation) which he directed. The story behind Healing A Nation is that a social worker, Richard Saintal, from the Cite Soleil region of Port‐au‐Prince, Haiti suffered what appeared to be a traumatic psychotic break. Richard’s preventable death while in residential care at a psychiatric hospital in Haiti, was an outrage which underscores how many disadvantaged individuals with mental disorders who reach out to the Haitian Mental Health system fail to receive the help and in fact, may face neglect, poor care and eventually life‐threatening conditions.
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