CHUCKIE MACINTOSH CALLS IT A DAY

ALICIA KEYS  –  IF I AINT GOT YOU

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CHUCKIE MACINTOSH CALLS IT A DAY

By Ewalt Ainsworth                                         12 28 2013

Born and raised  as CHUCKIE MACINTOSH,  it is only in death that the gross  majority has come to know that his correct name is Milton Gordon MacIntosh …sultan of #79 Village, Corentyne.  Chuckie was an equal opportunity sportsman and a staunch spiritual leader.  He carved dishes and chased with loud ice as long as he was invite

Retired, rehired, re-calibrated and somewhat reclusive in his latter days this former economist and development strategist gave no indication or warning of his demise.  It was swift and some may be tempted to say easy.  The coroner’s report suggests he may have died in his bathroom and was not discovered until approximately 13 hours later. 

Victorians awarded posthumously in NY

RAY  SEALES – HAPPY HOLIDAY

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Victorians awarded posthumously in NY

December 23, 2013 | By KNews |

 By Lin-Jay Harry-Voglezon (USPRESSCORPS)

 In recognition of the 174th birth anniversary of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara, Friends of Victoria Village Diaspora Inc., a New York registered non-profit corporation, in association with New York State Senator John L. Sampson and Council Member Dr. Mathieu Eugene, honoured fouroutstanding Victorians, two posthumously. They are Dr. Karen Cummings, BSc. MBBS, MPH and Mr. Shelton Huntley as living recipients and Mr. Alfred Cambridge Poole and Ms. Millicent “Cousin Baby” Prince, the deceased. The dinner awards ceremony took place at the auditorium of St Stephen’s Church, 2806, Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn, on December 1, last.

 

Sporting the plaques are L-R: Afred Cambridge Poole-Barry and Alexis Poole, (first grandson and first son respectively of posthumous awardee Alfred Poole), Ms. Kean Francis -Mitchell on behalf of her sister Dr. Karen Williams, Mr. Sheldon Huntley, and Margaret Gaskill, niece of “CousinBaby” Prince. 

Disabled woman gets house for Christmas through Habitat- Scotiabank project

MIGHTY  SPARROW    –    CHRISTMAS  CARIBBEAN STYLE

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Sunday, 22 December 2013 – DemeraraWaves

“The house means a lot and I am happy with my own home and I would like to thank God because I was all over from here, there till God make way and I own my own home today,” says Amanda Anthony, a disabled woman.

The estimated GUY$2.5 million one bedroom house- a disability friendly model- at Hope Lowlands, East Coast Demerara was built with funding from the Scotiabank Habitat Build a Home Promotion. Scotia contributed about GUY$1.8 million.

A Christmas Message for All – by Derrick Lawrence

YOLANDA ADAMS  – OH HOLY NIGHT

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A Christmas Message for All

Derrick Lawrence

Hello Everyone!

Grace and peace to all of you,

Today is the last Sunday of Advent. Christians, and even non-Christians in some cases, are now lookingforward to Christmas day, with the same spirit of expectancy, andof hope; peace, joy and love, that characterize the season of Advent.

As you are no doubt aware, the term “Advent” came from the Latin term “Adventus” and means “coming” or “arrival”. This season, which marks the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, as it appears on the Christian Liturgical calendar, is therefore intended to provide time and space for Christians to prepare, not only for the commemoration of the birth of  Jesus the Christ, but also to  reflect and prepare for His glorious return.  

SENIOR COUNSEL ELEAZER DIES

Kenny G and Michael Bolton  –    How am i supposed to live without you

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SENIOR COUNSEL ELEAZER DIES

BY EWALT AINSWORTH                                                   12 18 2003

Mr. Randy Eleazer

Senior Counsel Mr. Randy Joseph Eleazer…belated son of former Mayor of New Amsterdam…Joe senior, died a week ago.  Randy was 90 and topped the list of the proficient  British- trained lawyers practicing in Guyana.  He may have retired once, twice, thrice but suffice it to say he never stopped working.  Papa read the newspaper daily, maintained a Facebook account and if the horses were still in play he would be brisk with a whip.  Rex Mc Kay…Berbician as well, may be the last of the dinosaurs of that era still standing.

Alcohol pricing – Mulled whines

MERRYMEN  – DRINK A RUM

People are drinking less but doing so more harmfully. Policymakers want higher prices—causing a headache for the booze industry

Dec 21st 2013 | The Economist

BY DAY tourists flock to Plaza de España in central Madrid to snap photos beside the sculpture of Miguel de Cervantes, author of “Don Quixote”. By night a newer facet of Spanish culture is on display: loitering groups of young people downing plastic bottles of whisky and vodka mixed with Fanta Lemon. The ground is littered with empties. Nearby, three young men help a friend vomiting on the pavement. 

A-DIVISION TOUCHAU DIES SUDDENLY

MIGHTY SPARROW  –   WHITE CHRISTMAS

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A-DIVISION TOUCHAU DIES SUDDENLY

By EWALT AINSWORTH                              12 15 2013

Strange strange strange  things are happening within  the  upper ranks of the Guyana Police Force.   BARRON (BV) Touchau and Assistant Commissioner Deryck Josiah is now dead after a fender-bender accident in Region  3… three weeks ago.  Since his elevation Mr. Josiah has had to give up his ancestral roots as a condition of service.  Some servicemen have even had to switch up the ethnicity of their families.  Former Commish Winston  Felix did not switch up  and his seat on the throne was short-lived.  The next in line Commish…notorious Big-Greene had a motor vehicle accident in Region Three and just when most thought he had survived …bhoom…the best worst happened.  Greene is smelling daisies and carrion-crow blossom from the roots.  All across Guyana cemeteries are under water and the Josiah family now has to gather awara seeds and coconut shell banga to cremate their favorite son.  Funerals are exposing the lack of development of the society and the ferocious genes of the politicians; survival is victory and victory is survival. 

The Badjohn – A Slice of T&T History

MIGHTY SPARROW  –  BADJOHNS

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Subject: The Badjohn – A Slice of T&T History

How “BADJOHN” became a word…

Of the countless jailbirds to tread this island, none has cast a longer shadow than John Archer, who set the local, probably the regional, and – who knows? – maybe even a world record with 119 criminal convictions, and whose very name would come to mean a ruffian and a bully.
’John Archer, a notorious Police Court character,’ reported the Mirror in 1902, ’better known as ’Bad John’.’ It was from him we got the term badjohn, which lexicographer Lise Winer defines as ’a kind of ruffian; a man willing to use violence and who likes being known as a dangerous person.’           

DR MAUDE BULLEN AMONG THREE DECEASED FEMINISTS

KIRK  FRANKLIN    –   EVERYONE  HURTS

By  EWALT AINSWORTH                 12 09 2013

Revered educationist, feminist, activist, patriot and pride of Buxton, Dr Maude Bullen-Mc Kenzie, succumbed  to  a long and valiant bout with diabetes.

Also dead is Ms Barbara Charles and Ms Ruby Razack…both with intimate connections to  the NIS,

Buxton’s pride and Joy,  teacher Maude, has had a stellar and sterling career working with  kids from the womb to the tomb.   Somewhat brisk and bold, but not brazen, never complained  and always sought alternative ways…tricks as you may say to make things work. 

Some inspirational quotations from Nelson Mandela

Thanks to Alex Neptune for his reminder regarding the re-posting of this entry that was made on October 3, 2012.

Guyanese Online

I’m sharing some of the most inspirational quotations from Nelson Mandela (born 18 July 1918) on the occasion of his recent 94^th birth anniversary.

On Hatred: ”As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.’

On Hope: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

On Freedom: “To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

On Prison: “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.”    

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