“GUYANA-MY ELDORADO”

“GUYANA-MY ELDORADO”
Author: DR FRANK A HANIFF,MD
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2014-07-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1499035004

I am seventy-six years of age, have had two heart attacks, and am not really very well. My memory, though, is fine, except sometimes for “names,” but I recall the events as vividly as if they are occurring now. My “Far” passed away on June 10, 2013. Today is Valentine’s Day and I visited my Far twice. Our home on 2665 La Veta Avenue is a mere two minutes away. I have just returned from San Bernardino Community Hospital where I visited a patient, in my capacity as a Muslim chaplain. I am not sure who, if anyone, will ever read this book. It is a chronicle of our wonderful life, but there are many “Cinderella” stories. This is not a masterpiece of the English language, nor is it in any way unique. Writing gave me a great deal of pleasure. I knew I had angels beside me, and at all times, one seraph. We have had much joy, pleasure, excitement, much to wonder about, and much to puzzle over. We have laughed and cried, nearly just as much, sometimes out of pleasure and sometimes out of pain and grief; always, we have “walked with God.” We have made many mistakes—we are only human—and have alienated far too many, but never deliberately nor out of meanness. Those who love us will perhaps forgive, and those who do not may hopefully forget our transgressions, real or imagined, always remembering what Jesus said about “casting stones.” We tried to make a difference and, with the help of God, we did. In as much as this humble effort reflects the insuperable challenges of finding peace and harmony in a small family, I believe it resonates with the pain and suffering inflicted by man on his fellow man, in places like Syria, Central Africa, and the Ukraine, and with more natural disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes, which create no less pain and suffering. As I approach the end of my life, I continue in the Ministry of Healing, in the hope that the solace and comfort I attempt to deliver will not be entirely unselfish. Dr. Frank A. Haniff, MD San Bernardino, CA 92404 February 14, 2014

"Guyana-My Eldorado"

Author: Frank a. Haniffmd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781499035018

I am seventy-six years of age, have had two heart attacks, and am not really very well. My memory, though, is fine, except sometimes for "names," but I recall the events as vividly as if they are occurring now. My "Far" passed away on June 10, 2013. Today is Valentine's Day and I visited my Far twice. Our home on 2665 La Veta Avenue is a mere two minutes away. I have just returned from San Bernardino Community Hospital where I visited a patient, in my capacity as a Muslim chaplain. I am not sure who, if anyone, will ever read this book. It is a chronicle of our wonderful life, but there are many "Cinderella" stories. This is not a masterpiece of the English language, nor is it in any way unique. Writing gave me a great deal of pleasure. I knew I had angels beside me, and at all times, one seraph. We have had much joy, pleasure, excitement, much to wonder about, and much to puzzle over. We have laughed and cried, nearly just as much, sometimes out of pleasure and sometimes out of pain and grief; always, we have "walked with God." We have made many mistakes--we are only human--and have alienated far too many, but never deliberately nor out of meanness. Those who love us will perhaps forgive, and those who do not may hopefully forget our transgressions, real or imagined, always remembering what Jesus said about "casting stones." We tried to make a difference and, with the help of God, we did. In as much as this humble effort reflects the insuperable challenges of finding peace and harmony in a small family, I believe it resonates with the pain and suffering inflicted by man on his fellow man, in places like Syria, Central Africa, and the Ukraine, and with more natural disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes, which create no less pain and suffering. As I approach the end of my life, I continue in the Ministry of Healing, in the hope that the solace and comfort I attempt to deliver will not be entirely unselfish. Dr. Frank A. Haniff, MD San Bernardino, CA 92404 February 14, 2014

Guyana

Guyana
Author: Kirk Smock
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2008
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781841622231

South America's often overlooked English-speaking country lies far off the well-trodden tourist path. Guyana is the ideal destination for the discerning visitor seeking adventure. Within its vast interior, the Guiana Shield (one of the four pristine tropical rainforests left in the world) converges with the Amazon Basin, creating a unique geography composed of coastal waters, mangroves, marshes, savannas, mountains and tropical rainforests.Bordered by Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname and the Atlantic Ocean, the lively locals - a melting pot of East Indian and African descendants, peppered with Chinese, Europeans and Amerindians - create a culture decidedly more Caribbean than Latin.

Musical Life in Guyana

Musical Life in Guyana
Author: Vibert C. Cambridge
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 555
Release: 2015-05-21
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1626746443

Musical Life in Guyana is the first in-depth study of Guyanese musical life. It is also a richly detailed description of the social, economic, and political conditions that have encouraged and sometimes discouraged musical and cultural creativity in Guyana. The book contributes to the study of the interactions between the policies and practices by national governments and musical communities in the Caribbean. Vibert C. Cambridge explores these interactions in Guyana during the three political eras that the society experienced as it moved from being a British colony to an independent nation. The first era to be considered is the period of mature colonial governance, guided by the dictates of “new imperialism,” which extended from 1900 to 1953. The second era, the period of internal self-government and the preparation for independence, extends from 1953, the year of the first general elections under universal adult suffrage, to 1966, the year when the colony gained its political independence. The third phase, 1966 to 2000, describes the early postcolonial era. Cambridge reveals how the issues of race, class, gender, and ideology deeply influenced who in Guyanese multicultural society obtained access to musical instruction and media outlets and thus who received recognition. He also describes the close connections between Guyanese musicians and Caribbean artists from throughout the region and traces the exodus of Guyanese musicians to the great cities of the world, a theme often neglected in Caribbean studies. The book concludes that the practices of governance across the twentieth century exerted disproportionate influence in the creation, production, distribution, and consumption of music.

Journey Back To Watooka

Journey Back To Watooka
Author: Steve Connolly
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2018-04-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1525525956

Open Journey Back To Watooka and take a reading leap out of your ordinary world into one that is truly unique, remarkable and mesmerizing ... that of Guyana. Locate it and master your mind to the magniffcent wonders of rainforest ora, fauna and flying things. Follow the Demerara ‘river of wonder’ upstream to the pulsating heart of bauxite country ... to Linden ...and to Watooka. Understand more about Guyana’s precious bauxite resource, about its history and of how the country, working with Canada, had helped to win WWII by producing aluminium to construct almost 40% of Allied war planes. Learn about the history and colourful culture of the only English speaking country in South America and the only country in the Caribbean that is not an island. Discover its rich past before, during and a er slavery. Enjoy seemingly endless stories of amazing people of six races entwined with history and achievement, not only in the country but also around the world. Counting explorers, slaves, quoted notables, common folks, politicians, government and business VIPs, engineers, academics, clergy, authors/poets, Amerindians, social workers and others, over 800 names are given mention. Enjoy this reading journey ... this ’story of stories’ written by a master story teller. And, learn about the promising future for this third world country about to cross forth into a first world future.

Guyanese Achievers USA & Canada

Guyanese Achievers USA & Canada
Author:
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 627
Release: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1426958617

Guyanese Achievers, USA and Canada is the result of collaboration between Vidur Dindayal and the Guyanese diaspora, who shared with him its recommendations on whom to identify as examples of achievement. This volume chronicles Guyanese people who reflect their nation's rich multi-ethnic heritage. These people demonstrate that Guyanese have been successful in North America for a long time. For example, Sir James Douglas became the governor of the colony of Vancouver Island and later the colony of British Columbia in the 1850s. Today, he is considered the "father of British Columbia." For Guyanese, he is Guyana's "first gift to Canada." A statue of Sir James Douglas was unveiled in 2008 at his birthplace in Belmont, Mahaica. At the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, the list of Guyanese who have been gifts to the United States and Canada is impressive. Guyanese Achievers, USA and Canada celebrates the academics, actors, doctors, educators, entrepreneurs, and others who, by demonstrating inventiveness and persistence, have been recognized as exemplars of Guyanese achievement in North America.

A New Guyana

A New Guyana
Author: Guyana. Ministry of Information, Culture, and Youth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1975
Genre: Guyana
ISBN:

Searching for El Dorado

Searching for El Dorado
Author: Marc Herman
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

From a young writer quickly becoming the quintessential foreign correspondent for a new generation, comes the compelling, tragicomic account of the centuries old quest for gold in South America.