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The rainbow beauty of Hashim Amla
The batsman facing the ball does not merely represent his side. For that moment, to all intents and purposes, he is his side. This fundamental relation of The One and the Many, Individual and Social, Individual and Universal, leader and followers, representative and ranks, the part and the whole, is structurally imposed on the players of cricket. - CLR James, "What is Art?"
The end of 2015 had been an especially shitty summer for South Africans. December had started with President Jacob Zuma attempting a grab at the national treasury, resulting in the farce of three finance ministers in less than a week. The currency plummeted, billions were wiped off the stock exchange and people's savings tonked. For a country left dispirited and anxious by a political betrayal, cricket only confirmed a receding self-esteem.
The consequences of one of several kleptocratic moves by Zuma and his cronies were evident during the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy series against England. At the cricket grounds Poms, skins ripened pink by their escape from the English winter and the daily sun-drenched sessions of quaffing beer, gloated over the latter costing 20 pence a pint. Some middle-aged white Englishmen were sat, beaming and garrulous, next to muted young black women, marvelling at their "value for money" jaunt and the incomparable tenderness of last night's steaks.
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We have a large database of Guyanese worldwide. Most of our readers are in the USA, Canada, and the UK. Our Blog and Newsletter would not only carry articles and videos on Guyana, but also other articles on a wide range of subjects that may be of interest to our readers in over 200 countries, many of them non-Guyanese We hope that you like our selections.
It is estimated that over one million Guyanese, when counting their dependents, live outside of Guyana. This exceeds the population of Guyana, which is now about 750,000. Many left early in the 50’s and 60’s while others went with the next wave in the 70’s and 80’s. The latest wave left over the last 20 years. This outflow of Guyanese, therefore, covers some three generations. This outflow still continues today, where over 80 % of U.G. graduates now leave after graduating. We hope this changes, and soon.
Guyanese, like most others, try to keep their culture and pass it on to their children and grandchildren. The problem has been that many Guyanese have not looked back, or if they did it was only fleetingly. This means that the younger generations and those who left at an early age know very little about Guyana since many have not visited the country. Also, if they do get information about Guyana, it is usually negative and thus the cycle of non-interest is cultivated.
This Guyana Diaspora Online Forum , along with its monthly newsletter, aims at bringing Guyanese together to support positive news, increase travel and tourism in Guyana and, in general, foster the birth of a new Guyana, which has already begun notwithstanding the negative news that grabs the headlines. As the editor and manager of the publication, I am committed to delivering Blog entries and Newsletters that are politically balanced, and focused on the positive ideas we wish to share and foster among Guyanese.
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