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Oh Beautiful Guyana – Introduction – By Dmitri Allicock
Introduction – By Dmitri Allicock
Picture of my family- Left to right, Yuri, Joycelyn, Myself, Brenda, Andrei, Jennifer, Kenrick and my mother Enez
Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride.” Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) American author and poet
I was born in the bauxite town of Mackenzie, Upper Demerara, the area now called Linden and Guyana’s second largest town
I was born in the bauxite town of Mackenzie, Upper Demerara, the area now called Linden and Guyana’s second largest town
I don’t seem to recall a moment in my life that was devoid of family influences. Coming from great parents with strong traditional family values, both worked tirelessly and rose to every occasion while raising a family of seven children.
Despite losing the only two grandparents whom I was privileged to meet briefly as a child, family, history and the natural wonders of Guyana were central in our household. Both Mom and Dad talked relentlessly and were always trying to understand them just a little better. Continue reading
40 YEARS SINCE JONESTOWN – By Dmitri Allicock
40 YEARS SINCE JONESTOWN
[November 18, 1978]
By Dmitri Allicock
Twas Guyana’s jungle on this day in November
Horror of Jonestown, sorrowfully remembered
Forty years since Jim Jones, a disciple of death
And here, 914 people, drew their final breath
A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER – By Dmitri Allicock
A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER
By Dmitri Allicock
(2012- Left to right, my brother in law, Walter Reece, my wife, Evadney, son, Shane and myself)
It has been years since I flew the nest
But my humble home I like the best
Memories of family closeness I feel again
Precious roots that still crowds my brain Continue reading