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Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985. He served as Pr...

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UC member Barbara Burrowes had connections to the CIA-sponsored fascist dictatorship of Guyana

The following excerpts were originally posted on the old WIOTM by "Don Diligent" posted on the old WIOTM on December 10, 2016. (WIOTM archive link)

▲ Barbara Burrowes Van Praag

Barbara Burrowes - August 1970

(In 1962) NATO called me for a job which was never before given to a civilian. After three years, the job ceased, so I left for Rome.

Barbara Burrowes - July 16, 1971

Today is my seventieth day in Guyana and quite a lot has transpired since my arrival on May 1st…I am working at the National History and Arts Council, a division of the Ministry of Information and Culture. It covers all branches of the arts as well as archaeological findings, Government celebrations etc.

Barbara Burrowes - March 22, 1972

While in Washington our Leader instructed me to send two young men to Washington for IFVC training.

Barbara Burrowes - July 19, 1972

The Guyanese Family is increasing although I would like the rate to be much faster. Some of the young people are jobless so I have to use some influence and get the employment.

Barbara Burrowes - February 1973

On January 19th, the Family entertained visitors with a film show by the British Council at the Center. After the show there was some valuable give and take with ourfriends who were encouraged to return and listen to Divine Principle.

There were two articles about the Family in the Government owned ‘Sunday Chronicle’. The first article was very well written and photos were displayed on the whole middle page of the newspaper. The second article was not as good because many erroneous statements were made, but Barbara was allowed to insert a letter correcting same. This letter and the first article have been the talk of the nation for weeks and many people are beginning to respond positively.

Diane Ngui-Yen, radio reporter, actress and friend of the Family interviewed all the members of the Family. Members were asked what made them accept Divine Principleand why they decided to live in the Center, among other questions. This also stimulated many listeners to visit the Center.

Barbara Burrowes - May 1973

We have a lady lawyer who, after having accepted Principle, has been able to bring many people, clients and her staff, to accept Principle.

Barbara Burrowes - November 1973

Barbara Burrowes…formed the “Unified Family Singers.” Dr. Beryl Simon, the mayor of Georgetown, invited the singers to give a special concert for underprivileged children. They sang at Saint George’s Cathedral, the largest wooden structure in the world, with the President of the Republic among their listeners.

October saw the first semi-public meeting of the International Federation for Victory Over Communism, a national conference of Unified Family leaders, and open house for friends.

Barbara Burrowes - October 1985 - Our Mission in Guyana – A Brief History

During that first year I witnessed to many important people – including the prime minister of Guyana, who wanted to assign me to a special government mission.

I was interviewed by several reporters, so through both the radio and the newspapers people were informed…

August 1980 - Guyana: THE FACES BEHIND THE MASKS

For obvious reasons, given the situation described below, the author of this article, who has spent considerable time in Guyana, must remain anonymous.

Guyana’s history during the last twenty years is replete with duplicity and bizarre occurrences, many of which have been directly linked to covert CIA operations. In addition,Guyana’s Prime Minister Burnham, and his People’s National Congress Party have become accomplished at the arts of deceit, dirty tricks, covert operations, and political violence in their efforts to maintain themselves in power and privilege.

The 1961 elections were marked by further Colonial Office gerrymandering and fierce campaigning that was aided by U.S. dollars channelled through the CIA-linked Christian Anti-Communist Crusade…

On November 18, 1978, U.S. Representative Leo J. Ryan and four of his party were gunned down under the noses of Guyana Defence Force personnel and soon the world and later Guyana was to hear the horror of the Jonestown massacre.

Despite the sensational murders and “suicides” resulting in at least 914 deaths, there has been no investigation by Guyanese officials and only half-hearted prosecution of chief suspect Larry Layton. He was recently acquitted in a Georgetown court on attempted murder charges and many say he will never have to face trial for his role in the killings of Ryan, those in his party, or the hundreds of others at the People’s Temple. (Charles Beikman, the only other person to face charges related to Jonestown, has been sentenced to only two years for his throat slashing of Sharon Amos and her three children.) Defense Attorney for the cult killers is none other than Rex McKay, who has reportedly taken a sizeable fee and made large investments in the U.S.

The Jonestown death camp and related controversy, including the existence of a People’s Temple hit team, will probably never be fully explained. However, persistent rumors and abundant loose ends have led to the recent reopening of U.S. Congressional hearings intoCIA linkages with the People’s Temple. The following is a partial list of some of the factors which have fed flames of controversy.

• Ryan aide Joe Holsinger reports that a White House official told him on the night of the Ryan murder that there was a CIA report from the scene.

• Large supplies of sophisticated behavior modification drugs were found in Jonestown.

• Jonestown also was well supplied with sophisticated arms.

• Unduly large amounts of cash’ were found in the camp.

• A number of Jonestown residents were U.S. criminals on probation or parole.

• Larry Layton’s father, who admits pouring cash into the People’s Temple, was a U.S. government bio-chemist, raising the spectre of MK-ULTRA.

• First reports indicated only 300 dead and one week later the world learned of the 914 person death toll. We are asked to believe that 600-plus bodies were hidden under 300!

• The Justice Department attorney picked to handle the investigation, William Hunter, “coincidentally” had a personal relationship with Timothy Stoen, the former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney who for a time was Jim Jones’s right-hand man.

• Leo Ryan’s name appears in “Who’s Who in the CIA” by Julius Mader.

• The removal of the bodies was conducted by U.S. military personnel.

The list is endless and for the Guyanese and American people, there is little likelihood that the truth will ever reach the surface. In Guyana, the Jonestown tragedy served to focus attention on other cult groups with similar deals involving the Burnham government. These include the Moonies, a Black group from Brooklyn, New York called The East, as well as the House of Israel. The latter is a largely Guyanese cult led by a fugitive North American who calls himself Rabbi Emmanuel Washington.

Those looking for answers about Jonestown should know that the Guyanese official selected to investigate the matter is none other than the faithful Chancellor Crane, who to this day has yet to convene his first hearing on the grisly massacre.

February 1980 marked the promulgation of the new PNC constitution and the publication of still another secret deal between Burnham and CIA-linked forces. It was revealed that in October 1979, the PNC had concluded a deal with a consortium of right wing U.S. religious groups headed by Franklin Graham (Billy’s son) for a massive resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees from Thailand to the Yarikita region of Guyana near the Jonestown camp.

These were no ordinary refugees, but were in fact the remnants of the once powerful Laotian Hmong (formerly called Meo) army which was recruited by and fought for the CIA under Colonel Edward Lansdale, Hugh Tovar, Edgar “Pop” Buell, and others in the secret war in Laos.

Nor were they religious groups of the ordinary variety. They counted among their number elements of the Summer Institute of Linguistics/ Wycliffe bible translators, which has been named as a CIA front by Time magazine.

For Guyanese with a bloody history of CIA destablization, the plan was too much and widespread opposition forced the temporary postponement of this scheme to import a 40,000-strong mercenary army.

At the end of February 1980, James Mentore, head of the Special Branch and assistant Police Commissioner was fired for “leaking information to the opposition.” His dismissal and subsequent disappearance has led to much speculation as to his fate. Mentore, who received little attention by the U.S. media, has much to tell. As Security Chief he holds information that could unravel the Jonestown mystery as well as document the connections between Guyana government repression and U.S. assistance there-to. While many Guyanese suspect his disappearance can be traced to a death squad sanitizing operation, other rumors indicate his presence in the Washingotn, D.C. area as recently as June. It is known that CIA officer James Lee Adkins (named in CAIB Number 9) sought contacts with WPA members immediately following Mentore’s disappearance, ostensibly seeking information concerning the Security Chiefs whereabouts. These attempted contacts were rebuffed and the true purpose of the CIA man’s inquiry is not clear.

there is growing evidence of a well-organized network of PNC supporters in this country who continue to do the bidding of their Guyana-based masters and who finance activity with illicit drug sales. The center of the cover drug and goonsquad operations appears to be New York City and involves elements of a Guyana ex-police organization and the remnants of a New York cult. Green and McClean have made repeated visits since the assassination and are reported to have conferred with elements of the above groups in Brooklyn.

While many U.S. citizens and organizations have joined the growing condemnation of Guyana’s repressive regime, these sentiments have not been echoed by the official Washington establishment. To the contrary…the IMF and World Bank proudly announced a special joint funding package totaling 100-plus million dollars and support for a multi-billion dollar hydro-power aluminum smelter scheme slated for Guyana’s Upper Mazarumi district. These events have been heralded by the Washington Post as “good news for the Caribbean.”

Thus, with masks removed the face of imperialism is revealed and the stage is set for the final phase of the struggle by Guyana’s people against the Burnham dictatorship and the U.S. agencies which installed and have maintained it for sixteen years!

Related links below

Mind Control U.S.A. (1979)

Ex-‘Moonies’ Tell of Suicide Options (1979)

Introvigne’s Jonestown

Private Armies of Mindanao (2010)

Drugs and death squads: The CIA connection (1989)

Was the CIA Behind the Jonestown Massacre? (2022)

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Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham (Guyana)

BlackFacts.com breaks new ground with a Video Series on "Caribbean Revolutionaries". This series tells the often untold stories of the significant figures of the Caribbean Islands that pushed the boundaries for freedom and changed the landscape of the Caribbean as we know it. This installment tells the story and the achievements of: LINDEN FORBES SAMPSON BURNHAM (Guyana) Narrated by BlackFacts.com A.I. driven Digital Griot - "Timbuktu(tm)"

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ANG MAKAPIGIL HININGANG MGA POOK PASYALAN SA LUNGSOD NG BAGUIO.

Ang larawang nasa itaas ay mula sa Internet.

Ang paglalakbay ay isa sa pinakamasayang gawain o aktibidad para sa aming pamilya. Dahil dito, marami kaming natututunan mula sa lugar na aming napupuntahan kagaya ng kung paano ito natatag, ano ang klima rito, ano ang mga patok na pagkain doon at marami pang iba. Isa sa pinakamasayang paglalakbay na hindi ko makakalimutan ay noong naglakbay kami sa lungsod ng Baguio. Hindi maikakaila na isa nga ito sa magagandang lugar dito sa bansang Pilipinas. Patok ang lugar na ito sa malamig nitong klima na labis na ikinatutuwa ng marami at dinadayo pa.

Maliban sa sa ito ay tinaguriang “Summer Capital of the Philippines” noong 1909, ang Baguio ay kilala rin bilang “City of Pines" dahil sa kasaganahan nito sa mga naglalakihang puno ng pino na nagsisilbing ating likas na yaman. Ang pangalang Baguio ay hango sa salitang Ibaloi na bagiw na ang ibig sabihin ay lumot. At mula rito, marami pang mga lugar ang maaaring bisitahin at libutin sa lungsod ng Baguio. Una naming pinuntahan ang palengke, kung saan makikita ang iba't ibang pampasalubong at pagkain na kilala sa lugar. Natikman ko rito ang patok na strawberry taho at ako ay namangha sa angking lasa na itinataglay nito kumpara sa ordinaryong taho na nabibili natin sa umaga. Dagdag pa rito, ang mga pampasalubong na labis na pumukaw ng aking atensyon dahil sa hindi lamang maraming pagpipilian bagkus ay ikinatutuwa ko rin ang mga disenyo ng souvenirs at palamuti sa katawan na tiyak ay babagay sa akin at sa mga pamilyang naiwan sa bahay.

Ang mga larawan sa itaas ay mula sa Internet.

Pangalawa naming pinuntahan ang Burnham Park kung saan iba't ibang aktibidad ang aking nagawa gaya ng pagbabangka at pagbibisikleta dahil sa napakalawak nitong espasyo. Ang parke na ito ay ipingalan sa isang sikat na Amerikanong arkitekto na si Daniel Hudson Burnham. Kasama ko pala rito ang aking pinsan at parehas kaming nasiyahan sa karanasan na ito.

Sunod naming nilibot ang lugar na kung tawagin ay Mines View. Matatanaw mula rito ang mga minahan ng ginto at tanso ng Benguet at ang mga nakapaligid na matatayog na bundok ng Cordillera. Isa rin ito sa pinakamasayang pook pasyalan na aking napuntahan dahil sa nagkaroon ako ng tyansa na maisuot ang tradisyunal na kasuotan ng Cordillera na kung tawagin ay bahag.

Para sa ikakakumpleto ng aming bakasyon sa lungsod na ito, hindi namin pinalagpas ang mansyon. Ang Mansion House ay isang makasaysayang gusali. Ito ay matatagpuan sa Leonard Wood Road, itaas lamang ng kilalang Wright Park na may narerentahang mga kabayo para sakyan. Naitayo ito noong 1908 sa pangunguna ng Governor General William Cameron Forbes, at ipinangalan niya ito sa kanyang summer cottage sa New England. Labis kaming natuwa sa lawak ng lugar na ito at lalo pang naantig sa istorya sa likod ng mansyon na ito.

At syempre, hindi mawawala ang nakakapagod ngunit masayang paglalakbay kung saan ìnakyat namin ang hagdan-hagdang Lourdes Grotto. Ito ay isa pang Katolikong dambana at lugar ng pagninilay sa Baguio na mayroong 252 na hagdan papunta sa itaas. Ito ay matatagpuan sa isang mataas na burol sa kanlurang bahagi ng lungsod kung saan ay makikita mo ang larawan ng Lady ng Lourdes. Dito ko ipinagdasal ang mga mahal ko sa buhay, personal na nararamdaman, at pasasalamat sa lahat ng biyaya na aking natatanggap.

Ang mga larawan sa itaas ay mula sa Internet.

REYALISASYON:

Ang naging reyalisasyon ko sa paglalakbay na ito ay palaging ipagmalaki ang lugar na sariling atin. Maraming magagandang likas na yaman at tradisyon ang mayroon sa Pilipinas, hindi man natin ito nakikita o napupuntahan lahat, ngunit ito ay nananatili sa puso ng bawat Pilipino. Palaging tandaan na, naglalakbay ka hindi dahil sa gusto mo lamang mamasyal at makita ang mga sikat na bagay dito, bagkus ay naglalakbay ka upang matuto, tumuklas, at mapalago ang kasaysayan ng ating lupang sinilangan.

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PNCR signals need for fence-mending ahead of 2025 general elections

Attorney-at-Law Darren Wade, PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton, Attorney-at-Law Amanza Walton-Desir, and Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones at an event to commemorate the death of their party’s Founder-Leader, Forbes Burnham. The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Tuesday- at separate events to mark the 39th death anniversary of its founder-leader, Forbes Burnham- indicated a willingness to…

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Inside History: A brief synopsis of one of Jamaica’s first sports Legends

Yanique:

Hello everyone, good afternoon. My name is Yanique Guthrie and today I have the pleasure of interviewing one of Jamaica's most versatile sons, having achieved a high level of success in multiple sports where he represents Jamaica at both football and track and field. He is also one of the country's leading entrepreneurs, having also achieved a high level of success in various businesses. Today we have with us Professor Aldrick “Allie” McNab. Professor McNab is most publicly known as Allie.

He is Deputy Chairman of JADCO, Anti-Doping Commission. He is also Special Advisor to the Minister of Gender, Sports and Entertainment. He sits as Chairman on the Special Olympics Boards Ja, for the last six years and just recently, Allie, Professor McNab, has been awarded the fifth Pro-Chancellor of UTECH. He's also a retired CEO for several entities. 

So, Mr. McNab, thank you for having me.

Allie:

I'm not sure you're talking about me

Yanique: 

What you might not know is Professor McNab is a former player, captain, national coach and manager for the Reggae Boys. He has had a wonderful life in the sports industry. So, Mr. McNab, today I have for you a few questions. My first question is, why sports? Why did you choose sports and not academia?

Allie:

Let me rephrase that question in a certain way. Sports chose me. I had some talent, but my alma mater molded me. Molded me in the sense that the motto of Cornwall College is learn or leave. And so therefore it was instilled and has been instilled in all Cornwall-ians. Yes, you may have multiple talents in everything, but guess what? You came to school to learn. So, in spite of my having all this success in sports, where we won the DaCosta Cup, where Oliver Shield and I winning the 100 meters at Boys Champs and all of those accolades, it didn't mean anything to the school except in that I had to be successful in my exams. So, you didn't get any likes because you were a big track star or football star. The message was always academics is why we go to school, to learn. And sports was the bonus. So, to answer your question, I didn't choose, it chose me.

Yanique:

I understand. Well, I'm happy that you chose sports and I'm sure Jamaica is also. Which brings me to my second question. What is your most memorable moment in sports, in your entire sports career?

Allie:

Well, there isn't any one memorable, but there are literally what comes to mind four memorable moments. Certainly, when Cornell College beat JC in the Oliver Shield final way back in 1963 as a 15-year-old I scored two of the five goals when we beat them five love and that would stay with you. That was your first big moment in winning a national thing.  

The second thing was when, Umm , I played against Germany. I think that was 1978 for Jamaica, and that German team was en route, and in fact they ended up losing in the final to Argentina of the World Cup that year and that German team stopped off in Jamaica for a practice match and I scored a goal that in the ninth minute before the game ended, with nine minutes to go, they equalized and that stayed with me. You know, this is a great Germany, German team. 

The other thing was when I scored my first professional goal when I went away and played. I still have the plaque that was given to me by the General Manager Jim Oshust of my first professional goal and that was a moment. Of course, the other moment for me was when I was crowned the fastest schoolboy in the Caribbean when I won the 100 meters beating John Motley of Trinidad in Trinidad in San Fernando which actually was a precursor to what is now called the Carifta Games. Where it was Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and I still have the Forbes Burnham which is the president of Guyana at the time. The Forbes Burnham Trophy for winning that title.

Yanique: 

Maybe one day you'll get to show us these achievements. Which brings me to my third question. What advice can you give to a young person, somebody in their 20s, based on all aspects of your life, career in sports, your various businesses, and just being a husband and a father and you know all-rounder for Jamaica.

Allie:

Well, that's many questions in one and many answers to be given. What I will say from a business standpoint, I did study business in college and all of that but that is not really what I brought to the entrepreneurial table. What it is. It's the principle of sport. In sport you learn hard work. You work hard, you're going to achieve success. Never say die, sticktoitiveness and always be open to ask when you don't know. Because no man is an island, you don't stand alone. When I hear people speak and speakers at a podium and beat their chest and say, oh, I did it on my own. No, nobody does it on their own. You have to get help along the way. And there are so many people who helped me along my sporting journey, my business journey, my musical journey, all the things that makes up who Allie McNab is. Many people had a hand in making me become that.

Yanique: 

True stuff, true stuff and now my final question, which I'm very anxious to hear is, what's next for Ali McNab? What's next on your table?

Allie:

It's a good question. I tried retirement, it doesn't work for me. Because there's always something we can do. There's always a contribution. When you get to my age and stage of my life, it's no longer about you and what you achieve. It is about something that I have come to embrace in a most meaningful way. It's called moving from success to being significant. 

What's the connect there? When you become significant and successful at being significant is when you begin to transform lives, when you begin to help people to be the best that they can, when you help people to become what their dreams are and you play a hand in it, you know, it is just as fulfilling when I see you become successful and knowing that it is even one iota of that. And that's what real life is about. You know, when you get, I'm navigating old age now, it's a very daunting thing. You have less time on earth than you had before. So, you are looking at life and what is the meaning of life? Ten cars, ten houses? That's not important. What's important is how you interface with mankind and your fellow colleagues.

Yanique:

True words. Well, Professor McNab, it was a pleasure interviewing you today and I am looking forward to another one of our little talks.

Allie:

Well, thank you so much for thinking of me. At least I have some relevance left.

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Julian Hudson Mayfield (June 6, 1928 - October 20, 1984) was known as an actor, director, writer, lecturer, and civil rights activist. He was born in Greer, South Carolina, and was raised in DC. He attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School and joined the Army in 1946. He studied at Lincoln University and the Jefferson School of Social Science. He spent several years studying acting and drama at the Paul Mann Actors Workshop.

His first appearance on the stage was in the 1949 production of City of Kings in the role of Father Martin de Porres. His big break in the theater came as an understudy for the role of Absalom Kumalo in the musical Lost in the Stars, he stepped into the role after the lead actor. He wrote, produced, and directed several off-Broadway productions.

In his unpublished autobiography, Which Way Does the Blood River Run, he joined the Communist Party, after coming to New York. He was a member of various left-wing and communist-front organizations, including the Committee for the Negro in the Arts.

He married activist and physician, Dr. Ana Livia Cordero (1956). The couple moved to Puerto Rico where he completed his first two novels, The Hit and The Long Night. He visited Cuba with a group of intellectuals who were guests of Fidel Castro’s government.

He and his family moved to Ghana where he soon became the unofficial leader of the small community of African American exiles. He enjoyed direct access to President Kwame Nkrumah. He was the host of Malcolm X’s visit to West Africa and established the international branch of Malcolm’s Organization of Afro-American Unity. He edited a collection called The World Without the Bomb. He relocated to Ibiza, Spain.

He accepted a job teaching at Cornell University. He rewrote the script for the play The Betrayal He starred as Tank Williams, the police informant.

He moved to Guyana and worked for the government of President Forbes Burnham. He won a Fulbright fellowship and taught in West Germany and Turkey. He took a job as a lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, and as the writer-in-residence at Howard University. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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American Child: A 4th of July Ovation

My family legally immigrated to the United States in 1981 while fleeing a vengeful kleptocrat not much different from Vladimir Putin of today who had his sights on our property and family. Forbes Burnham, the ruler of our native Guyana from 1964-1985, used his political power to steal his country’s resources, threatening my father with co-option of his business at risk of our…

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Bakasyon sa Summer Capital ng Pilipinas: Baguio

Ang Baguio city ay isang commercialized na siyudad na matatagpuan sa probinsya ng Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region. Ito ay tinatawag na “Summer Capital of the Philippines” dahil sa malamig na panahon, may napakagandang tanawin, at madaling puntahan ng mga taga Luzon. Kahit na hindi kami taga-dito, ako kasama ang aking pamilya ay madalas magmaneho at magbakasyon dito dahil sa kaaya-aya na panahon at temperatura dito sa Baguio city. Apat na buwan pa lang ang aking tanda, madalas na ako dalhin ng magulang ko dito kasama ang aking mga kapatid. Dati, mas matagal ang maneho papunta sa Baguio dahil hindi pa nabubuo ang SCTEX at TPLEX na mayroon na ngayon. Hanggang Bulacan exit pa lamang ng NLEX ang abot ng expressway dati, at tatahakin ang McArthur highway o Manila north road, at umaabot ng siyam na oras ang maneho upang makarating ng Baguio. Ngayon, kung nais mong pumunta at magbakasyon sa Baguio, kayang 3.5 na oras lamang ang biyahe ngayon dahil hanggang Rosario, La Union na ang abot ng expressway. Upang makaakyat ng Baguio, may dalawang kalye ang nagbibigay daan papunta, ang Marcos Highway, at ang Kennon Road. Mas mabilis ang biyahe kung sa Kennon Road ang daan, ngunit mas makitid at mas ma tarik ang daan dito, kaya Marcos Highway ang lagi naming dinadaanan para sa mas ligtas, at maluwag na daan.

Bukod sa malamig na panahon, at kaaya-aya na tanawin na matatagpuan dito, mayroong mga lugar na pang turista. Narito ang mga pasyalan na aming napuntahan.

Mansion House | Opisyal na tirahan ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas ang Mansion House kapag pumupunta ng Lungsod Baguio. Ang Mansion House ay isang makasaysayang gusali. Ito ay matatagpuan sa Leonard Wood Road, itaas lamang ng kilaláng Wright Park na may narerentahang mga kabayo para sakyan. Dinisenyo ito ni William Parsons na sumunod sa disenyo ng mga Español. May hiwalay na guest house sa malapit sa pangunahing gusali at naroon ang isang museo para sa mga memorabilya ng mga pangulo ng bansa.

Naitayo ito noong 1908 sa pangunguna ng Governor General William Cameron Forbes, at ipinangalan niya ito sa kanyang summer cottage sa New England. Dito ginanap ang pulong ng ikalawang Lehislatura ng Filipinas sa loob ng tatlong linggo noong 1910. Nang masira ang Mansion House noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, ito ay inayos noong 1947. Mula noon ay naging palagiang lugar na ito ng iba’t ibang mahahalagang okasyong nasyonal at internasyonal. Sa kasalukuyan, tanyag na pasyalan ng mga turistang Baguio ang Mansion House. (PGD)

Burnham Park | Ito ay isang urban parke na matatagpuan sa gitna ng Lungsod ng Baguio, sa Pilipinas. Ito ay pinangalanang matapos ang Amerikanong arkitekto at mga lunsod o bayan tagaplano, Daniel Hudson Burnham na inilatag ang mga plano para sa lungsod .Ang parke ay isang paboritong lugar ng mga lokal na residente at mga bisita .May mga iba't-ibang kagamitan para sa libangan at relaxation na magagamit sa parke. Maaari mong hilera ng bangka, magkaroon ng picnic, dumalo sa isang panlabas na konsiyerto, manood ng laro ng football, magbisikleta, o nakakalibang na paglalakad sa paligid ng parke.

Pine trees | Mayroong maraming mga puno ng pine na nakapila sa lugar, mga maliliwanag na bulaklak, kultura na naglalarawan ng iba’t ibang mga ritwal ng mga tribo ng Cordillera, at ang mga Igorot na higit na handang kumuha ng larawan kasama mo para sa isang maliit na bayad.

Mga aktibidades na pwede mong gawin sa Baguio:

Nasubukan kong sumakay ng bangka sa Burnham Park, nakakatakot pero napaka-enjoy nitong gawin. Nasubukan ko rin magsuot ng kanilang kasuotan at iba pa.

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A dictator is defined as one who wields absolute power. The dictator elevates himself above all other citizens and often makes claims to be closer to God than mere mortals. Emperors, kings, and nobles of the feudal period easily became dictators because they could justify despotic acts on the grounds that royal power and authority were of sacred origin. In more modern versions of dictatorship, the absolute ruler has to fabricate an elaborate cult of the personality to prove that he is more intelligent, more potent, and generally superior to any other human being. Idi Amin fancied himself not only as a physical giant but also as an intellectual giant. Besides, he boasted of a direct line to Allah. Eric Gairy, our Caribbean ex-dictator, dabbled in obeah and convinced himself that he was better than the world's leading scientists and would personally solve the problem of unidentified flying objects. This is the stuff of which dictators are made. By definition, the dictator is responsible to no one, no organization, no social institution. On the contrary, he creates the impression that he holds in the palm of his hand the existence of every person and every organization. The dictator is paramount. He gives out land, scholarships, etc., not because they belong to the people but because he considers that he is doing the rest of mankind a great favor. That is why human and civil rights disappear under a dictator. At best, an individual may be permitted to enjoy certain privileges and is expected to be eternally grateful to the dictator. After all, that which the dictator giveth he also taketh away

Walter Rodney - People's Power, No Dictator [Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 8, No. 1, The Caribbean and Africa (Winter, 1981), pp. 64-78]

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Once upon a time, the region of the Guianas, as it was called, was governed by the Dutch and included what is now French Guiana, the former British Guiana (now Guyana), and the former Dutch Guiana (now Suriname), and the influence of all three colonial powers remains strong in the whole region.  The first European to explore the region was none other than Sir Walter Raleigh, that swashbuckling soldier of fortune.  British Guiana is particularly famous for having produced what would become arguably the rarest and most valuable stamp the world has ever known - the 1c magenta, which in its most recent changing of hands in 2014, sold for a mind-boggling US$9.5million.  [Gulp.]  After gaining independence from Britain in 1966, Guyana declared itself the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in 1970.  English is still the official language (the only South American nation of which that’s true), although most Guyanese speak Guyanese creole.

Stamp details: Top left: Issued on: January 1, 1852 From: Georgetown, British Guiana MC #5

Top right: Issued in: 1853 From: Georgetown, British Guiana MC #7

Second row: Issued on: February 4, 1966 From: Georgetown, British Guiana MC #238

Third row left and middle: Issued on: May 26, 1966 From: Georgetown, Guyana MC #261, 263

Third row right: Issued on: February 23, 1970 From: Georgetown, Co-operative Republic of Guyana MC #368

Stamp on bottom: Issued on: June 25, 1991 From: Georgetown, Co-operative Republic of Guyana MC #BL123

Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since September 20, 1966) Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana Member of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since March 22, 1967)

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Happy birthday, Walter Rodney! (March 23, 1942)

A historian, academic, and activist from Guyana, Walter Rodney was born into a working-class family in Georgetown, capital of what was then the colony of British Guiana. Cutting his teeth as a scholar of African history, he earned a PhD at age 24 and became a forceful advocate of Pan-African Marxism. He taught in Tanzania for several years, and then at his alma mater of the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. His dismissal from the latter university and banning from Jamaica for his socialist politics and criticism of the national bourgeoisie of Caribbean states such as his native Guyana, led to mass student protests. Rodney returned to Tanzania, where he helped educate rural Tanzanian villages and further developed his Pan-Africanist theory, publishing his book How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, a seminal anti-colonial text, in 1972. returning to Guyana in 1974, Rodney helped to found the socialist Working People's Alliance. Rodney was killed in a car bombing in 1980, believed to have been a state killing orchestrated by Guyanese President Linden Forbes Burnham.

“In a way, underdevelopment is a paradox. Many parts of the world that are naturally rich are actually poor and parts that are not so well off in wealth of soil and sun-soil are enjoying the highest standards of living. When the capitalists from the developed parts of the world try to explain this paradox, they often make it sound as though there is something ‘God-given’ about the situation. One bourgeois economist, in a book on development, accepted that the comparative statistics of the world today show a gap that is much larger than it was before. By his own admission, the gap between the developed and underdeveloped countries has increased by at least 15 to 20 times over the last 150 years. However, the bourgeois economist in question does not give a historical explanation, nor does he consider that there is a relationship of exploitation which allowed capitalist parasites to grow fat and impoverished the dependencies. Instead he puts forward a biblical explanation!”

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The Queen (centre) and Prince Philip held a dinner party for the Commonwealth Prime Ministers attending a conference at Buckingham Palace in London. (Front row, l-r) Sir Dawda Jawara (The Gambia), Dr Hastings Banda (Malawi), Harold Wilson, Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia), Archbishop Makarios III (Cyprus), Keith Holyoake (New Zealand), Siaka Stevens (Sierra Leone) and John Gorton (Australia). (Second row, l-r) Zakir Hussain (Pakistan), Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo (Nigeria), Dr Borg Olivier (Malta), Mrs Indira Gandhi (India), Dudley Senanayake (Ceylon), Dr Milton Obote (Uganda), Pierre Trudeau (Canada), Mr Harlley (Ghana), Hugh Shearer (Jamaica) and Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore). (Third row, l-r) Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Mauritius), Prince Cedza Dlamini (Swaziland), Chief Joseph Leabua Jonathan (Lesotho), Dr Kenneth Kaunda (Zambia), Dr Julius Nyerere (Tanzania), Mr Gichuru (Kenya), Dr Eric Williams (Trinidad and Tobago). (back row, l-r) Sir Seretse Khama (Botswana), Errol Barrow (Barbados) and Forbes Burnham (Guyana). 8 January 1969

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OPINION: Forbes Burnham: The Life and Times of the Comrade Leader – A Review

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