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Indians in Caribbean
Education trends in the Indian diaspora
Every year, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) and other examining bodies and education ministries in the region announce CXC results in the same format:...
Hindu temples desecrated and robbed in Trinidad, fanatics scrawl Bible verse on wall
The reality that Hindus are not safe in any part of the Abrahamic-dominated world was once again vindicated when two Hindu temples were desecrated,...
The marginalisation and exclusion of Indo-Caribbeans in the CXC History syllabus [Part 2]
At a webinar on Zoom recently, I presented part of a research paper I had originally delivered at a conference at the University the...
The marginalisation and exclusion of Indo-Caribbeans in the CXC History Syllabus [Part 1]
At a webinar on Zoom recently, I presented part of a research paper I had originally delivered at a conference at the University the...
Hindu families exploited by funeral homes in Trindad & Tobago
The Hindu community vis-a-vis Covid is being exploited by institutions that are supposed to serve and protect its welfare. Worse, is the inability of...
On Indo-Caribbean postgraduates, ABDs, PhDs and professors
In all Caribbean academic conferences, seminars, webinars, panel presentations and roundtables, there are few Indo-Caribbean researchers, scholars and intellectuals. Given that they are a...
Dr. Cheddi Jagan, Guyana, Marxism, Race, Politics and the USA (Part 4)
(...continued from Part 3)
Ramdath Jagessar continued:
The black trade unions were also seen as weak and tired. In contrast to them was young Cheddi a...
Dr. Cheddi Jagan, Guyana, Marxism, Race, Politics and the USA (Part 3)
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Ramnarine Sahadeo continued:
“I met Cheddi once in 1993 in Toronto when he thanked me for my role in encouraging others to...
Dr. Cheddi Jagan, Guyana, Marxism, Race, Politics and the USA (Part 1)
Cheddi Jagan was first elected Chief Minister of Guyana in 1953. He became the first person of Indian descent to be head of a government...
The East Indian Community in St. Vincent in the Caribbean
St. Vincent in the Caribbean has a population of approximately 111,000 persons, consisting mainly of persons of African descent. There are small numbers of...