Rage from the Backwater: A Novel by Guyanese Writer Somnauth Narine

Reviewed By Chaitram Aklu In September 2023, Somnauth Narine published Rage from the Backwater A Novel – a realistic suspense fiction. It is the writer’s...

Religion and Faith: Leaders and Followers

ON DRIVE with Sham Samaroo November 3, 2023 Karl Marx believed religion to be the opium of the people. Is it religion or is it...

Massive Pro-Palestinian Protest held in New York City

By Chaitram Aklu As of October 26, 2023, 1,405 killed and at least 5,431 injured, and over 200 taken hostages in Israel; 7,326 have been...

Varanasi: The City Where Hindus Come to Die

On DRIVE with Sham Samaroo India, October 20, 2023 From Lucknow, I traveled to Varanasi (Benares), India’s spiritual capital. At least once in their lifetime...

Lessons from India: Play Cricket not War

On Drive with SHAM SAMAROO (India, October 16, 2023) - Political prostitutes…correction, statesmen engage in shuttle diplomacy while innocent men, women, and children are murdered...

Lotus Beauty Pageant Crowns First Queen: Saleena Ram

By Ashley Kooblall Both beauty and brains won out at the first ever Lotus Beauty Pageant as 24-year-old Saleena Ram took home the crown on...

Reminiscing on the Struggle for Restoration of Guyana Democracy On Oct 5, 1992

By Dr Vishnu Bisram October 5th 2023 marked the 31st anniversary since the restoration of democracy in Guyana. It was the date for the nation’s...

The March to End Fossil Fuels

By Chaitram Aklu Sunday, September 17, 2023 saw the largest gathering of people in Manhattan since the global COVID19 Pandemic when tens of thousands from...

World Cup Cricket Meets the Wonders of India

ON DRIVE with SHAM SAMAROO (India, October 7, 2023) - Among the world’s three earliest civilizations, India is the only one still in touch with...

Australia not England are Defending World Cup Champions

Ondrive with SHAM SAMAROO (September 2023) -- I will be in India during the World Cup and will be “Keeping You In Touch” with the...