Stabroek Weekend

Frank Birbalsingh
Frank Birbalsingh

Review of Aftermath of Empire

By Frank Birbalsingh Roy Heath’s oeuvre of nine novels proclaim him as one of the finest Anglophone Caribbean novelists, and certainly one of the best from Guyana, so it is something of a surprise that Ameena Gafoor’s Aftermath of Empire: The Novels of Roy A.K.

Bamboo

Bamboo comes from the Malay word bambu. Bamboo is a member of the grass family and originated from South East Asia.

Female Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus), Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Barred Antshrike

The Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus)is found in Mexico, through Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and a large part of South America east of the Andes as far south as northern Argentina, Bolivia  and Paraguay.

Hurricane again

As I write this, Florence, a massive hurricane, is approaching the US mainland, taking dead aim at North Carolina, and it sends me back to my experience with such storms.

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