Iguana posted:Leonora posted:Guyana's Golden Age was during the colonial era.....
Iguana posted:
I will limit my comments to Georgetown, I cannot speak for the rural areas...
I didn't live long in Guyana but the times I visited G'town during those days are still vivid in my mind. I remember everything you mention.
New Amsterdam, Rosehall, Albion, and other major cities and towns were prosperous and popular. The countryside was well-kept because of strict law and order maintained by the Village Offices. Men were employed to dig fish ponds, and clean the streets and drains, which they took seriously.
My village was PPP and had mostly rich rice planters. Foreigners studied the village because we fed Guyanese and helped in rice export; then they and others wrote articles and a book. I visited a few times between 1982-2007: the village looked better than the present G'town; it was so unrecognizable that I passed it then told the driver to turn back.
I hope the lady helps to bring back some of Guyana's glory days.