Phagwah 2026 unites thousands at National Stadium

-Festival of Colours showcases culture, unity, national pride   UNDER clouds of vibrant powder and the rhythm of chutney music, hundreds gathered at the National Stadium at Providence on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate Phagwah (Holi) 2026, a festival that continues to...

Lessons of Phagwah

THE colours have washed away and the music has quieted, but the deeper meaning of Phagwah should still linger. In Guyana, Phagwah is never confined to the mandir grounds or the Hindu calendar. It spills into streets, workplaces, homes and neighbourhoods. It belongs...

Rupert Roopnaraine, part 3: The devil reads Dickens

I WENT to the Rupert Roopnaraine (RR) funeral service with two of my boyhood friends – Ronald Gordon and Leyland DeCambra – the latter being a founding member of the WPA group in the UK. Leyland insisted that I must write for the sake of history to correct the...