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On May 25, 1963, independent African states established the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Having done that, the OAU declared that this date should be commemorated by people of African origin all over the world as a Day of Solidarity with the struggle to free those African countries still under colonial yoke or under racist rule in southern Africa. It was a momentous decision that had far reaching implications all over the world.
Thus was born African Liberation Day (ALD) setting in train an unstoppable wave of solidarity which swept away Portuguese colonial rule and eventually, not only freed Nelson Mandela and his South African patriots, but destroyed the notorious system of apartheid itself.
So outrageous were the “Dread Bills”, tabled by the government in Parliament in May 1981, that not only did they evoke massive local protest but caused a flood of condemnation from abroad, in the Caribbean as well as further afield. These in turn helped to strengthen local resolve to demand the withdrawal of the Bills. However, in spite of these waves of opposition to the repressive Bills, the government would …
So outrageous were the “Dread Bills”, tabled by the government in Parliament in May 1981, that not only did they evoke massive local protest but caused a flood of condemnation from abroad, in the Caribbean as well as further afield. These in turn helped to strengthen local resolve to demand the withdrawal of the Bills. However, in spite of these waves of opposition to the repressive Bills, the government would …
Normally in this week which marks the anniversary of African Liberation Day, my topic for this column would have been pre-chosen. This year, in addition to Africa Day, as it has been renamed, May 25 marked the 90th year since our country first received electricity; it was also one year since the police murder of George Floyd in the USA which continues to have huge repercussions; and was also an …