Guyana, U.S.A.: Making History?

“We may see in the possibility of America’s first Black president the sign of more tolerant times. We may see in the possibility of this particular Black president the sign of a more genuine concern for global affairs. And we can’t help but be caught up in the positive feel of things”: Guyana diaspora blogger C.D. Valere, blogging at baiganchoka, knows that Tuesday's Presidential election may well be an historic moment for the United States, and hopes that it will turn out to be “a remarkable moment for the Caribbean as well.”

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