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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's family is from Trinidad! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s family was brought to America from Alcindor Trace, Balandra, Trinidad.

Legend says that the silk cotton tree in the middle of the road at Mahaicony is haunted. It is also known as the “Dutchman tree.” Locals did

May 30th is recognized as the day that the first set of Indian indentured servants arrived in Trinidad on the Fatel Razack from India.

Is Guyana oil the modern El Dorado riches? Or is Guyana on the precipice of unrest caused by foreign investors?

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth, Esq. | International Trademark Attorney The history of East Indians in Trinidad and Guyana can be an...

By: Attorney Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth | MDGR Trademark Law Firm Dates of Our Past 105 years ago, on April 18, 1917, the last ship...

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth, Esq. | Trademark Attorney SS Ganges March 8, 1917 105 years ago, on March 8, 1917, the SS Ganges left...

When did the first ship leave India for Trinidad? February 16, 1845: The Fatel Razack Leaves India for Trinidad 176 years ago On February...

Photo: https://scalar.lafayette.edu/indoguyanesewomenpoets/media/whitby-and-hesperus On January 13, 1838, the Whitby left India for...

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth | Trademark Attorney The rarest stamp in the world is from Guyana. It is worth an estimated $8.3...

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth | Trademark Attorney Diwali in the Caribbean Diwali is a widely celebrated Hindu holiday that honors...

By: Attorney Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth History of Guyana Guyana is located on the northern tip of South America, between Venezuela...

Caribbean women account for some of the most powerful people in the world. Women have faced an uphill battle for an equal status since...

September 17, 2021 On September 15, 2021, Payless opened its first shoe store in Guyana at MovieTowne Mall in Georgetown. The major...

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth, Esq. The Amerindians, Spanish, Africans, French, British, and Indians all had a significant impact on...

India was part of an ancient supercontinent. The Indian and Australian geographic plates split off from the supercontinent and then...

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth, Esq. | Trademark Attorney Image: Unspash Natives have been living in Florida for over 14,000 years....

A Brief Summary By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth, Esq. | Trademark Attorney Image: Usplash Enslaved Africans began arriving...

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth, Esq. Mahaicony is a community in east Guyana. It can be known for its rice production and also the...

By: Melissa D. Goolsarran Ramnauth, Esq. | Trademark Attorney The Taj Mahal was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1632 to honor his wife,...