Born in Guyana in 1939, the author attended secondary school there and later read law at the University of Durham. He married, and his wife, Pearl, also from Guyana, bore three children. On returni...view moreBorn in Guyana in 1939, the author attended secondary school there and later read law at the University of Durham. He married, and his wife, Pearl, also from Guyana, bore three children. On returning to Guyana, he was employed first in the sugar industry then in the bauxite industry and, later, in the life insurance industry, both at home and abroad. He retired in 2005 after twenty-five years of service in the insurance industry and now lives in Florida, USA.
In his employment, he managed several disparate activities and formed a good insight into the ambitions of people for themselves and their families and the difficulties they often faced in trying to attain their goals in this regard. He made it a cardinal policy to ensure that his own family was secure and his children exposed to the finest education possible in his circumstances.
Among his extracurricular activities he played basketball and took an interest in debating. An avid reader, he perused several books of poetry and literature, both classical and modern, during his working life, and since his retirement, this is his most favored pastime together with a keen interest in genealogical research into his ancestry and origins. This latter activity he finds most time-consuming and also most rewarding. He has authored a book on his ancestry, which is only for distribution to his family.view less