1970s St Lucia | St Lucia | Poverty | Guyana | Forbes Burnham | Overseas aid | 1971 

Interesting to see that 50 years later, we are still struggling with the same development imperatives. We have made a lot of progress yes, but we still seem to be focused on the wrong set of priorities, making progress painfully slow. The capacity and productivity of our people was and still is the most important thing we need to work on. Turnham was right by the way. Development aid which amounts to one cigarette a day can never do more than the opportunity for a people to have ownership of their own resources and to enjoy unrestricted trade with their neighbours. In Saint Lucia, we have become even more dependant on tourism and being a nation of waiters will never be enough for our young people's aspirations. Investment in human capacity that makes our people globally competitive is critical.

Wow, seriously wow. Really appreciate these informative old school vids didn't even know existed.

The narrator's tone is dripping with condescension & the paternalistic idea of 'yall natives should be happy for our benevolent 'aid' at loan shark terms

The late Professor Courtney Bartholomew is the lecturer 11:31. He is credited with diagnosing the first AIDS case in the English Speaking Caribbean and would go on to devote the rest of his career to HIV and AIDS research. A brilliant and compassionate man.

John Compton, brilliant leader! St.Lucia has come a long way! History is simply amazing.

Interesting documentary and history back then! St Lucia is now well developed and a tourist location as like the other Caribbeans Islands 👌

The arguments made by LFS Burnham are as relevant today in modern day Guyana as they were back then when he articulated them. A true visionary.

"HOW to THINK is much more Productive than what to think." By Graspmathologist Dr R. Yates. Listening to Emperor Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham II intelligence of speech, which made the interviewer mumbled in his native English dialect, is another example of HOW to THINK before you speak to someone who is amazed at the linguistical articulation of Prime Minister L.F.S. Burnham. As a boy and teenager, i have had the honor of meeting Prime Minister Burnham twice. Before meeting him in person, his articulation of speech on GBS and Radio Demerara Broadcasting Stations in Guyana, influenced me and many students. I do admire Prime Minister Burnham for applying the Graspmatyx facts to the interviewer and all who are listening. National self reliance is much more Productive of a Nation than Colonizers hand down financial Aids. The giving of financial Aids to a Nation is equivalent of giving financial Aid to a beggar with stipulating how he or she should spend the money, and not investing the money. "Aids can never build a Country, It dehumanizes the individuals, and make them loose confidence in themselves." By Prime Minister L.F.S. Burnham the Second Emperor of Guiana/Guyana. When Graspmathologist Dr. R. Yates introduced Graspmatyx in the year 1997, to the Governments of Guyana then and now, they failed to realize that both Prime Minister Cheddi B. Jagan and Prime Minister L.F.S. Burnham were productive students of Graspmatyx. The PPP, PNCR, PPPC, APNU and AFC have never invested in my Graspmatyx approach of helping teachers, students, parents and other adults learn Graspmatyx. Had they, then all Guyanese at home and abroad would be beneficiaries of 80% of Guyana's Natural Resources. Racial Colonial Democratic policies of Guyanese politicians and private sectors have refused Graspmatyx. www.graspmatyx.com

Burnham talk the talk, but did not walk the walk. This man singly handly destroyed Guyana.

My father was born in 1930 in St Lucia but migrated to Trinidad in the 1950s. He passed last year at age 91 but had farmed a 2 acre plantain estate with the help of a fellow aged St Lucian until he was 87. He returned to agriculture after retiring from a prior job. Agriculture was in his blood. I first visited the island in 1985. This video could not possibly be filmed in 1970 because there was significant development by 1985. The level of development would have been difficult to accomplish in only 15 years.

Burhnam speaks about the structural adjustment programs given by the world bank and IMF as a required condition of accepting loans. I worry about the oil situation in Guyana.They most likely took a loan from the world bank to help develop the oil sector.If the loan isn't paid in full plus interest,there will be dire economic consequences for all its citizens.I hope the oil sector continues to boom.This is what contributed to the downfall of venezuela,they defaulted.

i am impressed with the vocabulary and sentence structure of the old timers. i believe them being around capable and knowledgeable "businessmen" aka slave masters had a undeniable effect in the knowledge transfer. nowadays, in our educational system, you'll find teachers who are teaching for the purpose of making a living and students are surrounded by low thinking ordinary people, yet we have the audacity to wish for a county lead by capable leaders. i believe, to be a leading nations with broad thinking leaders. its children should be thought by, well, leaders. leaders in academics, Medicine, economics, religious matters, etc. its simply the harsh reality.

Thanks for sharing this piece of Caribbean history

Aid is poor people in rich countries giving money to rich people in poor countries. Forbes Burnham is correct tourism creates a nation of waiters. Italy today created a nation of people that work in the hospitality industry, same as spain.

Whatever you may think of Burnham, his oratory was first class

Burnham grown my skin this man was very bright simple

Now the world and Guyanese see the knowledge and wisdom of LFSB. What a great man. When you take IMF and World Bank money it comes with strings attached. 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

A prominent Economics professor strongly advocated giving every Guyanese $5,000 USD per year to have a great time with the newfound oil money without contributing to the GDP, the growth of the country, while a more thoughtful alternative to development as is being done now is to lay the foundation of infrastructure, in roads, bridges, irrigation to generate great wealth in the future as is being done now with profound insight. Good management of wealth is the key to growth.

It was never about bruised bananas the skins of bananas bruises does not affect the fruit inside.. It was a way to keep us all poor by rejecting our bananas creating more hardships on farmers. Oh and not too long from now we will be told that the entire banana tree is most useful never mind its bruised or damaged.. and now farmers are realising that banana plants can make so many other products....

The eloquence of the TT medical students was impeccable. Although it was alluded too in the video TT was experiencing an economic and developmental boom during this period which led to an explosion of the educated class. A good example of this developmental boom that was mentioned in the video was the clearing of the slum area and relocation of its residents to government housing. My own family rose out of poverty during this period.

The people of St Lucia earn 15 times less than America! The absolute and complete utter ignorance of the narrator is absolutely astounding. So astounding, that I was actually 😳 stunned for a moment!! How, in God’s name, can the narrator expect a country the size of a postage stamp, to compete with the GDP of a country which spans an entire CONTINENT!!??? The United States has minerals, oil, a HUGE agriculture and industrial economy, with a relatively large population!! They grow bananas: the United States has sent a man to the moon!!!

I love this video .Interesting documentaries and video contents..I don't hate any Politicans in Guyana, what I dislike is when they failed the people and are divided ,and mismanaging the public funds to their whims and fancies while neglecting the nation.I do not like unprincipled and dishonest , greedy ,selfish leaders.....

So far there has not been another politician in Guyana with the intellect and foresight of Linden Forbes Samson Barnum even with his faults he is still the greatest leader Guyana has ever had

A very pertinent question, in 2022: In practical terms, how have their (Saint Lucians') lives improved? ...

We should still take heed do more. He clearly learned from others mistake and urge people to grow more

The way this commentator speaks you would think these peoples conditions were a choice and has nothing to do with the scourge and inhumanity of European barbaric enslavement.

God made one earth but man divided it into first world and third world. Utter nonsense.

Intelligent answers

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It would appear that banana production is still poor in St Lucia, the international cooperation and development fund website states that the banana production is 12.5 tons/hectare as opposed to the international standard of 25 tons/hectare.

I wish Guyana had political leadership with intellect humility and the interest of Guyana and Guyanese like we had in the past instead of what we are experiencing now I guess Doctor Jagon and QC Linden Burnham is turning in they’re graves those guys were intellectual leaders

It's Painful to see Guyana a Place with a rich history have people that are struggling with poverty. I hope that Guyana Continues it's legacy by helping the poor with Education, Employment, housing. And by developing different projects that will bring in the funding into Guyana. I Appreciate you listening to me.

Released on St Lucia Independence Day

Wow, virtually no middle class. What is wrong with this picture in the 70's? What are significantly different today from then? If I didn't see this I would never believed it.

As a Guyanese, I am proud of where we as a country have gone

REPARATIONS AS AID MONEY 💰.

Britain needs to pay reparations and Repatriate the children of the former slaves

A man ahead of his time, today the clowns running the country should take note.

Best President in Guyana 🇬🇾 none other could take is place,but we as fools didn’t understand the evil demons set us up to believe that our President was not right, and we turned against him, and he turns away from us too?that was the end of Guyanese people.

Quit interesting,👌🏾

Burnham is correct tourism crates a nation of waiters. Barbados open up the country to tourism in the middle of pandemic risking its citizens lives because they depend on tourism for their livelihood. The pandemic gave the leaders a chance to diversity the economy but they were clueless about how to go about doing that. So they return to be nation of waiters.

and the English crown want to visit the islands today like it was 50 years ago. protest their visit repatriation.

Times have changed. Tourism is the main income and foreign exchange earner Taiwan assists the island tremendously in areas of finance

I like how Burnham says in the same sentence how Guyana has poor waters for tourism but then goes on to say how he doesn't want a land of waiters. But you just said you don't have that choice anyway. At least he had the decency to say the British provided aid under much better terms than the other countries, not sure what the current PM thinks of Britian 🤔

A brilliant mind; he was way a head of his time.

3.26 The guy on the left with his best 'death stare' .

Is that John Compton the late at Lucian prime minister?

Una tell me why black man have suffered so much in the past and are still suffering today?

Wow

Well, this was an interesting time capsule of imperialism just in time to endure a more contemporary round of the same mistakes being made perhaps.

Guyana is all Indigenous people L A N D

Guyana hast to watch India and Africa the two continents, the subcontinent and the supercontinent these two continents they work together and establishing a seat in the UN and now we’re at this .2 thousand 24 where India will be back in up the African nation and vice versa but in Guyana situation these people went through pure hell

Yea i dont tink a dictator would want spies i mean tourist in the country 😂

Little dude at the left looked like me @3:46

Guyana is for the rich

I think burnham eas still a cool guy i saw lata mageskar during his era.lots of bollywood singers came to guyana during his era even indira Gandhi and edi amin

Burnham was a BRUTAL dictator in Guyana. Thank the good Lord that the Guyanese people were spared further suffering at that evil man's hands and mind.

what the point of this documentry? Guyana does not need aid now, plus we have oil,and we started to use oil money now in 2022

Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹

Hibero be wise in this millennium!

So get Independence from the UK then rely on UK aid to survive.

Why Forbes mouth look like mash mouth when he talk but he was very good bcuz he wanted Guy to be self reliant

8:25

This was a very cruel man

This just looks like a monkey documentary are yall calling us monkeys????

Devils 😈 Blanco

NOW GUYANA 🇬🇾 IS RICH AND AMERICA IS POOR, EUROPE TOO.

This is my first time hearing the legend LFS Burnham speak and I afto say that he is well educated and especially spoken btw I am 23 so I am boomer

Sold out to China now

Pnc bringing up de kabaka will not make u win the local government election u lossers