Wyniki wyszukiwania:

When 1 tonne of cocaine goes missing, Trinidad and Tobago is thrown into a state of disarray. A string of bombings and kidnapping sprees occur and Prime Minister Ambrose Taylor and his team must plan and respond to the security threats through conventional and unconventional means. The race is on for the drugs and not only the government, the Syrians, East Indians and Africans find themselves involved, but also members of the Irish Republican Army.

Without warning, a searing pain struck. My goodness, what was it? It was neither my stomach nor appendix, but my testicles. No... it was only a testicle, my right ball to be precise. I became stunned and only through divine intervention regained my balance, but not my composure, and with wild gesticulations, six feet above ground level, I grasped the ladder. I still do not believe that being either shot or knifed is as painful as the pangs which, like little red devils armed with electric pitchforks, stabbed the areas around and through my groin. Given man's proclivity to intently guard his...

Potbake's 2009-10 Caribbean Short Story Competition resulted in sixteen finalists. The winning story, The Only Man, was written by Raymond Yusuf of Guyana. These finalists stirred the judges in some way. Today you have the chance to read them yourself and become a judge, for this book, perhaps the first of its kind, is an eclectic snapshot of Caribbean literature. The only man: A story of a man dying with cancer who's travelled to Guyana to seek out a reputable oncologist. (Winner) Accepted: An ernomously fat girl living with her drunkard, widowed father tries to find her place. Big rock...