Notably, for decades before the restoration of democracy in 1992, Guyana’s indigenous communities faced systematic neglect, entrenched poverty, and deliberate ...

McSweeney grew up on a farm in Chesterfield in a house entirely off the electric ... owned businesses in the South American country of Guyana, a place McSweeney has visited several times in ...

Homes in Georgetown are built on stilts to protect them from frequent flooding. ANDREA DE SILVA/REUTERS While Exxon quietly got to work in Guyana’s waters ... a legal requirement under the 2006 ...

EVEN after pushing citizens to the brink of poverty through the introduction of more than 350 new taxes, terminating thousands of workers and stifling ...

Indeed, the word 'Guyana' itself is Amerindian, an evolution of the Arawak ... and guests can sit on the veranda of Diane's house, drinking home-made rum punch while hearing about her work ...

Canadian influencer and past Canada Reads contender Mirian Njoh reviews three memoirs by Black authors: Becoming by Michelle ...

With everyone confined to their homes, he noticed a growing demand ... pays homage to his Amerindian heritage. He believes that fostering this sense of comfort and belonging is what keeps ...

A lot has been canceled in 2020 and while there’s plenty to lament about, one silver lining – whether welcomed or not – is there’s more time to rest and connect with those ...

“It was the PNC that agreed to and worked towards the facilitation of land titling in Guyana. It was the PNC that facilitated the formation and activities of the Amerindian Land Commissio ...

Over the past four years, more than 240 Amerindian villages in Guyana have benefited from government-led development programs and increased funding. These efforts have strengthened village economies, ...

[1] Guyanese society is ethnically and religiously diverse, encompassing Indo-Guyanese, Afro-Guyanese, Mixed-Guyanese, indigenous Amerindians, and others. Guyana has a low population density, with 90 ...