Guyana has some 78,500 Amerindians who represent nearly 10% of the country’s population. They live in more than 240 communities on some 6 million hectares (15 million acres) that often are home ...

Guyana’s own mining interests and activities in the region have already been an issue for these communities in the past, although many Amerindians are also involved in small-scale mining operations.

Guyana is also in a precarious position. Because it has decided to conserve the forests — and forsake big industry — it’s trying to raise its profile in the travel and birding worlds.

For food alone the country is a must-visit, with cuisine that mixes Amerindian, ... I watch an impromptu game of cricket between a group of Guyanese expats and the Amerindian staff.

Guyana has emerged as the only country in the world that can fully feed itself without relying on food imports, according to a comprehensive 2025 study published in the journal Nature Food . The ...

Guyana News. Amerindians need control over development, says APNU. By Stabroek News. September 27, 2011. Opposition coalition APNU yesterday said it will ensure that the indigenous people direct ...

Guyana has some 78,500 Amerindians who represent nearly 10% of the country’s population. They live in more than 240 communities on some 6 million hectares (15 million acres) that often are home ...

Guyana has some 78,500 Amerindians who represent nearly 10% of the country’s population. They live in more than 240 communities on some 6 million hectares (15 million acres) that often are home ...

CHINESE LANDING, Guyana (AP) — One of Guyana’s smallest Amerindian villages is waging a monumental battle that could decide the amount of control that thousands of indigenous people have over ...

One of Guyana’s smallest Amerindian villages is waging a monumental battle that could decide the amount of control that thousands of indigenous people have over their land in remote parts of ...

Amerindian teacher Selwyn Miller, a 27-year-old president of the Parent Teacher Association, holds a lump of gold, in Chinese Landing, Guyana, Tuesday, April 18, 2023.