When Guyana today seeks to deepen its “Caribbean‑ness”, whether through institutions, sport, music, economic integration, or diplomatic alignment, is this a radical departure from colonial history, or ...

[Frank Birbalsingh, Guyana: History and Litera-ture, United Kingdom: Hansib, 2016. 324p. L11.99.] Guyanese author, academic, editor, anthologist and literary critic Frank Birbalsingh begins the ...

With the opening of the new Demerara River Bridge and the decommissioning of the old Demerara Harbour Bridge, I believe it is opportune and ideal for the authorities to document Guyana’s waterway ...

A chronology of key events: 1498 - Christopher Columbus sights Guyana. 1580 - Dutch establish trading posts upriver. Much of southern Guyana is covered by Amazonian rainforest 1620 - Dutch West India ...

MediaCritic links to a “brutal historical account of Guyana”. An excerpt: “The present-day Republic of Guyana is an insignificant remnant of the old British Empire, the only possession Britain ever ...

It is the last ten days of Ramadan 2020, Guyana is facing two crises; an inconclusive general election and the COVID-19 pandemic which will require resilience and sacrifices similar to many of our ...

THE November 28 general elections in Guyana have resulted in a crisis for the country. While it is being suggested that the elected president, Donald Ramotar of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic ...