In the lead-up to the general elections, former Stabroek News journalist Iana Seales is writing a series of articles on Guyana, focusing on life, democracy, and the responsibility to vote. We republish the first article with her permission:

What defines life in Guyana?

Life is about how we are living, our choices and our future, and based on these measures, life in Guyana is rough, limited and uncertain.

To examine how we are living, I’ll start with the majority of citizens. Karl Marx wrote of the proletariats in …..