In The Diaspora

By Richard Drayton (Richard Drayton, born in Guyana and also a citizen of Barbados, is a historian at King’s College London) On November 30, 2021, on the 55th anniversary of its political independence, Barbados will become a republic. 

By Esther Figueroa Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. is an activist independent film maker, writer, linguist and educator who focuses on the environment, social justice, indigenous knowledges and local content.

Last Thursday evening, close to one hundred persons attended, via zoom, a consultation on Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL)/ExxonMobil’s (XOM) Yellowtail Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which was presented by the consultancy firm ERM and moderated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Salina Jane is a visual artist of Indo-Guyanese descent who creates art along the themes of heritage, identity and the experience of her family through indenture and their journey from India to Guyana to the UK.

By Alfred Bhulai Energy Technologist. Retired former head of physical sciences at the University of Guyana.

By Caroline Shenaz Hossein Caroline Shenaz Hossein, Associate Professor of Global Development, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.

By Penelope Howell Penelope (Penny) Howell is a trained teacher, and a community activist.

by Ryan Persadie and Natasha Ramoutar Ryan Persadie is an artist, educator, and writer based in Toronto, Canada.

By Neville Trotz Dr. Neville Trotz served as Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Guyana and Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology at Turkeyen, Guyana, before becoming Science Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretary-General (1991-1997).

By Melinda Janki Melinda Janki is a Guyanese attorney-at-law and an international environmental lawyer.

By Pauline Melville Pauline Melville is a British Guyanese writer who has worked in theatre, television, film and cabaret.

By Esther Figueroa Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. is an activist independent film maker, writer, linguist and educator who focuses on the environment, social justice, indigenous knowledges and local content.

By Ruth Rodney Dr. Ruth Rodney is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at York University, Canada.

By Alexander Ramdass (Legal Officer), Lisa Premchand (Programme Director) and Gary Aboud (Corporate Secretary) For Fishermen and Friends of the Sea.

By Felician Medino Abraham Felician Medino Abraham is from Moruca. A Jesuit, he holds a Master’s degree in Society and Frontiers from the Federal University of Roraima, Brazil.

By David Bond St. Croix stands at a crucible. For 50 years, a massive oil refinery underwrote economic development on this US territory in the Caribbean before the plant closed abruptly in 2012 to avoid facing up to its environmental legacy.

By Alfred Bhulai, Janette Bulkan, Jocelyn Dow, Danuta Radzik, Vanda Radzik, Troy Thomas, Maya Trotz This “In The Diaspora” article describes how the Guyana Constitution with 2003 Amendments and the Environmental Protection Act of 1996 address the oil and gas sector, and provides recommendations for how, as Guyanese, we can use them to safeguard a healthy environment and our human well-being.

By Marsha Hinds Marsha Hinds is the immediate past President of the National Organization of Women of Barbados and the co-founder of Operation Safe Space. 

By Alfred Bhulai, Janette Bulkan, Jocelyn Dow, Danuta Radzik, Vanda Radzik, Troy Thomas, Maya Trotz The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Public Notice on June 25, 2021 stating that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was required for the “Gas to Energy Project” led by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).

By  Karen Dubinsky and Susan Lord Karen Dubinsky and Susan Lord teach at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, where they teach and coordinate a Cuban cultural exchange program.