Akola Thompson

Why should someone who had no part in slavery make apologies and provide reparations to the descendants of the enslaved?

Food drying is considered one of the oldest ways in which to preserve food, but it is not an area that is heavily invested in despite its contributions towards curbing food wastage and contributing towards increased food security in Guyana.

Development within the context of Guyana is pursued through the lens of market liberalism, which centres economic growth over human, social and environmental wellbeing.

Reparatory justice has been a long and persistent conversation that has been championed by community activists, scholars and national leaders.

Guyana is on a path of immense economic growth, with the country even recently being reclassified as a high-income country.

When it comes to allegations of sexual assault, often, we buy into long held beliefs about whether it is believable or not.

If it’s one thing society continues to do, it is the excusing of violence and sexual predation against women and girls.

Women and children are considered “other” in society. This means that their lives are always seen to be of less value in comparison to men.

Part 2 Rural and Indigenous women perform much of their agricultural activities as unpaid family members or as self-employed workers.

Part 1 Chinese Communist Party Chairman, Mao Zedong once stated that “Women hold up half the sky.”

Pride month is always a time of duality. On one hand it is a period of immense pride.

In my first year at university, our lecturer was discussing post-colonial societies.

The recent fire at the Mahdia school dorms that killed 19 children was a tragedy, that should not have been allowed to reach the disastrous scale that it did.

Part 2 With approximately 90% of Guyana’s population living in Coastal areas, its forested regions have largely remained intact, with deforestation rates standing between 0.02% to 0.079% over the past two decades.

The hallmark of a healthy society is a strong democracy. While power brokers in these parts are wont to forget it, the media is a foundational part of any democracy that is anti-oppressive and seeks to value citizens’ rights.

As one of three countries that make up the Guiana Shield, Guyana’s forested landscapes and ecological biodiversity is one that has set it apart as a conservation haven.

One week ago, my team over at Tamùkke Feminists held a Labour Laws and Policies workshop for new and mid-career professionals.

In 2015, Guyana was recategorized as a middle-income country. With new industries, came enhanced needs for technological evolution in a country that has lagged behind the region in ICT development.

The only innocent woman apparently worthy of sympathy or accountability is a dead one.

When sharing on Guyana’s progressive abortion act with civil society leaders in other countries, I am often asked about what that process looked like as they seek out strategies to push for safe abortions in their own countries.