D. Alissa Trotz

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column. A few days ago I came across an article on CSME Network News, an online news resource that describes itself as compiling “the latest in political and business news from CARICOM member states.”

Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column In a letter written in the August 3rd edition of the Stabroek News, ‘One must prize freedom and use it to make proper choices,’ Pastor Darion Comacho offers a number of interesting reflections on the theme of freedom, some of which we will return to in future diaspora columns.

In March and April, two diaspora columns examined the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act No.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the Diaspora Column In her column last Saturday in the Stabroek News, Stella Ramsaroop shared with readers some of the text from her interviews with three Presidential candidates – David Granger (APNU), Donald Ramotar (PPP), Khemraj Ramjattan (AFC) – on the question of how each of them would address domestic violence.

In last week’s column, ‘Homosexuals, Dirty Words…and Me,’ award-winning US based Guyanese singer Nhojj spoke of the dangers of living in a world that can “never reflect the full spectrum of our lives,” cutting us off not only from each other but from parts of ourselves.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column. Over the weekend both Stabroek News and Kaieteur News ran important pieces that addressed the significance of May Day, now celebrated all over the world.

Alissa Trotz is the editor of the Diaspora Column. A recent Diaspora Column by Dr.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column In their descriptions of Georgetown, older Guyanese in particular talk about the negative stereotypes associated with living or coming from the area known as ‘south of the burial ground’.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column In a column penned two weeks ago as the horrific details of Neesa Lalita Gopaul’s murder emerged, I noted that the paradox in Guyana “is that we seem to be faced with a situation in which proliferating legislation appears to be accompanied by an increase in violence against women and children…one would expect that with more laws and visibility, rates of violence would start going down, but tragically the relationship seems to be in the opposite direction.”

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column We are facing an epidemic of violence against women and children.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column For the past two weeks the Caricom Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (Impacs) has been featured in the Diaspora column, in which Arif Bulkan brought to public attention the organisation’s requirement that prospective employees undergo HIV tests in clear contravention of international best practices.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column As almost every Guyanese knows by now, Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall, recently asked if the government would prefer to deal with a health crisis rather than assist the City Council, is reported to have responded: “Well, if there is a health crisis in the city I’ll be glad because it will remove the city council.

  Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column(This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) Jamaica has made international headlines, with Prime Minister Bruce Golding battling for his political life and the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) demanding his resignation.

Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column On Saturday the Stabroek News carried a small report on a Guyanese doctor trained in Cuba (one of a larger group of 64) who had been posted to the Lethem Hospital.

By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column On February 19th a motion was filed in Guyana’s high court to challenge a law that criminalized cross-dressing, and under which seven persons were arrested in 2009 and charged with wearing female attire.

By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column It is now nearly one endless week since the earthquake that devastated Haiti, shattering lives and communities.

In the Diaspora (This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is the editor of the In the Diaspora column.

In the Diaspora (This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) The President has rightly condemned the most recent incident of torture and he has given the police two weeks to conduct an investigation, but he cannot afford to be selective on this matter in the face of other torture allegations.

In The Diaspora Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column Two weeks ago, an international delegation of human rights and feminist organizations representing countries from Latin America, Canada, Spain and the United States, traveled to Honduras on a fact-finding mission during Women’s Human Rights Week, to document the violation of women’s rights in the context of the coup of June 28 that deposed democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya.

In The Diaspora Part II Alissa Trotz is the weekly editor of the In the Diaspora Column A few weeks ago we carried a column, Stop the Slaughter, by Luke Daniels, a British-based Guyanese domestic violence counselor, which was published the week we learned of the alleged murders of Ramattie Deonauth by her son, and Rajpattie Jagroop by a man who had been spurned by her daughter.