We continue to exclude women at our peril
By Dr. Nastassia Rambarran Dr. Nastassia Rambarran is a Guyanese Public Health Consultant, Researcher and Physician living in Barbados.
In The Diaspora
Violence against women in Guyana: How do we make a change?
By Sireesha Bobbili & Ruth Rodney Sireesha Bobbili and Ruth Rodney are UN Women consultants who developed the qualitative research component of the Women’s Health and Life Experiences Survey in Guyana.
A Review of Nowrang Persaud’s autobiography “A Proud Product of Guyana’s Bitter-Sweet Sugar”
By Harry Hergash Harry Hergash, a graduate of the University of Guyana taught at the Annandale Government Secondary from 1964 to 1969.
The UK’s Brexit agonies: Lessons from Jamaica
By Steven L. B. Jensen Steven L. B. Jensen is a Research Visitor at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in Oxford and the author of The Making of International Human Rights.
College Alumni Association of Toronto hosts Literary Event
By Kemahl Khan Editor’s Note: On Friday, September 13, QC alumnus, Kemahl “ARK” Khan, died while on vacation with his daughter and grand-children.
What our silence about Haiti tells us about our society and ourselves
By Kevin Edmonds & Grace Wu Kevin Edmonds is an Assistant Professor in Caribbean Studies at the University of Toronto and a member of the Caribbean Solidarity Network.
Use of technology to improve mental health care
By The Caribbean Voice According to the World Health Organization (WHO) one in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives.
Not a magic bullet: Families need more than cash transfers to thrive
By Tara Patricia Cookson Tara Patricia Cookson is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia and director of Ladysmith, a research consultancy focused on gender equality and social protection.
What does it mean to survive after Dorian? On Caribbean disasters, development and climate crisis
By Angelique V. Nixon Angelique V. Nixon is a Bahamas-born, Trinidad-based writer, artist, and scholar-activist.
Cockpit Country is our home In praise of Cockpit country – in praise of rural Jamaica
By Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. 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.
On Caribbean Empathy?
By D. Alissa Trotz and Christian Campbell D. Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column.
When the Apocalypse is Now: Climate Crisis, Small Island Disasters and Migration in the Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian
by Angelique V. Nixon Angelique V. Nixon is a Bahamas-born, Trinidad-based writer, artist, and scholar-activist.
Reflection on conventional Education and Indigenous people in Guyana
Felician Medino Abraham is from Moruca. He produced a study on the impact of school education on Indigenous people using ethnography in South Rupununi.
The dignified life in Guyana – Respecting women, gays, young people, migrants and keeping the oil in the ground?
Vidyaratha Kissoon lives in Guyana. This article is an edited version of his blogpost that appeared on August 19: https://churchroadman.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-dignified-life-in-guyana-respecting.html Afternoon of a Sunday which started with a lot of rain and there is a gathering of people to talk about the right to dignified lives in Guyana.
A History of Guyana’s Prisons
By Clare Anderson Clare Anderson is Professor of History at the University of Leicester.
On Xenophobia, Haiti and the Guyana Times
By D. Alissa Trotz D. Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column A little over a week ago, Guyanese woke up to what can only be described as a racist and xenophobic attack on Haitians in the Guyana Times newspaper.
The leaked texts at the heart of Puerto Rico’s massive protests
By Yarimar Bonilla Yarimar Bonilla is a founder of the Puerto Rico Syllabus project and co-editor of Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm.
On Planet Earth, everything is connected
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.
Multi-ethnic Tolerance and Mental Health: A Synergy for Social Cohesion and Nation-Building in Guyana
By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.
Putting Obeah on Andrew Holness
By Carolyn Cooper Carolyn Cooper, PhD, is a specialist on culture and development.
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