Guyana

Politicians and officials across the Caribbean have come under fire in recent weeks for statements that seem to downplay rape and blame victims. But there’s evidence that women may no longer be willing to tolerate such comments.

Guyana’s Lisa Punch called her country “poor” during an interview on the reality show “Rising Star.” The stats say she’s right, but some of her countrymen were angry to hear it.

When slavery ended, plantation owners looked for a new form of cheap labor and found it in indentured servitude. Thousands of men and women were sold into indentured servitude and shipped across the seas to work the plantations. A new book tells their stories.

You may or may not recognize the band Thin Lizzy, but you probably recognize their song “The Boys are Back in Town.” The lead singer of the band, Phil Lynott, died more than 25 years ago, but now his mom is speaking about the singer’s early years.

During the Victorian era, one flower captured the British imagination like no other – the Amazon Water Lily. Author Tatiana Holway explores the water lily’s rich history and how it became a symbol of the British Empire.