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Guyana

Guyana faces risks from climate change that include rising sea levels that could eventually submerge the capital Georgetown.

Guyana’s discovery of oil reserves has the nation split between boosting the economy and preserving the environment

Energy

Guyana is hoping that newly discovered offshore crude reserves can help transform the country’s economy and offset its ongoing poverty crisis. But some people are concerned about what this may mean for the environment.

Poet Malik al-Nasir with Gil Scott-Heron, a jazz and spoken-word artist.

Gil Scott-Heron ‘was first and foremost an activist,’ fellow poet says

Music
Group of people gather outside a church for a prayers

Cuban Americans make plea to Biden administration for help on immigration limbo

Immigration
Stan Lee poses like Spiderman shooting a web from his wrist

The legacy of Stan Lee: ‘Marvel let us dream’

“I think I’m blessed in tuning harmoniums,” says Mindra Sahadeo, who is from Guyana but now lives in New York City. “I find joy, actually, in fixing them.”

Meet the harmonium king of Queens, New York

Culture
Jamaicans take part in a demonstration against the rape of three children and two women in Kingston in 2012.

Caribbean rape culture is back on display

Justice

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.

The World

A singer sparks outrage for telling the truth about her country’s poverty

Arts, Culture & Media

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.

Sujaria's emigration pass.

A journalist tells her great-grandmother’s story as a ‘coolie woman’

Lifestyle & Belief

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.

Mother of deceased lead singer from Thin Lizzy discusses musician’s early life

Arts, Culture & Media

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.

The Amazon Water Lily, Queen Victoria and the British Empire

Arts, Culture & Media

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.