· April, 2008

Stories about Guyana from April, 2008

Barbados: False Pride?

“Tourism has become the life blood of most of the Caribbean countries and it needs to be re-energized”: Living in Barbados wonders whether the region can be proud of its...

30 April 2008

Caribbean: Food Shortages

“If music be the food of love, play on”, wrote Shakespeare, who could not possibly have anticipated the global food crisis the world is facing today. Rising food prices are...

30 April 2008

Guyana: Back to the 50s

Guyana Providence Stadium posts a series of photos by Godfrey Chin of 1950s Guyana (you'll have to look in the blog's April archives, as there is no photoset) – including...

22 April 2008

Guyana: Threats of Tourism

“Third World governments invariably justify the promotion of tourism as a driving force for economic development,” says Guyana Providence Stadium, but asks: “Is tourism really the holy cow to be...

18 April 2008

Guyana: Cheap Cheats

“Labour is cheap, don’t pay one cent more, cheap pockets, cheap hearts, cheap consciences”: Guyana-Gyal is not fond of the cheating kind.

10 April 2008