Stories about Guyana from September, 2009
Guyana: Thanks, But No Thanks
Guyana-Gyal turns down a publishing “deal”.
Barbados, Guyana: forest outpost?
Living in Barbados examines an audacious 16-year-old proposal to establish a Barbadian outpost in the interior of Guyana, thus addressing the problems of overpopulation in one country and underdevelopment in the other.
Guyana: celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr
Lifespan of a Chennette describes her family's elaborate preparations for celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr in Guyana — complete with menus.
Guyana: images of Georgetown
Flickr user Nigel Durrant — a Jamaican living in Guyana — posts sets of images from two well-known public spaces in Georgetown: Bourda Market and National Park.
Guyana: the colour of beauty
Signifyin’ Guyana reflects on the troubling ideas about beauty that she and other dark-skinned Caribbean women encountered when they were growing up. “It took me a while to learn to ignore the inconsistencies from others and arrive at a healthy view of my skin color and facial features.”
Guyana: “many waters”?
What happens when drought hits the “land of many waters”? Guyana-Gyal wonders. “A rice-farmer living in my mother childhood village say that the water in the artesian well is running rusty. Rust. The colour of blood drying.”
Guyana: Garden Correspondence
Guyana-Gyal gets a letter from her garden.
Guyana: Wisdom
Signifyin’ Guyana has a different perspective on Guyana-Gyal‘s “words of wisdom”.
Guyana: Lessons Learnt
Guyana-Gyal learns a few life lessons.
