Elections in Guyana boil down to basically a ‘race’ between Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese with all the other unpleasantries that revolve around such races. The two main parties are always at…
Category: Issues
The normalisation of discrimination in the workplace
I live in a society that is ethnically divided, saturated with corruption and where nothing seems to work as it should. In many instances, discrimination, being given ‘the royal run…
Mental health is not seen as important as physical health
Guyana, with a population of approximately 746,955 has one of the highest suicide rates in the world yet mental health is not seen as important as physical health and the…
Air Pollution: The health hazard that is ignored in Guyana
In Guyana, one has to continuously put up with pollution in all forms especially air pollution. Also, I believe that this form of pollution poses the greatest threat to health…
Air Pollution: Indifference and Corruption
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ‘The combined effects of ambient (outdoor) and household air pollution cause about 6.5 million premature deaths every year, largely as a result of…