Religion is supposed to be a personal matter yet some people try to impose their religious views on others although it is often claimed that religion is about tolerance and…
Category: Issues
Racism in Guyana is widespread due to apathy and racial loyalty
Guyana is a country rich in diversity with people of various ethnicities. However, racism in Guyana and other forms of discrimination continue to hinder human resource development and unity among…
Garbage dumping and littering around Georgetown
Pollution remains a major problem in Guyana including garbage dumping and littering around Georgetown, because it is essentially seen as a ‘cosmetic’ issue in comparison to the myriad of problems…
Colourism: Why can’t we love the skin we were born with?
From since my early years I’ve been conscious of the association of beauty with fair skin. And by being surrounded by colourism it sort of seeps into you and corrupts the way you…
Elections in Guyana: My right to vote and my right not to vote
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…
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…