Women

Femicide, benevolent sexism and Guyana

(Previous version published in journal The Thinker, Vol.2, January 2019, by Anna Correia de Sá) In recent years, Guyana gained notoriety for ranking among the top five countries with the highest suicide rates in the world, aquiring third place after Sri Lanka and Lithuania in 2017. According to the Small Read more…

Women

Abuse, drugs and alcohol: the Westbury case

Westbury is a small community juxtaposing Dartmouth, along the public road on the Essequibo Coast. Its residents are predominantly Guyanese of African descent, with a minority of East Indians, Amerindians and mixed. The poverty stricken community is a hub for drugs (mainly marijuana), and is affected by a high level Read more…

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