In The Diaspora

Felician Medino Abraham is from Moruca. He produced a study on the impact of school education on Indigenous people using ethnography in South Rupununi.

Vidyaratha Kissoon lives in Guyana. This article is an edited version of his blogpost that appeared on August 19: https://churchroadman.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-dignified-life-in-guyana-respecting.html

By Clare Anderson Clare Anderson is Professor of History at the University of Leicester.

By D. Alissa Trotz D. Alissa Trotz is editor of the  In the Diaspora Column A little over a week ago, Guyanese woke up to what can only be described as a racist and xenophobic attack on Haitians in the Guyana Times newspaper.

By Yarimar Bonilla Yarimar Bonilla is a founder of the Puerto Rico Syllabus project and co-editor of Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm.

By Esther Figueroa Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. is an activist independent film maker, writer, linguist and educator who focuses on the environment, social justice, indigenous knowledges and local content.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

By Carolyn Cooper Carolyn Cooper, PhD, is a specialist on culture and development.

By Ron Fanfair Ron Fanfair is a freelance writer/photographer for Share (sharenews.com)

By Eusi Kwayana Reports of governmental and public shortcomings in Guyana are not many, but are important. 

By Eusi Kwayana A longer version of this tribute was first carried on Pambazuka.org

By Andaiye Note by Alissa Trotz, Diaspora Column Editor: On Friday May 31, Guyanese social activist Andaiye died.

By Roberta Clarke Roberta Clarke is a human rights and social justice activist.

By Medino Felician Abraham SJ and Joel Thompson SJ Medino Felician Abraham SJ works in South Rupununi and holds an MSc in Society and Frontier from the Federal University, Roraima Brazil.

By Harry Hergash                                                                     Harry Hergash, a graduate of the University of Guyana, taught at the Annandale Government Secondary from 1964 to 1969.

By Dr. Nastassia Rambarran Dr. Nastassia Rambarran is a Guyanese Public Health Consultant, Researcher and Physician living in Barbados.

By Joan French Joan French, who is from Jamaica, has long been involved in activism for women’s socio-cultural and political progress.

By Diana Abraham Diana Abraham is a member of the Guyanese diaspora with publications in fields relating to transnational migration, identity and belonging An earlier diaspora column by Deborah Hamilton (January 24th) prompted me to reflect on the similarities between her teaching experiences and those of the teachers who participated in doctoral research I undertook in Guyana eight years ago.

By Kesaundra Alves Kesaundra Alves is an attorney-at-law who specializes in public health law in Guyana and the Caribbean region.

By Raffique Shah Raffique Shah has offered political commentary for several Trinidadian newspapers since the 1980s, and now writes a weekly column for the Trinidad Express.