Standards of beauty
Every year thousands of pageants are held around the world. Many of these pageants are about empowerment and celebrating femininity.
Every year thousands of pageants are held around the world. Many of these pageants are about empowerment and celebrating femininity.
Recently alarms have been sounded about the Amazon burning. It is estimated that there have been over eighty thousand fires in Brazil this year and most are taking place in the Amazon as a result of deforestation.
It has been 47 years since the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (Carifesta) was first hosted in Guyana.
The xenophobic attacks on Haitian immigrants is an attack on humanity and an attack on the essence of what it means to share this space we call Earth.
Years ago, on Emancipation Day, an elder called me in London from Cameroon and greeted me with song.
The voices that speak the truth about sexual violence in our society should never be silenced.
A martyr is someone who dies because of a cause or belief.
Many Guyanese now refer to the period of July and August as summer.
When freedom of expression is challenged, we all are at risk.
Food shortages and medical drug scarcities; crime and hyperinflation; mismanagement and dictatorship.
The silly season can be applied to any situation that is ludicrous, farcical, or that demonstrates a lack of intellect or common sense.
Political parties campaign on promises. More jobs, improved living standards and, in the case of Guyana, an end to blackouts.
The nation mourns again. This time it is for a child who was killed in an accident a week ago.
Guyana’s 53rd Independence anniversary and the second Guyana Carnival just ended.
Gossip is a part of our society. Many stories we hear are not always factual, or the truth might be misconstrued, but still people are judged based on these unverified accounts.
Influence is a powerful tool. We are all influenced by other people and social factors.
‘Dear Mr. President’ is a salutation that demands attention. ‘Dear Mr.
Every opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate our accomplishments should be esteemed.
We highly regard tolerance in this time. In many societies, the exercise of the right to freedom of expression along with freedom to believe whatever one chooses are the core of the balance.
One of my favourite American television series was a science fiction show, called “Fringe.”
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