Background: Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black settlement of urban areas and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. This ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, but until the early 1990s it was ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president, in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. Upon his death five years later, he was succeeded by his wife Janet, who resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001.
April 13th 2008South America » Guyana Good Morning !
I have reached the end of term 2. Seems like only yesterday when Dan and I got back from Christmas holidays. I have just finished exams with all my classes so now I’m depressed ... [full story]
March 5th 2008South America » Guyana Projections is the newsletter sent out to all PT volunteers around the world.
Tom told me about him and Dan being on the front cover this month, so I got hold of a copy from PT.
The photo is Tom and ... 1 photos[full story]
March 5th 2008South America » Guyana I got this email from Project Trust. Tom had previously spoken to us about this. I have been in touch with PT to make sure that they don't decide to move Tom to a different project as this would not p ... [full story]
March 3rd 2008South America » Guyana I got the following email from Project Trust recently:
Project Trust has to announce with much regret the death of Pamela McCarroll, one of our volunteers in Guyana. Pamela’s family have bee ... [full story]
March 11th 2008South America » Guyana Another update from the jungle. Guyana just celebrated its republic day in the form of many street carnivals around the country. The festival is the biggest in Guyana and is called Mashramani. I have ... [full story]
March 8th 2008South America » Guyana I’ve made it to the half way point of my year!
The first half really does seem like no time at all and the next half feels like it will fly by. Since I last wrote, the big news is my secondary ... [full story]
February 23rd 2008South America » Guyana Hi everyone. This is my fourth update on life in Wauna. Since I last wrote, I haven’t actually spent that much time in Wauna. I’ve been on my Christmas holidays! Myself along with 16 other ... [full story]
February 23rd 2008South America » Guyana I’ve made it to the half way point of my year!
The first half really does seem like no time at all and the next half feels like it will fly by. Since I last wrote, the big news is my secondary ... [full story]
February 23rd 2008South America » Guyana HAPPY CHRISTMAS !
Thank you for the pictures, my wall is getting pretty full already! We have got our tinsel up in the house but we cannot find anywhere to buy a tree…
The shops have now st ... [full story]
February 6th 2008South America » Guyana » Georgetown Last month, we just got back from Georgetown, Guyana. The vacation that we had there was very interesting. The Guyanese people were very friendly, before we left we had heard that Georgetown was da ... 6 photos[full story]
Map of Guyana
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