Guyana celebrates its Republic Day on February 23 each year. It is a day to celebrate the nation becoming a republic. The modern history of Guyana started with the Spanish expeditions. The Dutch started settling in Guyana in the 16th century. Spain claimed Guyana as theirs, but the Treaty of...
the colonies were ceded to the British in 1814 and the colony became known as British Guiana. In 1966, the country gained independence from Britain and
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the small nation of Guyana on Friday looking to shore up support for Trump administration efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and build ties with the booming oil producer. During the brief visit, Pompe...
Guyana and parts of Brazil and Venezuela, was sighted by Columbus in 1498. But Guyana was not settled until late in the 16th Century, when the Dutch arrived. The British became the rulers in 1796 and established British Guiana in 1831. Independence was granted in 1966. Guyana, which means ...
In 1966, Diane returned to Guyana to celebrate the country’s independence. She subsequently became the Press Officer for The Guyana Sugar Producers Association. She moved back to England briefly and worked in corporate public relations before returning to her Rupununi roots in 1976. Like all ...
From 1781 onwards, the British became the dominant power, ultimately uniting various colonies into British Guiana. When slavery was abolished in 1834, laborers were brought from India to work the plantations in place of the former slaves who left. Immigrants also came from Europe and China. ...
In place of the lack of understanding, narratives of land-grabbing, political corruption and malpractice of the government became readily associated with the LCDS. These are built on unclear and imprecise flows of information, proliferating narratives of mistrust and fear which go unchecked by a ...
Guyana National Flag Like the flag of Trinidad and Tobago, the national flag of Guyana is very recent because it is a nation that became independent recently, this happened in 1966. The national flag of Guyana was designed by an American scholar named Whitney Smith; who had deep knowledge abo...