Race & Class
Guyana’s labour minister offers no specifics on Afro-Guyanese at UN forum
Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton addressing the opening of the 4th Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent...
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Jagdeo says scolded Sports Minister for mishandling complaint against iconic Guyanese sculptor, Ivor Thom
Mr Ivor Thom Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday indicated that he had strong words for Minister of Culture, Youth...
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PNCR, AFC downplay vote-splitting to PPP’s advantage
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton speaking with Mr Tacuma Ogunseye's Defence Lawyer, Nigel Hughes. Also present was Attorney-at-Law Darren Wade (centre)....
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Ethnic Relations Commission starts talks on police force use of “negro”
Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Friday told Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes that that constitutional body has begun...
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Update: Ethnic Relations Commission starts talks on police force use of “negro”
The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Friday told Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes that the constitutional body has begun discussing his request...
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President says his election as a minority is a sign of Guyana’s growth
President Irfaan Ali, on receiving the Global Africa Leadership Award in Ghana, identified himself as a minority who has risen...
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WPA accuses Muslim organisations of using observations to stoke racial divisions with Indo-Guyanese
The Working People's Alliance (WPA) on Thursday defended the right of a woman at the recently held Cuffy250 forum to...
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Burke fires back at Jagdeo’s plan to “embarrass” participants at US Conference on discrimination in Guyana
Rickford Burke New York-based Guyanese opposition political activist Rickford Burke has fired back at Guyana's Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo's plan...
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Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes addressing the United Nations Permanent forum on people of African descent on May 30, 2023. The International...
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NGO lays groundwork for Hate Crimes legislation lobby
Second from left: GEF General Manager Joel Simpson; Chief of the Guyana Organisation of Indigenous Peoples, Colin Klautky and Head...
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