The Caribbean Community is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states throughout the Caribbean. They have primary objectives to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members,ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared,and coordinate foreign policy. The organization was established in 1973 with its four founding members signing the Treaty of Chaguaramas. Its primary activities involve:
Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was a Guyanese politician and the leader of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana from 1964 until his death in 1985. He served as Premier of British Guiana from 1964 to 1966,Prime Minister of Guyana from 1964 to 1980 and then as the first Executive President of Guyana from 1980 to 1985. He is often regarded as a strongman who embraced his own version of communism. Throughout his presidency,he encouraged Guyanese to produce and export more local goods,especially through the use of state-run corporations and agricultural cooperatives. Despite being widely regarded as one of the principal architects of the postcolonial Guyanese state,his presidency was nonetheless marred by repeated accusations of Afro-supremacy,state-sanctioned violence,economic collapse,electoral fraud and corruption.
Ronald Gajraj was a Guyanese politician who served as the Minister of Home Affairs. He was a member of the People's Progressive Party.
Guyanese literature covers works including novels,poetry,plays and others written by people born or strongly-affiliated with Guyana. Formerly British Guiana,British language and style has an enduring impact on the writings from Guyana,which are done in English language and utilizing Guyanese Creole. Emigration has contributed to a large body of work relating the Guyanese diaspora experience.
Afro-Guyanese are generally descended from the enslaved people brought to Guyana from the coast of West Africa to work on sugar plantations during the era of the Atlantic slave trade. Coming from a wide array of backgrounds and enduring conditions that severely constrained their ability to preserve their respective cultural traditions contributed to the adoption of Christianity and the values of British colonists.
Barbados–Guyana relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Barbados and Guyana. The former maintains non-resident diplomatic representation from Bridgetown,while Guyana which prior had a High Commissioner to Barbados appointed its first resident Consul-General,Michael Brotherson to Bridgetown in January 2012.
Guyana–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between the Russian Federation and Guyana. Officially established in 1970,Russia has an embassy in Georgetown,and Guyana's ambassador to Russia resides in London.
The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to England,Wales and Northern Ireland. It replaced the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985,extending the ban on female genital mutilation to address the practice of taking girls abroad to undergo FGM procedures,and increased the maximum penalty from 5 to 14 years' imprisonment. The Act does not extend to Scotland:the corresponding legislation there is the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005.
The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament. It extended previous legislation by also making it illegal for UK nationals to perform female genital mutilation outside the borders of the UK. There have been no known cases of girls from Scotland being sent abroad for the procedure. The Act also increased the maximum penalty from five to 14 years.
The High Commission of Barbados in London is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Barbados in the United Kingdom. Among the initial diplomatic missions to be established by Barbados after the attainment of independence from Britain,the office was initially located at 28 Cockspur Street where it shared a joint mission with Guyana. In the early 1970s the mission relocated to 6 Upper Belgrave Street,London. Barbados' High Commission remained at that location until the mid 1980s when it moved to its present location at the corner of 1 Great Russell Street in London's Bloomsbury neighbourhood.
Leyla Hussein is a Somali-born British psychotherapist and social activist. She is the founder of Dahlia project,one of the co-founders of the Daughters of Eve non-profit organization and a Chief Executive of Hawa's Haven. In 2020,Hussein was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews,making her the third woman and first woman of colour to hold this position.
Female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia of women and girls living in the UK. According to Equality Now and City University London,an estimated 103,000 women and girls aged 15–49 were thought to be living with female genital mutilation (FGM) in England and Wales as of 2011.
Guyana–Mexico relations are the diplomatic relations between Guyana and Mexico. Both nations are members of the Association of Caribbean States,Caribbean Community,Community of Latin American and Caribbean States,Organization of American States and the United Nations.
Snap general elections were held in Guyana on 2 March 2020. They were called early after the government of President David A. Granger lost a vote of no confidence by a margin of 33–32 on 21 December 2018,the government having held a one-seat majority since the 2015 elections. However,one of its own MPs,Charrandas Persaud of the Alliance for Change (AFC),voted with the opposition. Granger announced on 25 September 2019 that the elections would be held on 2 March 2020.
Barbados-Cuban relations refers to the bilateral relations between Barbados and the Republic of Cuba. Barbados has an embassy in Havana and Cuba has an embassy in Bridgetown. Barbados and the Republic of Cuba are both members of the Association of Caribbean States,Belt and Road Initiative,ECLAC,EU-CARIFORUM,the Organisation of African,Caribbean and Pacific State and CARICOM.
Ann-Marie Wilson is a British psychologist and anti-FGM activist. She founded 28 Too Many,a UK-based organisation that aims to eradicate female genital mutilation. She also speaks out against violence against women.
Aubrey Norton is a Guyanese politician serving as Leader of the Opposition and as a member of the National Assembly since April 2022.
