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Bishops’ High School Journal. St. Stanislaus Magazine. Guyana Historical Journal - Sporadically issued by the University of Guyana. Guyana Law Journal - Sporadically issued by the University of Guyana. Guyana Journal of Sociology and Transition - Sporadically issued by the University of Guyana. Bar Association Review.
Guyana was a predecessor to the modern-day Co-operative Republic of Guyana and an independent state that existed between 1966 and 1970. History. British rule ended on 26 May 1966 when Guyana was given independence from the United Kingdom by the Guyana Independence Act 1966, which transformed British Guiana into an independent sovereign state.
The history of Guyana begins about 35,000 years ago with the arrival of humans coming from Eurasia. These migrants became the Carib and Arawak tribes, who met Alonso de Ojeda's first expedition from Spain in 1499 at the Essequibo River. In the ensuing colonial era, Guyana 's government was defined by the successive policies of the French, Dutch ...
The National Archives of Guyana is a repository of official state records and local publications, including newspaper publications, from Guyana. In the mid-1980s, the National Archives recorded holdings that measured in at 510,000 linear feet. [1] The holdings date back to the 18th century – the Dutch colonial period in Guyanese history.
The 1992 democratic elections and Guyana's reaffirmation of sound economic policies and respect for human rights have benefited U.S.-Guyanese relations. Under successive PPP governments, the United States and Guyana continued to improve relations. President Cheddi Jagan was committed to democracy, adopted more free market policies, and pursued ...
Demographics as of 2012 are Indo-Guyanese 39.8%, Afro-Guyanese 30.1%, mixed race (mostly Dougla) 19.9%, Amerindian 10.5%, other 1.5% (including Chinese and Europeans, such as the Portuguese ). As a result, Guyanese do not equate their nationality with race and ethnicity, but with citizenship. Although citizens make up the majority of Guyanese ...
British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. [2] [page needed]
Frederick Kissoon (born 30 December 1950 [1]) is a Guyanese journalist who writes the daily "Freddie Kissoon Column", currently published on TBN Heat. He also hosts a talk show with Leonard Gildarie. [2] Kissoon's column previously appeared in Kaieteur News, a daily newspaper published in Guyana. He was also a lecturer at the Faculty of Social ...