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Guyana: The Children Are Our Future

Joel Earl Simpson | Posted 05.17.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Guyana Homophobia, Guyana Child Rights, Guyana Rights of the Child, International Gay Rights, Global LGBT Rights, Idaho 2013, Guyana LGBT Rights, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2013, Guyana LGBT Youth, Guyana, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Guyana Gay Rights, International LGBT Rights, Idaho, Global Gay Rights, Guyana Gay Youth, Guyana Transphobia, Guyana Transgender Youth, Guyana Children's Rights, Gay Voices News
Joel Earl Simpson

As we commemorate IDAHO this year, we should reflect on how homophobic and transphobic discrimination affects Guyanese children, robbing them of their innocence and dignity and damaging the next generation. But we can, and we must, change that.

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Let Us Remember All Women on International Women's Day

Zenita Nicholson | Posted 03.07.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Lgbt, Lesbian, Guyana, Discrimination, Guyana Defence Force, Transgender, Bisexual, United Nations, Gay Voices News
Zenita Nicholson

Some lesbian women, in particular, often feel compelled to conform to gender stereotypes by wearing attire that is considered "sexy" and "feminine." Some women have "sham" relationships with men, just to avoid these social sanctions.

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'Spicy' Calypso Lyrics Banned In One Country

Reuters | Neil Marks | Posted 05.01.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Guyana, Calypso Music Ban, Calypso Music, Reuters, Calypso, Lyrics, Black Voices News

By Neil Marks GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - Calypso lyrics decrying corruption and excess have so irked Guyana's government that new songs fro...

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New York City Exhibit Features Artists of Guyanese Heritage

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.13.2013 | Arts
Read More: Identity in Art, Dudley Charles, Keisha Scarville, Marlon Forrester, Guyana, Donald Locke, Timehri Transitions: Expanding Concepts in Guyana Art?, Gregory A. Henry, Wilmer Jennings Gallery, Anglo-Carribean Art, Arts News
Marcia G. Yerman

This strong exhibition stands not only as an examination of what these artists bring to the visual dialogue. Rather, it places them squarely as individuals whose imagery speaks both to their roots -- as well as to the broader global conversation.

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$10M In Cocaine Hidden In Fish Food

AP | Posted 12.08.2012 | World
Read More: Guyana Cocaine Seizure, Guyana, Drug Bust, Cocaine in Fish Food, Cocaine Bust, Video, World News

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Authorities in Guyana have seized $10 million worth of cocaine hidden in bags of fish food bound for China. The director of the...

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Chris Brown Cancels Show After Protests Over Rihanna Assault

AP | Posted 01.22.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Rihanna, Video, Chris Brown, Chris Brown Cancels, Chris Brown Rihanna Assault, Guyana, Chris Brown Guyana, Chris Brown Guyana Concert, Chris Brown Guyana Show, Chris Brown Rihanna, Entertainment News

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Organizers say American R&B star Chris Brown has canceled a stadium concert in Guyana after local protests over his 2009 be...

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End Sexual-Orientation And Gender-Identity Discrimination In Guyana

Sherlina Nageer | Posted 09.09.2012 | Gay Voices
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Sherlina Nageer

While the argument may be made that certain articles of the constitution offer general protections against all kinds of discrimination, Guyana has retained archaic, colonial-era legislation, such as laws that criminalize cross-dressing and specifically penalize gender-nonconforming individuals.

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Bizarre Drug Bust

AP | Posted 06.12.2012 | World
Read More: Drug Trafficking, Jamaica, Drugs Trade, Xbox Cocaine Smuggling, Jamaica Cocaine, Cocaine Trafficking, Cocaine Smuggling, Guyana, Drugs, Jamaica Drugs, Xbox, Jamaica Drugs Trade, World News

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican authorities have seized 24 pounds of cocaine concealed inside the shell of an X-Box. The Jamaica Customs Department say...

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A Dozen Sipping Rums To Challenge Your Preconceptions

Tony Sachs | Posted 06.27.2012 | Home
Read More: Brugal Extra Viejo, Puerto Rico, Appleton Estate 30 Year Old Rum, The White Stripes, Rhum J.M. VSOP, Rhum Clement VSOP, Alcoholic Beverage, Guyana, El Dorado 21 Year Old Special Reserve Rum, Bacardi Reserva Limitada Rum, Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Rum, Barbados, Ron Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, Coca-Cola, Martinique, Rhum Clement Sirop De Canne, Rum, Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Rum, Cognac Ferrand, Dominican Republic, Whiskey, Alexandre Gabriel, Rum Old Fashioned, Park Avenue Liquors, Demerara Rum, Mexico, Brugal Siglo De Oro Rum, Ron Zacapa, Antigua, Rhum Agricole, Cocktails, Venezuela, Don Q Gran añejo, Brugal añejo Rum, Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, Brandy, Mai Tai, Brugal 1888 Rum, English Harbour Reserve 10 Year Old Rum, Cognac, Mount Gay Extra Old Rum, Cuba, Ti' Punch, Sipping Rum, Slidepollajax, Home News
Tony Sachs

For far too many imbibers, rum is something that comes in a bottle with a pirate on it, and should be followed by the words "and Coke." It breaks my heart, it really does.

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Africanized Bees Kill Mother Of 8

AP | Posted 04.25.2012 | World
Read More: Guyana Bee Attack, Guyana, Bee Attack, Bees, Africanized Bees Attack, Africanized Bees, Ap, World News

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A mother of eight has died in the South American country of Guyana after she was attacked by a swarm of Africanized bees. ...

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Setting Sail From NYC For Guyana

Reid Stowe & Soanya Ahmad | Posted 11.07.2011 | Travel
Read More: Spiritual Sailing, Adventure, Schooner Anne, Adventure Sailing, Guyana, Boat Repair, Soanya Ahmad, Reid Stowe, Travel News
Reid Stowe & Soanya Ahmad

We will make our landfall on a jungle coast and begin our exploration of Guyana's rivers.

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WikiLeaks: Washington and Brasilia Monitoring Chávez in the Caribbean

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 10.30.2011 | World
Read More: Guyana, Hugo Chavez, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Wikileaks, Essequibo, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

In an effort to stay on the good side of most all countries, Brazil is reluctant to offend those nations in its immediate neighborhood. WikiLeaks documents suggest that, for now, Brazil and the U.S. are somewhat ambiguous diplomatic partners.

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Commercial Plane Crashes In Guyana, No Deaths Reported

AP | BERT WILKINSON | Posted 09.29.2011 | World
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Flight 523 from New York had just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American cou...

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Grover Norquist guyana

Jeff Danziger | Posted 09.27.2011 | Politics
Read More: Tax Reform, Guyana, Grove Norquist, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Jeff Danziger

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Final Suspect Convicted In Plot To Blow Up Jet Fuel Tanks At JFK Airport

AP | By COLLEEN LONG | Posted 07.26.2011 | New York
Read More: Terrorism, 9/11, Russell-Defreitas, Kareem Ibrahim, Iran, Michael Hueston, Abdel Nur, New York, Al Qaeda, September 11, Abdul Kadir, Guyana, Queens New York, Trinidad, JFK Airport, Adnam Shukrijumah, New York News

NEW YORK -- A 65-year-old imam from Trinidad was convicted Thursday by a federal jury of participating in a failed plot to blow up jet fuel tanks at J...

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Condoms in the Foyer

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: HIV Prevention, Safe Sex, Impact, Donation, Condoms, Guyana, Undercover Condoms, Sex, Impact News
Alyson Renaldo

"I'm sure everyone has heard this line before, but the condoms aren't mine." Those at Undercover Condoms online donate 12,000 condoms for a safe-sex initiative in Guyana, South America.

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Introducing the World's Most Daring Adventures: Epic Tomato

Black Tomato | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
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Black Tomato

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PHOTOS: Rediscovering A Lost World

Posted 09.19.2011 | Green
Read More: Essequibo River, Rupununi, South America, Green Travel, Rediscover Rupununi, International Destinations, Kanuku Mountains, Rupunini Photos, Destinations, Slidefullscreen, Guyana Travel, Ilcp, Nature, Environment, Guyana, South America Travel, Iparuni River, El Dorado, Green News

From iLCP: The northern region of Rupununi has intrigued explorers, travelers, historians, and scientists for centuries, dating back to Sir Walter ...

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Teenage daughter finds mom, 45, stabbed to death in their Jersey City Heights home

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Jersey City, Guyana, Home News

Google MapsA 45-year-old Jersey City woman, Shrimatie Parasram, was found stabbed to death in her Prospect Street home yesterday evening, police t...

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Guyana: A Small Nation with Great Concerns

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: HIV/AIDS, The Cheryl's Daughter Foundation, Caribbean, Aids, Guyana, Grassroots Activism, Impact News
Alyson Renaldo

Guyana is amongst the highest in the Caribbean regarding the spread of HIV and AIDS. In a country of less than one million, this is alarming and cause for concern.

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Flavor of the Week: I Am Not Even Washing the Underpants of Me

NY Press | NY Press | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Georgetown-Guyana, Guyana, Home News

RACHEL SHUKERT works her charms on the men of Paris Sometimes I have dreams in which I become capable of extraordinary things. I dream I am a professi...

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We Have Politics, Too

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Guyana, Jagdeo, Mangkusubotra, Politics News
Carl Pope

New York -- One of the most interesting panels at the Clinton Global Initiative, chaired by John Podesta of the Center for American Progress, dealt wi...

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9/11 Reflection: Let Us Not Waste The Limited Number of Hours We Have Left

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Jim Luce

9/11 brings back haunting memories. Having buried by brother and mother almost back-to-back just before 9/11, losing all three of my life-long mentor...

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Video: Taxing People Who Make More Than $250k

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Is it fair for the government to increase taxes on couples who make more than $250,000? Christopher Metzler, a law professor at Georgetown, and Boyce ...

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Fifty Lessons Learned from a Decade of Service in International Development

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Jim Luce

I recently had the honor of addressing the Fellows of the New York City New Leaders Council as part of their 2010 Institute. My topic was "Lessons in Non-Profit Management and International Development."

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