Stabroek News: By Akola Thompson –
Over the decades, several international charities and aid organizations have made a home in Guyana.
A lot of them do really great work that seeks to build local capacity and empower locals to be the heroes in their own stories. To those that are conscious of how their unequal power can be utilized to develop communities sustainably, well done.
However, these are in the minority and many unfortunately tend to act from a place of paternalism. They believe that they are the ones best suited to “fix” the problems of the third world because if locals could’ve done it themselves, there would be no need for them, right? Continue reading
GUYANA: Independence – 55 years – Editorial from Kaieteur News
We have freedom, but are we free? Fifty-five years after the removal of the colonial yoke from our necks, is long enough time for us to appreciate what it is to really be free. It makes no sense, if we as a people within the construction of a nation, have not learned any valuable lessons in the last five decades plus, that make us understand what is involved in this long-awaited Independence, this national and individual freedom, and the sum of it.
At first glance, there is every indication that we have replaced the foreign Caucasian masters with coloured domestic ones. From every additional glance and with looking deeper and in a more measured manner, there follows the confirmation that our national Independence is more the celebration of a holiday, but that not much else has changed. Continue reading →
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