Guyanese OnlineTED Video: This could be why you’re depressed or anxious – By Johann Hari
TED TALK: 6,814,118 views – Oct 11, 2019
Guyanese Online Comment: There are reports of a rapid increase in clinical depression due to the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic. This talk (given in October 2019) may help to explain some of the causes of depression and how the lockdowns and reduced social contact may increase its incidence.
By Nigel Westmaas
(NB: the term “Negro”, now considered socially unacceptable as a broad descriptive, was in active use in Guyana up to at least the late 1960s, when it was replaced by “African” and “African-Guyanese.” In the United States the term generally faded away largely due to the activity of the Black Power movement but the Census Bureau only announced in 2013 that it would be removed from census forms). Continue reading
GUYANA: Increased rates of “Survival Sex”… due to COVID-19 – By Akola Thompson
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has significantly impacted our way of life and increased the prevalence of many socio-economic issues within Guyana. While the rates of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have always stood alarmingly high, the economic fallouts and restrictions amplified by the coronavirus have facilitated the presence of what is now called a “shadow pandemic.”
With many women, girls and other vulnerable populations now at home, the rates of GBV continues to skyrocket as many of their pre-existing safety nets such as work, school and social spaces are no longer available to them.
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