GUYANA: ECO-TOURISM – Aug 26, 2019 News
The Barima-Waini
The Barima-Waini Region #1 of Guyana is known for some breathtaking sites, friendly people and engaging flora and fauna. This publication is happy to take you on your familiarization journey of the Ministry of Tourism, a Destination Guyana initiative which began recently in Mabaruma.
Mabaruma, which became a town in 2017, is the administrative centre for Region One. The sub-district houses the Government Guest House, the Mabaruma Police Station and Post Office. Farming and fishing are the principal activities. The town contains the Region’s first secondary school, North West Secondary School, established in 1965. Continue reading →
Guyana: Towards an indigenous education – By Felician Medino Abraham
Guyana: Towards an indigenous education
Felician Medino Abraham is from Santa Rosa Moruca. He holds a Masters in Society and Frontier from the Federal University of Roraima UFRR, Brazil in 2017, where he produced a study on the Wapichans’ experience of formal education.
The Wapichans of the South Rupununi region have a strong indigenous worldview, supported by extensive use of the local language and strong cultural practices. This can be interpreted as a result of the relative lack of interest that the colonizers had towards indigenous peoples of the interior over the years (as opposed to the plantations on the coast). A belief that they were incapable of bringing any economic benefits – that they could not be profitable in a capitalist sense – meant that they were left to the care of the missionaries. Continue reading →
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