Guyana

The judge who was barred from the tennis club | Brief letters
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Letters
25, Jul, 2022 @5:41 PM

‘We can’t eat a new road’: Guyanese voice fears over true cost of Exxon’s oil bonanza
Multibillion-dollar deal promising to lift country out of poverty may be false dawn with dire impact on climate, warn campaigners
Chris McGreal in Georgetown
12, May, 2022 @11:04 AM

Cecily Haynes-Hart obituary
Other lives: Teacher in Guyana and south London determined to raise achievement and foster leadership in young people
Kay Johnston
24, Mar, 2022 @2:39 PM

David Lammy requests pardon for 1823 slave rebellion convicts
Exclusive: Shadow minister says pardon would be ‘significant step in Britain’s acknowledgement of its role in history of slavery’
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
13, Feb, 2022 @11:05 AM

Grace Nichols’ ‘pioneering voice’ wins her Queen’s gold medal for poetry
Poet laureate Simon Armitage, who chaired this year’s award committee, said the Guyanese writer’s works ‘echo with the rhymes and rhythms of her family and ancestors’
Lucy Knight
10, Dec, 2021 @5:30 PM

Guyana to seek better royalties and terms for future oil contracts
Country’s vice-president’s remarks after investigation highlighted concerns about ExxonMobil deal
Antonia Juhasz for Floodlight and Reuters
18, Aug, 2021 @3:58 PM

Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana coast ‘poses major environmental risk’
Experts warn of potential for disaster as Exxon pursues 9bn barrels in sensitive marine ecosystem
Antonia Juhasz for Floodlight
17, Aug, 2021 @10:15 AM

All that glitters: why lab-made gems might not be an ethical alternative
Switching to synthetic gems may have environmental upsides but it could harm the very communities consumers worry about
Tess McClure in Christchurch
23, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM

Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds
Case is first in Caribbean to challenge fossil fuel production on climate and human rights grounds
Isabella Kaminski
31, May, 2021 @10:28 AM

The Guardian view on the world’s rarest stamp: obsession conquers all | Editorial
Editorial: The appeal of the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta may seem inexplicable, but it tells a very human story
Editorial
30, Apr, 2021 @4:49 PM

World’s most valuable stamp expected to sell for up $15m in New York
British Guiana One-Cent Magenta was created in 1856 and is currently on display in London
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
28, Apr, 2021 @12:59 PM

Claude James obituary
Other lives: Pioneering British Rail station manager who spent his life campaigning against racism
Mel Wright
16, Mar, 2021 @4:23 PM
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