Guyana

This book is a fourth and much expanded edition of the first edition of "Oil Dorado?" published in March 2019. The Guyana Oil story changes by the day. At time of publication (in August 2022), two new oil wells were discovered in the last week alone. These books are always acorns that become oak trees through team enterprise. The original book was John Mair's idea and was published just five weeks after it was first proposed. It derived from an interview session John Mair (and Sally Gibson) conducted with Dr Mark Bynoe, then of the Guyana Department of Energy, in January 2019 by Skype from Georgetown to London. Thanks to him and to the then-Guyana high commissioner, the esteemed Hamley Case, for facilitating that event. The idea became reality through the authors who have written and delivered to a very tight deadline for no fee. Sometimes thrice and more. Each edition some new stars are added to the roster of writing talent - and the book becomes even more relevant. The future of Guyana and oil is important to all of us. This book is a deliberate potpourri of economics, politics, futurology and literature. It aims to reflect the rich cultural and intellectual heritage of Guyana and generate the long overdue debate on just how El Dorado may become Oil Dorado and accommodate "Black Gold" into its economy and psyche.

Zoological/ botanical paintings.

Examines the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Guyana.

Describes the geography history culture industry and people of Guyana

In the first published account of the massive U.S. covert intervention in British Guiana between 1953 and 1969, Stephen G. Rabe uncovers a Cold War story of imperialism, gender bias, and racism. When the South American colony now known as Guyana was due to gain independence from Britain in the 1960s, U.S. officials in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations feared it would become a communist nation under the leadership of Cheddi Jagan, a Marxist who was very popular among the South Asian (mostly Indian) majority. Although to this day the CIA refuses to confirm or deny involvement, Rabe presents evidence that CIA funding, through a program run by the AFL-CIO, helped foment the labor unrest, race riots, and general chaos that led to Jagan's replacement in 1964. The political leader preferred by the United States, Forbes Burnham, went on to lead a twenty-year dictatorship in which he persecuted the majority Indian population. Considering race, gender, religion, and ethnicity along with traditional approaches to diplomatic history, Rabe's analysis of this Cold War tragedy serves as a needed corrective to interpretations that depict the Cold War as an unsullied U.S. triumph.

My purpose was to share some of my life experiences as I grew up in British Guiana and Guyana. My memoir is in no way a complete autobiography of my life, but just a brief synopsis of some of my cherished years.

Provides all the practical and background information necessary to get the most from your trip.