Carla Barnett

Dr. Carla Barnett Dr. Carla N. Barnett Carla Natalie Barnett, Ph.D. is a trained economist with extensive work experience in the areas […]

Spring 2021 funding: Laura Bassi Scholarship

The Laura Bassi Scholarship, which awards a total of $8,000 thrice per annum, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed.

Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!

In recognition of the 16 days of activism, IGS participated in protest action against gender-based violence. Director, Dr. Pauline Bullen and volunteers raised the call to action and invites you to Orange the World!

Andaiye

Andaiye Andaiye “I’m not saying this to be pessimistic. I’m saying it to say that we all know that if we want […]

“Beware the Promise Today” by Errol Brewster

“BEWARE THE PROMISE TODAY”, is a photo essay about the demise in Guyana, in the early 1970s and the very first trains to be introduced in South America in 1846. Brewster’s work will be featured at IGS’s magazine launch, “Issues Guyana”, on November 19, 2019 – International Men’s Day. We will also be featuring his film, ‘Flambeau’, an extract from Earl Warner’s Man Talk.

Panel Discussion

On September 25, 2019 the panel discussion on Women in Agriculture in Leguan, North, South and Central Rupununi led by Dr Maxine Parris-Aaron, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Gillian Smith, FAO, Louisa Daggers, Coordinator, Amerindian Research Unit (UG), Seon Hamer, Assistant Dean, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences (UG) was a huge success with 116 attendees. Our next event will take place on November 19th when we launch the first publication of ISSUES Guyana: Come Hear Dis.

Scholarship Opportunity – Update

IGS wishes to congratulate Kadesha S. Lewis – reading for an Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering and Obena Vanlewyn – reading for a BSc. in Medical Imaging being granted scholarships in The Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC).

Gina Miller

Gina N. Miller Gina N. Miller Gina Nadira Miller is the Guyanese-British woman who took the British Government to court for its implementation […]

Professor Rhoda Reddock

Professor Emerita Rhoda Reddock Professor Rhoda Reddock​ Rhoda Reddock is emerita professor of Gender, Social Change and Development and former deputy campus […]