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October 2014 – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. Save Women NOT Breasts! October 25, 2014. October 25, 2014. It has been quite some time since words on a paper poster have caused me to think so deeply. At first I felt my friend Soyini McPherson had finally lost her marbles. The words SAVE WOMEN, NOT BREASTS were boldly emblazoned on the poster she made for the Avon Breast Cancer Awareness march this morning.… Continue reading Save Women NOT Breasts! October 18, 2014. October 19, 2014. October 10, 2014. On Saturday, ...
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Clinging to the traditional scopes of masculinity – is Guyana ready to move on? – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. Clinging to the traditional scopes of masculinity is Guyana ready to move on? June 11, 2015. October 11, 2015. Guyana has an antiquated idea of what it means to be a man what obtains of manhood and boyhood. What are masculine things and what men should do, and what men should not do. Me. No one, but me. The prevalence the ideology of exaggerated male traits, as the epitome of masculine identity, essentially promotes a world where all of male existence is a struggle of...
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April 2015 – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. Voting Things you should know. Voting Things you should know. April 27, 2015. May 10, 2015. Come May 11 when you step into that booth at your respective polling station your vote is just between you and the Supreme Being no one will know which Party or parties you voted for. So just for the sake of clarity, I took the opportunity to scramble together a list of things you… Continue reading Voting Things you should know. April 26, 2015. April 27, 2015. April 26, 2015.
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Of Guyanese vernaculars – The phoenixation of creolese – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. Of Guyanese vernaculars – The phoenixation of creolese. May 4, 2015. May 19, 2015. First off allow me to beg your forgiveness for the repugnant coinage of the phrase phoenixation to describe what I perceive to be the death and rebirth of creolese in the Guyanese society from the days whence it was scorned and indicated the level of one’s education or lack thereof. But quite recently I have noticed a surge in the use of creolese dialect on social media and even a media...
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December 2014 – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. December 1, 2014. Submitted by Tricia Teekah On the occasion of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, I am hoping the discussion on rape does not end. I have noted the apology from the Commander, but the issue remains worrisome. Guyana National Youth Council. THE GUYANA I WANT Homosexuality, Christianity and What Would Jesus Do? THE GUYANA I WANT The Sad, The Mad and The Obeah Man. THE GUYANA I WANT Says No to Sexual Violence!
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January 2015 – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. University of Guyana Students a Microcosm of Guyanese People. University of Guyana Students a Microcosm of Guyanese People. January 28, 2015. February 7, 2015. Have you ever noticed that in our everyday conversations with friends the frequency with which we often contrast ourselves to other Caribbean nations as soon as a topic emerges on national issues? At some point in our lives we have all heard or even made the statement Guyanese people are too passive! As I look ...
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May 2015 – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. Sandra Granger- ‘First Lady’ or ‘First Fighter’. Sandra Granger- ‘First Lady’ or ‘First Fighter’. May 30, 2015. May 30, 2015. May 27, 2015. June 12, 2015. Expectations of the New Government: Mend this Race-Torn Country. Expectations of the New Government: Mend this Race-Torn Country. May 26, 2015. May 26, 2015. This post was written by Derwayne Wills. It was first published on UNICEF’s Voices of Youth on May 19, 2015. Some changes have been made to the origina...The t...
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Authors – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. Our authors come from diverse backgrounds, majoring in different areas, with different views. Kim is a Economics graduate from the University of Guyana. Her interests include great books, and great movies. She’s always looking for fresh perspectives and her deepest-held principle is that of free speech. As such, blogging was always a forum by which he believed he can make a difference by discussing topics that are both relevant and important to the development of our ...
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June 2015 – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. Dear Barbados Today, What about the infamous ‘Guyanese bench’? Dear Barbados Today, What about the infamous ‘Guyanese bench’? June 20, 2015. June 20, 2015. WATCH: June 18 Midnight Live Feed from Dominican Republic. WATCH: June 18 Midnight Live Feed from Dominican Republic. June 18, 2015. June 18, 2015. Clinging to the traditional scopes of masculinity is Guyana ready to move on? Clinging to the traditional scopes of masculinity is Guyana ready to move on? June 11, 2015.
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WATCH: June 18 Midnight Live Feed from Dominican Republic – Youth Blogs GY
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Real Youth. Real Views. Real Issues. WATCH: June 18 Midnight Live Feed from Dominican Republic. June 18, 2015. June 18, 2015. It’s Thursday morning. You are shaken from sleep by the frantic screams of your mother and siblings. The day you dreaded for so long has come. The day they come for you. Simply for being Haitian. Today, institutional racism and class victimisation is unapologetically present in the DR. The country’s constitution blocks Dominicans. To appease the international community, the DR has...