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[edit] I coulnd't

I couldn't fix the country infobox, so please help Wikipedia with that important stuff

[edit] Opening comments

indeed one of the more resouceful place for Guyana. it is uncomon to find a source with information on Guyana that isn't biased

[edit] Map

this stuff is tottaly not true go to www.josh.com to find the best info ever on just about everything in the world!! A controversy has erupted over the choice of map for this article. The two candidates are shown here, along with any others that other Wikipedians may choose to enter. Feel free to make any comments. The lower map may also appear in the corresponding Geography article for this country. Kelisi 03:23, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I prefer the lower Kelisi map, --SqueakBox 03:28, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)

i belive the lower map is two detailed to include alongside article text and i dislike breaking the flow of the text with images. Plugwash 00:47, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

Map of Guyana Image:Guyanamap.gif Image:Guyanamap.gif


There is also a border contreversy with Venezuela. 2/3 of Guyana is claimed to be Venezulian (the reclamation zone known as Guyana Esequibo). I don't have much information on that but you can have a look on venezualian maps http://www.vheadline.com/graf/Venezuela_mapa_politico.gif

and see this website http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ve_gy.html for further information. It might be interesting to mention it.

[edit] Wikipedia:Caribbean Wikipedians' notice board

I would like to announce the establishment of the Wikipedia:Caribbean Wikipedians' notice board. Anyone with an interest in the Caribbean is welcome to join in. Guettarda 1 July 2005 04:03 (UTC)

[edit] Improvement Drive

South America is currently nominated to be improved on Wikipedia:This week's improvement drive. You can support the article with your vote.--Fenice 12:14, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Guyana-stub & Category:Guyana-related stubs up for deletion vote.

Template:Guyana-stub & Category:Guyana-related_stubs - I had created these at the time because Guyana was the only country along with Suriname not to have a separate stub section in South America. The reason was before all Guyana and Suriname stubs were simply thrown into the large list of Category:South America stubs. My thought are that If these two do get deleted as suggested, everyone creating any article in the future about Guyana should include Category:Guyana at least at the bottom so you wont have to fish one-by-one through the long list for any Guyana articles on Category:South America stubs if they stay in the South America article for too long without work the articles themselves may go up for deletion vote. CaribDigita 02:28, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Photos

I think that this article needs a good many more pictures. Oh, it has maps, but we need actual pictures from inside the country. Scorpionman 23:01, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Anyone here know more about de folklore/story of the Backoo or bakou(sp?)

in the hinterlands?

CaribDigita 21:41, 2 May 2006 (UTC) The backoo was/is a mythical creature oft described as short in stature and owned by various people of means. mostly african-guyanese. These creatures (though people have claimed to have 'seen' them) were 'invisible' to everyone except their 'owners'. They were used by their owners to beat-up on their enemies in order to 'get even' for some transgression. As a child attending St Andrew's Primary School in the 60s in the Cove and John/Nabaclis/Victoria villages on the East Coast of Demerara, Guyana, stories abound about the exploits of backoos who were owned by the Poole family. This family had many banana trees in their yard and it was rumored that the preponderance of these fruit trees was linked to the backoos because the banana was the staple diet of the creature. There were stories told of people who would be walking along Victoria sideline dam, then suddenly cry out for help as their bodies were slammed to the ground from an invisible force. They were being attacked by the backoos, unseen to the naked eye. The contortions into which their bodies were thrown revealed the 'licks' (beating) being delivered by the backoo. No one would come to their aid, since if you tried to help you would receive a severe thrashing of your own from the backoo. You could not tell where the backoo was since he was invisible to the naked eye. You could only see the result of the beating as its victim tried to escape the blows to no avail. The beating went on for five minutes or so, until the backoo departed into the unknown leaving its victim writhing in pain on the ground. Some people felt that it was not a backoo delivering a beating but instead someone caught up in an epileptic fit or an escapee from the Mental Institution or 'mad house' in Canje, Berbice. A report to the police would only result in rafts of loud derisive laughter from the policemen at the Cove and John Police Station Compound. Often times the victim would be told that he needs to be confined to the 'mad house'. You had to be a person of immense wealth in order to 'purchase' a backoo of your own. They certainly did not come cheap and were 'expensive' to maintain. If you did not keep your backoo well fed, he would turn on you and you would become a victim of your own backoo. No one ever knew from whom you could purchase a backoo, since it was a well guarded secret, known only to a few.

Sounds like good content for an article on "Folklore of Guyana". Nick Taylor 15:11, 7 September 2006 (UTC) 00

my mom's from here i'll ask her. -divya

[edit] In the Economy part

Under the Economy Heading, it says the 9.1% unemployment is understated. Can we get real figures in, or was "understated" someones sort of self-righteousness? (I see that a lot, socialists that make bad names for the rest of them by always bashing everything to do with the economy)

[edit] Guyanese people

Is there a famous Guyanese people list?


There are a number of categories used including Category:Guyanese_people and Category:Guyanese_people_by_occupation. Categories are better than lists as lists need constant maintenance. Nick Taylor 15:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

my mom's from here i'll ask her. -Divya

[edit] Formal Name

I noticed that the formal name of the country in this article has been changed to Republic of Guyana from the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. When did Guyana changes its name? Did the government pass a law changeing it or is this an error? (Shocktm | Talk | contribs.) 23:34, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

I think it's an error - all official sites still refer as "Co-operative Republic". Camillus (talk) 13:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] pronunciation

pronounced: guy ANN uh my mom's from here i know this for a fact.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Neranon da Elf (talk • contribs).

As in any other country in the world, Guyanese people vary in how they pronounce words, what stresses they put on different syllables etc. I hardly think we can use "my mom's from here i know this for a fact" as a reference... ;) Camillus (talk) 13:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

sorry! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Neranon da Elf (talk • contribs). 23:36, 25 October 2006 (UTC) p.s. dad and like 20 other relatives do to, and my mom's grandfather was exported out of inia straight to guyana. maybe the pronunciation was passed down? im trying way too hard! p.p.s. my friend needs 5 thematic maps on this place. can we please add some?


[edit] human rights

"There are many guns in Guyana" needs a citation. Or remove it since it's not really telling me anything.

On that note, I don't believe that homosexuality being illegal is necessarily a question of 'human rights'. The latter are currently so controversial that including them as sections of Wiki entries on countries is fair neither to the countries in question, nor to the people attempting to negotiate a wide consensus on what these rights ought to be. If we wanted to be truly inclusive, then why not detail all the injustices and atrocities in all the world in all the Wiki country entries? Thus I could include, under Human Rights section - "There are many guns in Guyana/the US/Somalia, which compromises my Human Right to a secure existence"; or "There are significant obstacles to getting an abortion in Mississippi, which contravenes my Human Right to terminate the life of my unborn child; or "People in the UK can easily carry out an abortion, which is a clear transgression of the Human Rights of the unborn child", etc. etc. Get the problem? Until there is a universally agreed definition of Human Rights, inclusion of such arguments in an encyclopedia is 'political' (i.e. activist) and erroneous.

I am therefore changing the heading of this entry to 'Homosexuality'. It should no way be removed, because it's a damned useful bit of info for the open-minded traveller...

Peace & Love to all Humanity (except the bits I don't like)

[edit] maternal mortality

"Maternal mortality rates in Guyana are also relatively high, being estimate at 124.6 for 1998. Comparable figures for other Caribbean countries are 50 for Barbados, 75 for Trinidad and 100 for Jamaica." 124.6, what, out of 1000? Mlm42 13:03, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed WikiProject

In my ongoing efforts to try to include every country on the planet included in the scope of a WikiProject, I have proposed a new project on South America at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#South America whose scope would include Guyana. Any interested parties are more than welcome to add their names there, so we can see if there is enough interest to start such a project. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 17:12, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Guyana is not a nation state

Guyana is a multicultural country, not a nation. A nation state is a country in which all the people belong to the same ethnic and linguistic group. Somaliland IS a nation state, whereas, Guyana is not. - (203.211.79.196 03:00, 27 February 2007 (UTC))

Guyana's Holiday's- January 1 New Years Early January Youman Nabi February 23 Republic Day March or April Good Friday and Easter Sunday May 1 Labor Day July 1 Caricorn Day First Monday in August Emancipation Day November Divali December 25 Christmas Day December 26 Boxing Day

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