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Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and the country's largest city. Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east. With a land area of 214,969 km2 (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the third-smallest sovereign state by area in mainland South America after Uruguay and Suriname and is the second-least populous sovereign state in South America after Suriname; it is also one of the least densely populated countries on Earth. The country's official language is English, although many of the population is bilingual in English and indigenous languages. It has a wide variety of natural habitats and very high biodiversity. The country also hosts a part of the Amazon rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest in the world.
The region known as "the Guianas" consists of the large shield landmass north of the Amazon River and east of the Orinoco River, known as the "land of many glasses of water." Nine Indigenous tribes reside in Guyana: the Wai Wai, Macushi, Patamona, Lokono, Kalina, Wapishana, Pemon, Akawaio, and Warao. Historically dominated by the Lokono and Kalina tribes, Guyana was colonized by the Dutch before coming under British control in the late 18th century. It was governed as British Guiana with a mostly plantation-style economy until the 1950s. It gained independence in 1966 and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. The legacy of British colonialism is reflected in the country's political administration, lingua franca, and diverse population, which includes Indian, African, Indigenous, Chinese, Portuguese, other European, and various multiracial groups.
Guyana is the only mainland South American nation where English is the official language. However, most people speak Guyanese Creole, an English-based Creole language, as a first language. Guyana is part of the Anglophone Caribbean. It is part of the mainland Caribbean region, maintaining strong cultural, historical, and political ties with other Caribbean countries and serving as the Caribbean Community's headquarters (CARICOM) headquarters. In 2008, the country joined the Union of South American Nations as a founding member.
In 2017, 41% of the population of Guyana lived below the poverty line. Guyana's economy has been transformed by the discovery of crude oil in 2015 and commercial drilling in 2019, with its economy growing by 49% in 2020, making it, by some accounts, currently the world's fastest-growing economy. As it is said to have 11 billion barrels in oil reserves, the country is set to become one of the world's largest per capita oil producers by 2025. The discovery of over 11 billion barrels of oil reserves off the coast of Guyana since 2017 is the largest addition to global oil reserves since the 1970s. Guyana is now ranked as having the fourth-highest GDP per capita in the Americas after the United States, Canada, and The Bahamas. It has been one of the countries with the most improvement in the Human Development Index ranking since 2015. According to the World Bank, in 2023, very significant poverty still exists, and the country faces substantial risks in structurally managing its growth.
Spanking and Spanking Art in Guyana
In the 20th century, school corporal punishment fell out of fashion and was gradually banned in many countries, a trend that continues until the present day.
As of May 2008, Guyana permits corporal punishment in schools.
( We have no further information from SAOTK as of Oct, 2024 )
- JCP in Guyana from Corpun.com
Guyana used to have judicial whipping on its books for both adults and juveniles. It is not known what instrument was used.
Judicial whipping (JCP) for juveniles under 17 (which applied only to males) was outlawed in 2010. JCP for adults remains legal.
- JSchool CP in Guyana from Corpun.com
Under rules issued by the Ministry of Education in 2004, corporal punishment in schools in Guyana is meant for severe or repeated offenses only and should be administered by the head teacher or in his or her presence by a specifically delegated assistant, who must be female if the student is a girl. A record is to be kept.
Certain activists have been campaigning for CP to be abolished, but there appears to be strong support in various quarters for its retention as well as some resentment at interference by UN bodies. One correspondent in the local press pointed out (correctly) that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child does not, in fact, prohibit school corporal punishment or even mention it.
In October 2008, the Education Minister was quoted as saying that draft legislation was being brought forward to "reintroduce" corporal punishment in schools. It is not clear what was meant by this since CP was already lawful and had not been abolished.
Prostitution in Guyana
- Prostitution in Guyana ↗ on Wikipedia
External links
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Guyana ]
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