What is life like for poor people in Guyana?

Roughly two-thirds of Guyanese citizens living in poverty, or 29% of the population, can be classified as being extremely poor. Most of the poor live in rural areas and work as agricultural laborers. Though Guyana's farmers have access to adequate land resources, their productivity is extremely low. read more

The positives outweigh the negatives though, they had a police station, a hospital, primary and secondary school (where I was working). The quality of life in the village was good despite the incredibly low wealth of the people. read more

Living in Guyana With a breath-taking natural landscape, and a colorful capital city brimming with nightlife, shopping, and dining opportunities, there is an idyllic life in Guyana suitable for every kind of expat. read more

Things have deteriorated quite rapidly in a relatively short space of time on the sugar belt, in the bauxite belt, in the urban areas, but most unfortunately in the productive agriculture heartland of Guyana. It is economic blows, left, right and centre for the poor and the working class. read more