Caribbean Tea
Guyana is in the middle of a historic transformation — one of the fastest-growing oil producers in the world. But at the very same time, the country is grappling with severe flooding from heavy rainfall, once again exposing its deep vulnerability as a low-lying, flood-prone nation. So what happens when oil wealth rises… and so does the water? In this episode of Caribbean Tea, we sit down with Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, author of Oil and Climate Change in Guyana’s Wet Neighbourhood, to unpack one of the most urgent questions facing Guyana today: 👉 Can oil wealth truly protect the country from climate risk — or could it make the stakes even higher? From offshore oil discoveries to inland flooding, from Georgetown’s future to the realities in hinterland and Amerindian communities, this conversation goes beyond headlines to examine the promise, the peril, and the people beyond the seawall.
Rethinking Sovereignty in the Caribbean - Ivelaw Griffith
The traditional definition of sovereignty is not afforded to the small island states of the Caribbean and should be redefined in our newly evolved and globalized world. Ivelaw Griffith joins us for another insightful discussion of the political balance of the Caribbean, this time in the context of true independence versus perceived independence.
Analysing the Guyana-Venezuela Border Crisis — Ivelaw Griffith
Why is Venezuela on the verbal offensive and threatening to carve off more than two-thirds of Guyana's land area? The answer is wrapped in a tale almost 200 years in the making. Dr. Ivelaw Griffith takes us on an insightful journey from the nascent years of the Bolivarian Republic and its then-colonial neighbor, right up to today's war of words and saber rattling.