Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Constitution of Guyana ensures freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. The U.S. government could locate no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice during 2007, and prominent societal leaders took positive steps to promote religious freedom. [5]
The main centers of medical education are University of Guyana, American International School of Medicine, and Texila American University. Guyanese physicians usually seek post-graduate education abroad, due to limited opportunities in Guyana. Medical students often go to Cuba as a part of a government-funded training program.
Hinduism in Guyana is the religion of about 31% of the population in 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This makes Guyana the country with the highest percentage of Hindu residents in the Western Hemisphere . [ 3 ]
This is a demography of Guyana including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Guyana's population (Guyanese people) is made up of five main ethnic groups: Indians, Africans, Amerindians, Europeans (mainly Portuguese), and Chinese ...
Education in Guyana is provided largely by the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Education and its arms in the ten different regions of the country. Guyana's education system is a legacy from its time as British Guiana, and is similar to that of the other anglophone member states of the Caribbean Community, which are affiliated to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
Kenneth Pargament is a major contributor to the theory of how individuals may use religion as a resource in coping with stress, His work seems to show the influence of attribution theory. Additional evidence suggests that this relationship between religion and physical health may be causal. [19] Religion may reduce likelihood of certain diseases.
Comfa or Komfa is a folk religion in Guyana also known as Spiritualism or Faithism. The word "Comfa" is used by non-practitioners as a generic term for spirit possession in Guyana. However, the word "Comfa" is also a term to define the greater folk religion involving spirit possession originating in Guyana. [1]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate