Dr. Joanne Collins-Gonsalves published a new book, titled 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝟏𝟖𝟑𝟓-𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟓: 𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in September 2025. It is a groundbreaking study of the entrepreneurship of the Portuguese immigrants in colonial Guyana (South America). It focuses on the business ventures, as well as expansion, diversification, challe

Noted historian Dr. Joanne Collins-Gonsalves was honoured as one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch 2025 in Toronto, Canada, on October 25, 2025. The award was bestowed by CIBWE, Canada International Black Women Excellence and she was presented with this honour at the ceremony by The Honourable Marci Ien , P.C., Former Canadian Minister for Women and Gender, Equity, Equality and Youth .   Dr. Collins-Gonsalves stated that she was “deeply appreciative to have received t

On May 25, 2025, the Historical Research International Inc. hosted a successful International Symposium Commemorating the 190 th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Portuguese: From Madeira to Guyana, 1835-2025 . It was held virtually via zoom and attracted over 200 registrants from across the world.   It was an academic symposium with presentations by Professor Cristiana Bastos (University of Lisbon, Portugal), Professor Vibert Cambridge (Professor Emeritus, Ohio University,