By Josh Burek CAMBRIDGE – As the crypto winter thaws, and financial institutions renew their interest in digital assets, an old debate has re-emerged over whether blockchain is truly a “trust machine,” as The Economist described it in 2015.
By Nicholas Peters – Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) In December 2022, the South American nation of Guyana took a significant leap into the global carbon market by selling the first jurisdictional carbon credits, a move that heralded important financial gains while also raising serious concerns about effective inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in decision-making in national policies that impact their lands and lives.
By Ana María Ibáñez WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly everyone agrees that the unequal distribution of income, wealth, and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has hindered efforts to build cohesive societies and robust democracies, as well as frustrating the ambitions of young people.
By Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK – Back in 2013, when Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was facing bogus criminal charges, I recalled when my great-grandfather, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, compared Russia to a tub full of dough.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty last Wednesday of illegal campaign financing in relation to his failed 2012 re-election bid.
Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) is a 28-year-old environmental watch-dog NGO in Trinidad and Tobago, committed to monitoring the activities of the extractive sector.
Exxon is no stranger to politics. It understands the importance of billboards (India and Guyana) and the politics of Buses (the USA and the Tories Brexit bus).
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Honorary Member of the International Commission of Jurists The International Commission of Jurists, established in 1952, held its triennial congress in Geneva on Saturday 10 February, 2024.
By Colin Coleman NEW YORK – Africa could be the largest source of global economic growth over the next half-century.
Embassy of the United States of America 100 Duke & Young Streets, Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana There are many myths and misconceptions about the U.S.
By Chris Patten LONDON – During the darkest days of World War II, as young British pilots valiantly fought the Luftwaffe over southern England and German forces prepared to invade the British Isles, Prime Minister Winston Churchill took on the task of boosting his fellow citizens’ morale, offering them a brighter future to look forward to.
In our article of 9 October 2023, we had stated that the award of the contract for the construction of sluice and pump station at Belle View, West Bank Demerara, violated the Procurement Act for two main reasons, the contractor’s lack of the requisite experience in undertaking works of this nature as stipulated in the bid documents; and the contractor’s bid was the third lowest responsive bid.
by Tammy Turner (tturnr) Tammy Turner is a Russian born, Jamaican raised, Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, poet and teacher currently residing between Canada, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
People who are in the same struggle with their fellow citizens but stand with their oppressors are part of the root of why many people in this country are set to remain in poverty.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Beginning with the exchange between the Chairman and a shareholder at Banks DIH Limited Annual General Meeting held on 27 January 2024, there appears to have been much interest in the share prices of public companies.
By Shlomo Ben-Ami TEL AVIV – A year into World War II, the United Kingdom’s War Cabinet established a committee that would be responsible for clarifying the UK’s objectives in the conflict.
THE DECLARATION AGAINST CORRUPTION I will not pay bribes. I will not seek bribes.
By Kristina Fried and Sasha Filippova Kristina Fried, Staff Attorney at the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), and Sasha Filippova, Senior Staff Attorney at IJDH.
By Jan-Werner Mueller PRINCETON – What should democracies do about parties that use elections and other democratic means to destroy democracy itself?
Imagine walking through Bourda Market on a bright Sunday morning. The vendors are busy as the customers are selecting from the wide variety.
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