Border controversy
Gov’t `gravely concerned’ over Venezuelan law on Essequibo: The Government of Guyana has expressed “grave concern” over the announcement that the Venezuelan National Assembly has declared Essequibo, which constitutes two-thirds of Guyana’s sovereign territory, to be a constituent part of Venezuela.
By Miranda La Rose
Publication is a major concern as there is no local printing press that a writer could readily approach, according to winners of the 2023 Guyana Prize for Literature.
The Guyana Classics Collection, a reprint of books by Guyanese authors that were out of circulation and parliamentary speeches of former presidents Forbes Burnham, Dr Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan, were among over 240 rarely seen books at the University of Guyana Library book exhibition of past winners of the Guyana Prize for Literature.
Long holiday weekends are delightful – you can sleep in, take long drives, have a mini vacation, binge-watch your favourite shows, have leisurely meals, or you can do absolutely nothing and simply enjoy the down time.
Introduction
Today’s column concludes the discussion on the fourth and final modeled driver and its metrics, which I believe undergirds any serious appraisal of the viability or affordability of a Guyana Universal Basic Income, UBI, mechanism, the Buxton Proposal.
My tutor at Cambridge, Professor Nick Hammond, authority on the history of ancient Macedonia and on the life of Alexander the Great, used to coach me on what he called “exercises of the mind.”
Venerating his role in preserving generations of Caribbean culture and thought in print, the Guyana-born, UK-based Arif Ali, founder of Hansib Publications, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters.
The unexpected thrill of seeing a pudgy panda excelling at expert martial arts were long-gone by the time “Kung Fu Panda” arrived in cinemas in early 2016.
My Heart Leaps Up
(or “The Rainbow”)
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
This week we will break down Section 21 of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA), Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana, an important part of Guyana’s legislative framework aimed at addressing and mitigating child sex offences within Guyana.
Politics
‘Come right’ Jagdeo tells challengers: Vice President and General Secretary of the PPP/C Bharrat Jagdeo last week told challengers of the governing party that they need to “come right” as Guyana approaches the next general and regional elections in 2025.