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 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.
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 Marco Buti and Giancarlo Corsetti
FLORENCE – The 25th anniversary of the euro’s introduction, which has passed largely under the radar, offers an opportune moment to assess the current state of the greatest monetary experiment in modern history.
(Reuters) – Investors that use shareholder resolutions to pressure companies on environmental and social issues said they are worried that an Exxon Mobil XOM.N
By Fawaz A. Gerges
LONDON – As the war in Gaza enters its fourth month, many in the Middle East and across the Global South have been struck both by the ferocity of Israel’s military campaign and by Western governments’ unwavering support for it.