It is about time that a country which faces substantial border problems on two fronts pays some attention to border studies and research. Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who brought the decision of the cabinet to establish a National Border Institute to public notice stated that there would be widespread public consultations before the matter is finalized, and so I make the following three comments – two having to do with the scope of what is being proposed from the standpoint of the issues to be addressed and the nature of the institution that is envisaged and the third dealing with the location and structure of the proposed institute.
The issues surrounding Guyana’s border controversies with
