Given its historical development and situational context, outside of pure formalism (an emphasis on form rather than content), to which this regime appears particularly prone, there are no good logical, historical, political, economic, social or other reasons why it should have decided to couple the generally settled Amerindian land issue to the yet to be consensually formulated African demand for ancestral land.
In this second part, I want to start addressing some of the possible causes of the depreciation of the foreign exchange rate since 2015.
The most surprising — and hopeful — recent development in Latin America’s diplomatic scene is Mexico’s decision to champion the regional offensive to restore democratic rule in Venezuela.
By Dr Kala Ramnath and Dr Suraiya Ismail Dr Suraiya Ismail, Chair of the Step by Step Foundation’s Executive Committee, is a public health nutritionist and educator, with extensive international experience working in key academic institutions and international agencies.
During the last week, there were two items making the international news headlines on the corruption front.
It is no secret that governments around the world regularly practice their response to security threats.
A meeting was planned to accommodate consultations on the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) on private education.
Remember when Hollywood was obsessed with the Holy Bible? Probably not.
A sufficiently–prominent Guyanese personality provoked my poor-man senses when he claimed that there is now some new tax on dray-carts, meaning dray-cart drivers/owners.
The Tsimane or Chimane people are an isolated, indigenous tribe who maintain their tough, subsistence traditions in a remote area of Bolivia’s Amazonian lowlands, faithfully foraging and farming in small, rural settlements along the Maniqui River, like their ancient ancestors.
Part 1 Guyana is not a country with rapidly adjusting or flexible financial prices, such as a main stock market index or bond yields.
‘Reasonable comprehensive doctrines, religious or non-religious, may be introduced in public political discussion at any time … provided that in due course proper political reasons – and not reasons given solely by comprehensive doctrines – are presented that are sufficient to support whatever the comprehensive doctrines are said to support’ (John Rawls.
An interview with Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles earlier this week left me more hopeful than at any time in recent months that President Nicolás Maduro may not be able to maintain his de facto dictatorship indefinitely.
By Nancy Birdsall and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala LAGOS – The countries of Sub-Saharan Africa have reached a critical juncture.
Our last two articles dealt with the Integrity Commis-sion, its proposed amendment and revision of the Code of Conduct.
This week we asked the man/woman in the street about their plans for Easter and what the holiday meant to them.
By Judith Wedderburn Judith Wedderburn is a gender and development practitioner, formerly Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in Jamaica, with experience in community development and leadership training around gender equality, gender-based violence, women’s empowerment and poverty.
Greetings to all on this Holiest of Christian Days. I intend to be briefly repetitive.
The United States Embassy is happy to answer some frequently asked questions about the process of applying for student visas.
As the April sunshine blazed and the days grew drier, the boisterous north east trade winds swept in from the restless Atlantic and our schools closed with a sigh in a tired haze of dust.
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