Daily Features

Authors: Anil Persaud (persaudk@gmail.com) and Aryama (aryama@hotmail.com) were trained in history and political science, respectively, at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Some will say he was controversial. Some will condemn him because they did not agree with his lifestyle.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College. 

The hallmark of a healthy society is a strong democracy. While power brokers in these parts are wont to forget it, the media is a foundational part of any democracy that is anti-oppressive and seeks to value citizens’ rights.

By Hippolyte Fofack CAIRO – The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates by 475 basis points over the course of 12 months, in a bid to curb inflation, was bound to be perilous.

By Ricardo Hausmann CAMBRIDGE – Spoiler alert: I am not going to talk about how ChatGPT responds when prompted about economic-development strategies.

Truth is threatened by disinformation and hate speech seeking to blur the lines between fact and fiction, between science and conspiracy.

By Melinda Janki Melinda Janki is an international lawyer, attorney-at-law in Guyana, and the recipient of the prestigious Commonwealth Lawyers Association Lexis Nexis Rule of Law Award 2023. 

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the areas of Kuru Kuru, Yarrowkabra and Marudi on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The story of a man dying of a heart attack in a city hotel after a sexual encounter with his girlfriend and her escaping through a window because she panicked, gained more attention this week in Guyana than news about protecting our environment from possible disasters and pollution because of oil production.

By Liliana Garavito On 17 December 1986, journalist Guillermo Cano Isaza was assassinated in front of the offices of his newspaper, El Espectador, in my home country of Colombia.

By Richard Black BERLIN – Judging by the growing number of companies vowing to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions to zero these days, it may seem like the corporate world is finally taking the climate crisis seriously.

Pandit Lakshman Prasad (1859-1949), Indentured Immigrant 1898, and the Founding of the Arya Samaj Movement in Guyana (then British Guiana) By Harry Hergash Harry Hergash, a graduate of the University of Guyana, taught at the Annandale Government Secondary from 1964 to 1969.

In relation to the seizure of the cellphone of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Permanent Secretary and the revocation of her visa  by the US authorities, the President reportedly stated that the Permanent Secretary was on her way to a training programme in China for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic when she was called in for a secondary inspection at Miami International Airport.

In this season of Guyana, we are wounded by idiocy and frequent dishonesty.

As one of three countries that make up the Guiana Shield, Guyana’s forested landscapes and ecological biodiversity is one that has set it apart as a conservation haven.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana With its newly exploited oil and gas wealth, its youthful, diverse population mirroring the world, and its dynamic young leadership – civil and political, Guyana could be poised for greatness.

By Cristina Donini and Doreen Akiyo Yomoah GENEVA – Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated headlines and spurred scientific research, with experts around the world focusing resources and any potentially useful technology on the problem.

By Chris Patten LONDON – The Communist Party of China has a way of flattering foreign leaders into supporting its policies, or at least remaining mum about them.

By Linden Lewis Linden F. Lewis is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania.