Daily Features

By Yu Jie LONDON – Precisely how far China will go in supporting Russia has been one of the most important questions of the war in Ukraine.

By  Peter Singer MELBOURNE – Could the Roman Catholic Church be ready to reconsider its prohibition of the use of contraception?

Percy C. Hintzen is a native of Guyana.  He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California Berkeley and, until recently was Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies in the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University.

Last Monday’s sitting of the Public accounts Committee (PAC), the Auditor General’s report on the procurement, storage and distribution of COVID-19 supplies was discussed.

By Brian Callaci WASHINGTON, DC – In late February, the US Federal Trade Commission dropped its attempt to block Meta’s acquisition of the virtual-reality company Within.

A baby was abandoned in a clump of bushes near a canal in Mahaicony this week.

(In tribute to the late columnist Allan Fenty: Stabroek News will be running some of his earlier columns in his regular Friday slot.

Black hair has long been a contentious issue in Guyana. While we can frequently hear that hair is just hair, hair and texture discrimination is a very real issue that plagues Black persons, especially Black women and girls. 

Introduction On 22 February 2023, the Guyana High Court handed down its decision in the action brought by newspaper publisher and crusader Glenn Lall.

By Philippe Legrain LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won the December 2019 general election on the promise that he had an “oven-ready deal” to “get Brexit done.”

By Ricardo Hausmann CAMBRIDGE – In the traditional (and somewhat outdated) distinction between left and right, left-wing parties represent workers, while right-wing parties represent the owners of capital.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights This piece invites the attention of all sectors of society in Guyana: Government Opposition, Civil Society, and others.

A country’s natural resources, such as oil, gas, metals and minerals, belong to its citizens.

By Maggie Schmeitz Maggie Schmeitz is a Cultural Anthropologist and Women’s and Children’s Rights Activist.

Introduction President Irfaan Ali was visibly upset by the disclosure in the Stabroek News of Guyana’s suspension from the Norway-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

In the shady corners of some of Guyana’s restaurants and cafes, there are whispers about rodents intermingling with the food, dirty cooks, and unclean cooking spaces.

(In tribute to the late columnist Allan Fenty, Stabroek News will be running some of his earlier columns in his regular Friday slot.

Op-Ed by Rene van Nes, European Union Ambassador to Guyana On 24 February 2022, exactly one year ago, we all woke up to a new world.

Due to a history of violent colonialist expansion, Guyana is a diverse mix of Indigenous, African, East Indian, Chinese, Portuguese and mixed-race people, resulting in a population of 786,559 persons, of which 78,500 identify as Indigenous (2012 Census).

By Anastasia Edel BERKELEY – It has now been a year since Russia, my birthplace, invaded Ukraine.