By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan In a previous offering, we suggested that UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, devoted to peace, inclusiveness and justice, provides a good framework for nation-building in a complex society such as Guyana.
By Mamta Murthi WASHINGTON, DC – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally.
(20 February 1942-29 January 2023) By Richard Drayton Richard Drayton, born in Guyana and also a citizen of Barbados, is a Professor of Imperial and Global History at King’s College London “Well he lost his memory/ what a thing to stand up and see/ how it is he forget to remember/ what it is he forget remembering” So the Mighty Spoiler, calypso surrealist, conjectured in “Lost Memories” (1960) how repression could be forgotten.
Corruption undermines governments’ ability to protect people and erodes public trust, provoking more and harder to control security threats.
By Zhang Jun SHANGHAI – Chinese bank deposits increased by CN¥26.3 trillion ($3.9 trillion) last year, according to recent data from China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC).
On Monday January 30th, like many others I had the pleasure of being in the presence of Guyana’s Black Panther star Letitia Wright.
In 2021, the Guyana parliament approved an amendment to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, resulting in the removal of custodial sentences for persons in possession of 30 grammes or less of cannabis.
Concerning Letitia’s hairdo… Please tolerate my brevity today. Twenty-seven (27) years ago I was genuinely proud to publish – with Police Commissioner Laurie Lewis’ collaboration – a crime prevention hand book for laymen/citizens.
Shashi Tharoor Says More… Project Syndicate: You have argued that the Ukraine war has turned India’s “long-standing diplomatic and strategic dependence” on Russia into a serious liability.
By Kenneth Rogoff LONDON – Many of those who attended this year’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos were struck by the jubilant mood of the CEOs in attendance.
By Chris Patten LONDON – It is easy to be wise after the event.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Dr Bertrand Ramcharan is the Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.
There shall be a Committee of the whole Assembly to be called the Committee of Supply.
By Lear Matthews PART 2 Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.
There were videos of female students fighting at St. Joseph High School this week.
By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – “Blessed are the peacemakers,” Jesus of Nazareth tells his followers in the Sermon on the Mount, “for they shall be called sons of God.”
Work is work, but when it comes to certain professions, there is an expected moral commitment for persons to work out of love and not economic gain.
Church-going – where “The Church” must go How more personal could I get in this space today?
By Nana Akufo-Addo and Jakaya Kikwete ACCRA – The International Day of Education (January 24) is a good time to reflect on education’s essential role in achieving a peaceful and prosperous world.
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