Daily Features

Part 85  Two days ago, Column 84 set out the main provisions of the 2016 Bridging Deed.

Three weeks ago I set myself the task of combining some historical facts with a few personal reflections to make an important point in support of my hypothesis that a ‘significant shift has taken place in the global political system that threatens the PNC’s take no prisoners approach to acquiring and holding on to political power!’

A little over a week ago the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, met in Kingston with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

This Column regards the Bridging Deed conceived by some artful legal mind as going to the heart of the 2016 Petroleum Agreement – one of the first major economic acts of the Granger Administration.

After 47 years of membership of the European Union (EU), Brexit has become a reality.

By Westmin R.A. James Westmin R.A. James is the Litigation Specialist for the University of the West Indies Rights Advocacy Project (U-Rap) who argued the Appeal, and was a part of the legal team along with Christopher Hamel-Smith SC lead counsel and Lisa M Shoman SC.

Conspiracy theorists believe that many of humanity’s troubles are coordinated by a group of elites who run the world.

27 not out today! Politics in a mini-bus Oil-producer/Oil producing country.

This Column has finally been able to put its hands on the Bridging Deed referred to in Article 30 of the Petroleum Agreement signed by the APNU+AFC Government and Esso, Hess and CNOOC/Nexen.

Trade unions have played an important role in the evolution of the rights and protections of workers as it relates to capital, safety and development.

Small and insignificant as Guyana is and will continue to be for some time as the robber barons are left largely unmanaged to do as they please, its politics has been a fantastic tapestry of intrigue.

The Caribbean has the potential to do much more to develop its identity, spur growth, soft power and competitiveness, if its citizens reimagine the future of its countries and cities.

By  Kailash Satyarthi NEW DELHI – Every day, 152 million children perform hard labour, often in hazardous conditions.

Here we are again with the fifth Edition of the Jubilee and Oily Campaign.

Corruption hinders economic growth and the delivery of public services. In some cases, corruption even deprives people of their human rights and dignity, like when citizens are coerced to provide sexual favours in exchange for public services, such as health and education – a practice known as sexual extortion or “sextortion”.

By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column Election season in Guyana has always been that time that rolls around, every couple of years, when neighbourliness can get suspended and tensions rise, when political parties set out to demonstrate why they are the best thing since sliced bread, and why their main political opponent is the absolute worst choice.

By David Richmond LONDON – Niger’s government is sounding the alarm about bogus meningitis vaccines – and it is not the first time.

The release and wide distribution of videos involving sexual activity on social media has become somewhat of a norm in Guyana.

Migrants have historically played a very important role to the societies in which they settle.

Where once The Saviour walked – turmoil! Okay friends, I’ve fully succumbed to the political season of Electoral Politics and the drama and vagaries of Party Campaigns.