Daily Features

By Emma Navarro OSLO – The Earth’s oceans face many threats, none of which have quick fixes.

Speaking last week in Pittsburg, President Trump all but confirmed that the US was withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate change agreement.

By Kemahl Khan Editor’s Note: On Friday, September 13, QC alumnus, Kemahl “ARK” Khan, died while on vacation with his daughter and grand-children. 

This year a few new political parties were formed. The March 2020 elections are no doubt critical, but we have been there before.

In a report on March 13, 2019 last Dr. Jan Mangal, who has been on a crusade to get the contract with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary renegotiated is credited with having indicated that “… changing the royalty, from two to more, would see Exxon putting up a fight.

When it comes to the topic of hair, many are quick to label it as a frivolous thing.

-Last week’s significant quotes For citizens concerned. Do you find time to consider the status, character, integrity and/or abilities of those who assume positions of authority to direct and manage our national life?

I admire the trio of tiny squirrels scampering up the Julie mango trees, in the early morning sunshine, with the distant curtains of metallic mist looming above the lush Northern Range.

(A column by Transparency Institute Guyana Inc) The issue of whistleblowing was discussed recently in the public domain both with respect to the Guyana Police Force and the larger public service.

There is a belief in some quarters that the present universal basic income (UBI) debate is being motivated by the wish to gain political popularity and win votes at the 2020 elections and such is the nature of democratic politics.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – Until recently, Indians had gotten used to taking economic growth for granted.

By Shlomo Ben-Ami TEL AVIV – US President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from Syria, clearing the way for a Turkish offensive against the Kurds, is an unconscionable betrayal of a strategic ally.

A few days ago, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) announced that it is to restructure its operations in the face of rising costs and the need to “elevate tourism development in the region”.

By Kevin Edmonds & Grace Wu Kevin Edmonds is an Assistant Professor in Caribbean Studies at the University of Toronto and a member of the Caribbean Solidarity Network.

Fears of dying in a traffic collision are real for many.

Our 2020 Prime Minister? Believe it or not fellow-citizens it was a news–item about the evening/night-time hazards and criminality around Georgetown’s Stabroek Square which motivated my lead captions – and issue – shared here.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here, can you tell? If you have somehow managed to miss its announcement through the bombardment of pink ribbons, promotions and fundraising events, chances are that you live in an area where bringing awareness to you might not necessarily be economical to those involved.

The modern hero of the popular British crime drama, “Sherlock” ponders in one memorable episode, “When does the path we walk on lock around our feet?”

In last week’s Future Notes I quoted President David Granger as saying, ‘Now my brothers and sisters, we are in government again. 

By  Bertrand Badré and Antoine Sire PARIS – Four years after world leaders signed the Paris climate agreement and adopted the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global environmental crisis shows every sign of worsening.