Editorial

Posterity will record that a doughty battle is being waged by civil society activists, the media and ordinary citizens for accountability in the oil and gas sector, to ensure that the environment is not compromised and to make certain that the country and its people are not being cheated of what belongs to them.

Last week in an advertisement in this newspaper, miners, shopkeepers and the residents of Eteringbang related how they were being harassed and robbed by the National Guard and infamous Sindicato gang of Venezuela.

In late February, the National Population Commission of Barbados released its draft document which sets out how the country plans to grow its population by 185,000 from its current level of 289,000 by 2050.

In 2021 after meeting with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, President Irfaan Ali announced “We have come to a solution.”

Race was the theme of choice at the event held on Sunday last at Babu John, Corentyne, Berbice to commemorate the life and work of the Jagans – Cheddi and Janet – both former presidents of Guyana and founding members of the ruling People’s Progressive Party.

 The spectacular Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, built between 1678 and 1684 during the reign of Louis XIV, pays tribute to the political, economic and artistic success of France.

The past few months have been a challenging period for discipline in state-run schools.

Jamaican economist and University of the West Indies lecturer, Dr Damien King certainly provoked the ire of the government when he issued a very gloomy forecast of Guyana’s future at the intersection with the veritable oil bonanza that the country is now tapping.

It could only be wished that the government would stop the pretence.

A recent article in this newspaper quoted the Prime Minister’s office as assuring the nation that GPL will have its transmission and distribution system prepared to accept the 300MW of power coming from the gas to shore plant.

Guyana is one of those countries whose politicians live in the past. 

On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the international body for assessing the science related to climate change – released its latest report which implores governments to up their commitments before 2030, to reach net zero by 2050, in order to keep warming in or around 1.5 C by 2100.

One week tomorrow is the Opening Day for the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season and for the first time since 1968 every team (30 today as compared to 20 in 1968) will be playing its first game on the same day.

The report published in last Friday’s issue of the Stabroek News regarding the physical assault on Fort Wellington Secondary School teacher Marlon Daniels by relatives of a student who both Mr.

As if there was some monumental exigency, the government on March 10th hurriedly signed virtually a US$34m contract with a German company for the rollout of an electronic citizenship card which is intended to contain a wide range of personal information including a tax ID number, blood type etc.

Leader of the PNCR Aubrey Norton has finally spoken on the inflammatory and racist statements made by Mr Tacuma Ogunseye in Buxton the week before last. 

Financial capitalism is inherently unstable: busts follow booms as investors take bigger risks in search of greater returns before the whole house of cards comes crashing down.

On Sunday we reported on an open letter sent to President Irfaan Ali by Environment and Democracy activist Simone Mangal-Joly, where she criticized the recent appointees to the Environmental Assessment Board. 

In January this year, when Minister of Public Works Deodat Indar announced the award of $792 million and $865 million in contracts to build roads in Wakenaam and Leguan respectively, he revealed the specifications, which were that they would be constructed of rigid pavement concrete.

In a few short months, another group of our students will be graduating from high school and contemplating stepping into the world of work, or heading straight to a tertiary institution for continuing education or skills training.