Daily Features

By Shamika Sirimanne, Xiaolan Fu GENEVA/LONDON – AI is often presented as the next peak of human innovation, owing to its potential to revolutionize industries, transform economies, and improve lives.

It is no secret that our world is transitioning to more integration of technology and artificial intelligence.

By Daron Acemoglu BOSTON – AI “agents” are coming, whether we are ready or not.

By Rabah Arezki PARIS – US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to impose reciprocal tariffs on goods from nearly every country have set off alarm bells around the world.

During last week’s examination of the 2019 public accounts, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was told that a concert held in that year was financed out of the proceeds from the Government’s share of the Guyana Lotteries.

By Percy Hintzen Percy C. Hintzen is a native of Guyana. 

A few days ago, I saw a video of a woman who supports one political party slapping a man who supports another political party.

By Chris Patten LONDON – My mother used to say of those whose rise to fame was built on bluster rather than talent: “Mark my words.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana must become oil-minded. Column 155 Introduction The controversy over tax certificates issued to oil companies continues unabated.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Former Director in the UN Political Department.

By Hippolyte Fofack WASHINGTON, DC – Back in 2015, then-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned the Pan-African Parliament about the dangers of development assistance.

As Guyana transforms globally and locally, with new investments, more businesses, there is a need now more than ever for young people to pursue their goals relentlessly and break the chains of what is considered normal, for normal is simply the limitation and conformity of one to mediocrity.

By Gaston Browne SAINT JOHN’S – Last week, heads of state, ministers of finance and energy, investors, civil-society groups, and energy-industry leaders convened in Barbados for the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) Forum.

An essential aspect of public accountability is the requirement for public officials to explain their actions to enable citizens to understand the basis under which decisions are made that affect their daily lives, the communities in which they live and the country as a whole.

By Honor Ford-Smith Honor Ford-Smith is Associate Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University, Canada.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.

The voices of women should never be suppressed or silenced. Women have the right to express their opinions, to influence change and to be an integral part of decision making in any society.

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM – Once upon a time, the United States saw the contest between democracy and authoritarianism as a singularly defining issue.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded -Column 154 Introduction By its very name, the Ministry of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs should defend and advance democracy, promote and ensure transparency, and strengthen and enforce accountability.

Ask-the-Consul Installment 25-03 As U.S. diplomats, consular officers play a crucial role at the U.S.