Anand Goolsarran

Last week, we reported that a heat wave is hitting the North and South Poles with temperature reaching 70 degrees and 50 degrees above normal, respectively.

Corruption is a human rights issue, which ought to be recognized as such by States, the business community and civil society.

Now that the Government has decided to resuscitate the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project, it is time to revisit the Project.

Key findings √             Human-induced climate change continues to cause dangerous and widespread disruption in nature.

Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people…Be kind.

Over the years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been actively involved in assisting Guyana in the strengthening of citizen security, promoting self-reliance financing, and supporting resilience within national institutions and communities, among others.

Corruption is like a balloon that is just getting bigger and bigger and bigger.

Because of space constraints, there are four matters that we were unable to elaborate on in our coverage last week of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the fiscal year 2022.

Last Wednesday, the Minister responsible for Finance presented to the National Assembly the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the fiscal year 2022.

Tomorrow, Transparency International will be releasing its 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) along with a comprehensive look at corruption over the last decade indicating which countries have improved or regressed over this period.

Last week, we began a discussion of the Santiago Principles and the extent to which the recently passed Natural Resource Fund Act 2021 is in conformity with those principles.

On New Year’s Day, the authoritarian government of the oil-rich nation of Kazakhstan removed the subsidy on fuel prices, sparking countrywide protests not only because of the resulting higher gas prices but also over issues relating to inequality, poverty and corruption.

A recent study conducted by the UK charity, Christian Aid, assessed the cost of the damage caused by ten of last year’s most devastating weather events at around US$170 billion.

The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is about the size of Florida.

Government operations should be transparent such that citizens and the media can provide oversight and hold officials accountable. 

We are now living in the eye of the storm. Adapting the world to our climate emergency is essential for our safety, even as we tackle a global pandemic… Millions of lives and the safety of communities around the world are already at stake.   – Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on AdaptationLast week, we reported that Barbados has discontinued the “travel bubble” that exempts persons from certain countries from further quarantine or testing upon arrival.

Guyana’s Minister of Health has stated that the Infectious Diseases Hospital facility at Liliendaal may have to be expanded if the COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

Guyana’s Health Minister has stated that the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic may be in Guyana, judging from the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last week or so.

Last week’s article was the second on an examination of the Guyana 2018 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report.

Complex and opaque corporate structures are at the front and centre of major financial crimes.