Anand Goolsarran

Last Thursday, Britain issued a travel ban on Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue.

In the last month or so, there were four major heat waves in the western part of the United States with record triple-digit temperatures in Oregon and Washington that caused hundreds of heat-related deaths.

Last week, we reported that former South African President Jacob Zuma turned himself over to the authorities after he was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment for his failure to appear before the country’s anti-corruption commission to answer charges of corruption while holding office.

Corruption and discrimination have long been recognised as significant barriers to achieving an equal and inclusive future…We found compelling evidence that discrimination – whether on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation or belief – enables and fuels corruption, creating a vicious cycle that deepens inequality.

The temperature in the Canadian province of British Columbia reached a record high last week at 46.6°C (115.88°F), resulting in at least 233 deaths and the closure of schools and universities.

In a previous article, we had referred to the lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Attorney General alleging that ExxonMobil was misleading consumers and investors about its role in climate change.

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

Corruption threatens the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice, and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law.

In fact, climate change is already becoming visible in more frequent occurrences of secondary perils such as flash floods, droughts and forest fires.

Last Wednesday, a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent from its 2019 levels by 2030.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been accused of illegally financing his 2012 re-election campaign.

Readers who missed the recent Christopher Ram’s “Plain Talk” on Channel 9 where I was the guest, may be interested in our discussion on COVID-19 as it relates to Guyana.

At the recently held 2021 Petersberg Climate Dialogue in preparation for the Conference of Parties (COP) meeting at the end of the year, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres gave a stark assessment of where the world stands on climate change.

Before proceeding with today’s article, a brief comment on two governance issues is not inappropriate.

In our last two articles, we discussed Chapter 3 of the recently released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report entitled “Economic Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean” dealing with public financial management (PFM) with specific emphasis on Guyana.

In last week’s article, we began a discussion of the important topic of public financial management (PFM), drawing in part on the contents of the recently released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report entitled “Economic Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean” as well as our own experience of the subject.

Last week, the print media reported on certain aspects of the recently released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report as they relate to Guyana.

The affairs of the National Assembly are governed by its Standing Orders, amended from time to time.

Corruption results from a variety of economic, institutional, political and historical factors.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was recently found guilty of corruption for trying to bribe a judge and influence-peddle in exchange for confidential information relating to an investigation into his 2007 campaign finances.