Daily Features

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is Professor Emeritus and former Lecturer at University of Guyana.

Visits by US congressmen spark hope in some and demonstrate desperation in others.

By Tom Achoki, Lawrence Were, and Ahmed Ogwell NAIROBI/BOSTON/WASHINGTON, DC – On December 12, 2019, a group of patients in Wuhan, China, started showing symptoms of an atypical pneumonia-like illness that did not respond well to standard treatments.

By Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana and Previously UN High Commissioner for Human Rights These are swift-moving times and humanity is in need of anchors of stability and of justice.

By Raghuram G. Rajan CHICAGO – There is a buzz in India today – a sense of limitless possibilities.

“This court …… is satisfied that Mahender Sharma and Joslyn Mckenzie ought to have recused themselves from the decision-making process of the EAB regarding the exemption of the power plant from an environmental impact assessment…” By Danuta Radzik (Danuta Radzik is a woman and child rights advocate, counsellor,  educator for over 40 years and environmental defender) I am grateful for the opportunity to comment on Judge Morris- Ramlall’s ruling on May 3, 2024 in the case, Danuta Radzik and the Environmental Assessment Board, and on some of the events which led up to the filing of this court case.

In last week’s article, we began a discussion about the need to have in place a politically neutral and professional Public Service that serves the interest of the country.

By  William Ruto NAIROBI – Climate change continues to ravage Africa, which is enduring extreme weather and natural disasters on an unprecedented scale.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 128 Introduction The two previous parts on this subject carried on Tuesday (21st.)

By Danjuma Adda JALINGO – In late March, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK – In December 1949, Mao Zedong flew to Moscow to meet Joseph Stalin.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 127 Introduction Yesterday’s column addressed three Guarantee and Indemnity Agreements (GIA) granted by the oil companies to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 126   Introduction The Official Gazette of 11 May 2023 published two documents – a Guarantee and Indemnity Agreement  dated 9th June 2023 (GIA) and a Contract of Insurance effective 1st.

By Suraj Yengde Suraj Yengde, who earned his PhD from the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, is currently reading for a second doctoral degree in the Faculty of History at Oxford University.

Two recent editorials in the Stabroek News under the following captions caught our attention: “Binary worldview” and “Permanent secretaries” published on 12 May 2024 and 13 May 2024, respectively.

yana’s life support machine beeps and the blood pressure of citizens rises.

 By Richard K. Sherwin NEW YORK – The drama starring former US President Donald Trump that is now playing out in a New York City courtroom is more than just a criminal trial.

Ask-the-Consul Installment 24-05 Embassy of the United States of America  100 Duke & Young Streets, Kingston,Georgetown, Guyana  Taking the time to adequately prepare for your immigrant visa interview will prevent unnecessary delays in processing your application. 

By Muhammad Al Jasser JEDDAH – Today’s world is confronting a host of complex development challenges, from climate change and rapid urbanization to widening inequality, debt sustainability, and a persistent digital divide.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK – In Russia, if a public figure is being prosecuted or punished, two things used to be true: they oppose Vladimir Putin’s rule or his “special military operation” in Ukraine, and they are not a high-ranking official.