This is the time for all stakeholders to demonstrate commitment to democratic principles, processes and institutions and not lose sight of the fact that legitimate elections represent the voice and will of the people. United Nations Resident Coordinator Today is a very important day in the history of post-Independence Guyana.
No case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been reported in the Caribbean (Editor’s note: The Dominican Republic confirmed one case yesterday).
Taxi drivers are some of the most interesting people to talk with.
Election over-’70’s and a suspect GECOM From Congress Place to the State House upstairs as well as the Baridi Benab downstairs emotions ran the gamut: tension, reasonable expectations, doubt, confidence, enthusiasm, anxiety, “tiredness”, acceptance of final results, potential hostility to the unwanted unexpected.
Not so long ago, Guyana persistently stood on the Tier 2 watch list for failing to fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons.
The great Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa, wrote, “We, all who live, have/A life that is lived/And another life that is thought/And the only life we have/It’s the one that is divided/In right or wrong.”
On 16 November 2011, I said, “Of the major parties, I am left with A Partnership for National Unity, which has adumbrated a position that comes closest to my demands.
By Alexander Friedman JACKSON, WYOMING – For the last 50 years, almost every US presidential election has brought a new swing of the national political pendulum.
One of the more interesting aspects of the recently ended Heads of Government meeting, was the positive tone of the remarks made by CARICOM’s ad interim Chair, Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.
For the ninth time, as the Jubilee/Oily Election Campaign turns furiously into the homestretch to the March 2nd tapes, we invite you to spare some moments for smiles, laughs, the humour of the campaign.
Global Witness is an international watchdog group that ‘campaigns to end environmental and human rights abuses driven by the exploitation of natural resources and corruption in the global and economic system’.
By Ulric Trotz Ulric Trotz is the Deputy Director & Science Adviser, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Belmopan, Belize Recently one of our daily newspapers carried the headline, “Banks DIH interested in auto sales, energy sector”.
When arguments for prison reform and rehabilitation come about, advocates often find that they can be tough sells.
Look! Enjoy life as Opposition Leader Well obviously the Seasonal Election Campaign Bug has me well-bitten: For I’m all politics today.
The U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section provides many emergency services for U.S.
A week ago, the National Geographic (Nat Geo) website ran an alarming report about a record plague of locusts descending on East Africa, threatening the food supply of tens of millions.
The prime ministerial candidate of the PPP/C for the 2020 elections, Brigadier Mark Phillips (ret.)
Two weeks ago, Trinidad’s Prime Minister, Dr Keith Rowley, delivered a major speech.
(Part II) Last Friday, the APNU+AFC coalition rather belatedly launched its manifesto for the forthcoming general and regional elections.
By Lear Matthews and Lancelot Mars Lear Matthews is professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.
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