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By Robert Redford and Xiye Bastida NEW YORK – There was a time, not so long ago, when the depletion of Earth’s ozone layer seemed like an insurmountable challenge.

In this edition of our Ask-the-Consul, we will answer some common questions about U.S.

By Daoud Kuttab JERUSALEM – It is hard to imagine that anyone in the Levant or the broader Middle East managed to sleep on Saturday night, as Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles toward strategic sites in Israel and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights And Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Every country needs a national vision.

By Laurence Tubiana PARIS – After years of avoiding any explicit mention of the primary cause of climate change, negotiators at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai last year finally reached an agreement calling for a “transition away from fossil fuels.”

 In our last three columns, we discussed the contents of the audit report on Exxon’s post contract costs for 2018-2020.

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By Richard K. Sherwin NEW YORK – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,

Dead children cold in their mothers’ arms. Permanently injured children held by fathers trying to hide their tears.

By  Iván Duque Márquez BOGOTÁ – Guyana is on the cusp of a profound socioeconomic transformation unlike any seen in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Before proceeding with today’s article, we would like to offer some brief comments on a letter published in last Saturday’s issue of the Stabroek News.

By Anita Baksh Anita Baksh is Professor of English at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York (CUNY).

People on the East Bank, West Bank and some parts of Georgetown have been complaining about smoke.

By Michael R. Bloomberg NEW YORK – Even as COVID-19 recedes into the background of everyday life, the broader decline in US life expectancy is still with us, because too many elected officials refuse to take its causes seriously.

By Yacob Mulugetta, Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe, and Niclas Hällström LONDON/JOHANNESBURG – At the most recent United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), held in Nairobi, African countries took a strong stand against potential new technologies that, if developed, could tip an already disrupted climate into chaos.

 Editor’s note: Last week, former US President Bill Clinton visited Guyana, to participate in conversations on investment in the region at the United Caribbean Forum, organised by the locally based Dominican Republic Chamber of Commerce.

In last week’s article, we began a discussion of the audit report on Exxon’s post-contract costs covering the period 2018-2020.

Introduction During the recent Oil and Gas conference in Guyana, Mr.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana; Formerly Fellow at Harvard University; Author of ‘The Protective Function of the UN Security Council’ (forthcoming) ‘The Return of Great Powers.

By  Mohamed A. El-Erian and Michael Spence CAMBRIDGE/MILAN – India’s recent economic success, solid momentum, and promising prospects are making the country ever more influential both regionally and internationally.