By Jorge G. Castañeda MEXICO CITY – On January 23, 1958, a group of Venezuelan military officers overthrew the brutal dictator Marcos Pérez Jimenez, who had ruled for six years – longer than he deserved – thanks to an oil bonanza.
By Isabella M. Weber, Jayati Ghosh, and Sudeep Jain BOSTON – Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030, eliminating hunger used to be seen as the most feasible.
By Savio Carvalho AMSTERDAM – Ever since Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to office in 2023 and told the world that Brazil is “back on the world stage,” the government has endeavored to establish itself as a global climate leader.
By Donald Rodney Part 2 – heart of the evaluation The evaluation of tenders is a crucial stage of the procurement process, where conforming tenders will be compared against each other to identify one for award of contract.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana; Senior Fellow at the Ralph Bunche International Institute, New York.
Hurricane Helene that hit the southeastern part of the United States has so far claimed the lives of at least 226 persons while hundreds remain unaccounted for, as of last Friday.
By Magdalee Brunache Magdalee Brunache is from Haiti, and is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science, specializing in Development Studies and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto As I sit down to write this, it has just been announced that the humanitarian parole program, which allowed Haitians to enter the United States over the past two years, will not be renewed.
Imagine waking at 6 am, turning on the tap and there is not a drop of water.
By Enrique Krauze MEXICO CITY – Mexico has just inaugurated a new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to hold the post.
By Richard Haass NEW YORK – One year ago, Hamas killed some 1,200 people – overwhelmingly civilians – in Israel and took more than 250 hostage.
By Mette Frederiksen and Mia Amor Mottley NEW YORK – Around the world, we are witnessing the devastating effects of changing temperatures.
By Donald Rodney Part 1 – preliminary bookmarks Transparency under the Public Procurement Act 2003 (the Act or PPA2003) has been of interest in Guyana for some time.
By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – This is not strictly a review of Sergey Radchenko’s recent book, To Run the World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power.
The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has been indicted on five criminal counts in a corruption probe involving soliciting bribes from wealthy foreign businesspeople as well as receiving illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals.
By Isaac ‘Asume’ Osuoka Dr. Isaac ‘Asume’ Osuoka is a Fellow in Residence at the Department of Global and International Studies at Carleton University and a respected leader in global environmental and climate justice circles.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Part 12 Introduction This Commentary reflects on President Dr.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana; Barrister-at-Law; Honorary Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists I am aware that constitutional revision in Guyana is a matter of high politics – and the political parties have not yet shown their hands.
By Shania Scotland ROSEAU, DOMINICA – For most people, the idea of suddenly losing everything – their home, their possessions, and even their family members and friends – is unthinkable.
By Itai Bardov, Ambassador of Israel to CARICOM Israel is once again under attack.
By Laurence Tubiana and Ana Toni NEW YORK – It has been nearly ten years since countries came together in Paris and agreed finally to get serious about averting a climate disaster.
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