(Taken from the January 29th, 1993 edition of Stabroek News) (In honour of the late SN columnist Arthur Allan Fenty, who authored a column on Fridays in this newspaper for 30 years, Stabroek News will be running some of his earliest contributions.
By Minna Salami LONDON – A recent Twitter spat between influencer Andrew Tate and climate activist Greta Thunberg epitomized the eco gender gap.
“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.
By Benigno López and Eric Parrado WASHINGTON, DC – The barriers to economic progress in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are as well-known as they are formidable.
We have resumed processing of all categories of visas in addition to providing passport and citizenship services to American citizens.
In last week’s article, we discussed the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and noted that that most of the 180 countries surveyed failed to bring about improvements in their scores and ranking.
By Charisse Burden-Stelly Charisse Burden-Stelly is an Associate Professor of African American studies at Wayne State University and a member of the Black Alliance for Peace Research & Political Education Team.
By Nicholas B. Dirks NEW YORK – From the growing presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives to novel medical therapies, progress in science and technology affects us all – mostly in positive ways.
There was a disturbing video that circulated on social media this week of a medical doctor protesting in front of State House.
Believe me friend, today’s offering does not represent journalistic laziness. It is deliberate repetition of a recent issue and its treatment.
Valentine’s Day is annually celebrated as the manifestation of love and desire.
By Kent Harrington ATLANTA – Voltaire famously warned that anyone who can make people believe absurdities can make them commit atrocities.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan In a previous offering, we suggested that UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, devoted to peace, inclusiveness and justice, provides a good framework for nation-building in a complex society such as Guyana.
By Mamta Murthi WASHINGTON, DC – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally.
(20 February 1942-29 January 2023) By Richard Drayton Richard Drayton, born in Guyana and also a citizen of Barbados, is a Professor of Imperial and Global History at King’s College London “Well he lost his memory/ what a thing to stand up and see/ how it is he forget to remember/ what it is he forget remembering” So the Mighty Spoiler, calypso surrealist, conjectured in “Lost Memories” (1960) how repression could be forgotten.
Corruption undermines governments’ ability to protect people and erodes public trust, provoking more and harder to control security threats.
By Zhang Jun SHANGHAI – Chinese bank deposits increased by CN¥26.3 trillion ($3.9 trillion) last year, according to recent data from China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC).
On Monday January 30th, like many others I had the pleasure of being in the presence of Guyana’s Black Panther star Letitia Wright.
In 2021, the Guyana parliament approved an amendment to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, resulting in the removal of custodial sentences for persons in possession of 30 grammes or less of cannabis.
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