Daily Features

A country’s natural resources, such as oil, gas, metals and minerals, belong to its citizens.

By Maggie Schmeitz Maggie Schmeitz is a Cultural Anthropologist and Women’s and Children’s Rights Activist.

Introduction President Irfaan Ali was visibly upset by the disclosure in the Stabroek News of Guyana’s suspension from the Norway-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

In the shady corners of some of Guyana’s restaurants and cafes, there are whispers about rodents intermingling with the food, dirty cooks, and unclean cooking spaces.

(In tribute to the late columnist Allan Fenty, Stabroek News will be running some of his earlier columns in his regular Friday slot.

Op-Ed by Rene van Nes, European Union Ambassador to Guyana On 24 February 2022, exactly one year ago, we all woke up to a new world.

Due to a history of violent colonialist expansion, Guyana is a diverse mix of Indigenous, African, East Indian, Chinese, Portuguese and mixed-race people, resulting in a population of 786,559 persons, of which 78,500 identify as Indigenous (2012 Census).

By Anastasia Edel BERKELEY – It has now been a year since Russia, my birthplace, invaded Ukraine.

By Sania Nishtar KARACHI – The year is 2025. A woman with diabetes living in a rural area, where there is a shortage of health-care workers, must manage her condition.

By Josep Borrell EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs 24 February 2022 will forever be recalled as the day when Russia started its brutal, unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has long been overly sensitive to world opinion, partly because Modi himself craves outside approval.

By Vidyaratha Kissoon  Vidyaratha Kissoon lives and works in Guyana. This article evolved from one of his blogs at https://churchroadman.blogspot.com  Saturday afternoon of the festival  Castellani House was the main venue for the Guyana Prize Literary Festival which was held from Friday 10 February, 2023 to 12 February, 2023.

In last week’s article, we began a discussion on the actions that need to be taken to bring about an improvement in Guyana’s score and ranking on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

The theme for this year’s Mashramani is ‘Mixing and Mashing as One Guyana.’

By Mia Amor Mottley and Svenja Schulze BRIDGETOWN/BERLIN – We must face, and act upon, an inconvenient truth.

(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.