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There shall be a Committee of the whole Assembly to be called the Committee of Supply.

By Lear Matthews PART  2 Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

There were videos of female students fighting at St. Joseph High School this week.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – “Blessed are the peacemakers,” Jesus of Nazareth tells his followers in the Sermon on the Mount, “for they shall be called sons of God.”

Work is work, but when it comes to certain professions, there is an expected moral commitment for persons to work out of love and not economic gain.

Church-going – where “The Church” must go How more personal could I get in this space today?

By Nana Akufo-Addo and Jakaya Kikwete ACCRA – The International Day of Education (January 24) is a good time to reflect on education’s essential role in achieving a peaceful and prosperous world.

By Gillian Smith FAO Representative in Guyana Food insecurity affected 40 percent of the total population of Latin America and the Caribbean, higher than the global average of 29.3 percent.

Significant risks remain including management of oil wealth to avoid Dutch disease effects and inflationary pressures.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

Introduction For better or worse, Guyana has hitched its future with the American oil giant ExxonMobil.

In this section, we set out, without analysis or comments, the key takeaways from the Minister’s review of the economy in 2021 and the policies, targets and projections for 2022.

●             Real GDP is projected to grow by 25.1%, with the non-oil economy projected to grow by 7.7%.

Analysis of expenditureSource: Tables 6 &7 & Appendix A of National Estimates Introduction The priorities adopted by the Government as set out in Part 5 Targets for 2022 in the Budget Speech find their place in the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure.

analyse them, evaluate their impact and discuss the extent to which they provide useful economic benefits to stakeholders.

In 2023 Policy Issues, we drew attention to the unacceptable state of affairs in relation to the Access to Information Act.

There are countries and cities that have built up their economies  on gambling.

One of the most vexed areas of land law in Guyana refers to what is called prescriptive title by which undisturbed possession of land owned by a person other than the owner for a continuous period of twelve years or more gives the occupier legal ownership of the land.

In all its history as an independent country, Guyana has only entered into three Double Taxation Agreements.