Daily Features

By Yanis Varoufakis ATHENS – When the euro crisis was young, some of us became convinced that a massive public green investment program was necessary to save Europe from economic stagnation and from the ultra-right that would emerge as stagnation’s sole beneficiary.

By Gordon Brown EDINBURGH – As many as 500 million children worldwide are either trapped in conflict zones or displaced by war and climate change, putting their right to an education at grave risk.

The Chinese authorities have suspended PwC Zhong Tian LLP for six months and have imposed of 441 million yuan (US$62 million) over the firm’s audit of the failed property developer, China Evergrande Group.

Dr Nigel Clarke and the IMF By Byron Blake Ambassador Byron Blake is former deputy permanent representative to the United Nations and former assistant secretary general of CARICOM.

Melissa Atwell is a human rights activist who resides in the United States.

By Chris Patten LONDON – Since the golden age of Athenian democracy, freedom of speech has been viewed as a defining feature of open societies, even as it remains under constant attack.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 137 Introduction Last week I called out the political leaders for their timidity and dishonesty for hiding behind “sanctity of contract”.

By Marina Zucker-Marques and Kevin P. Gallagher BOSTON – It is now conventional wisdom that global capital flows to the developing world are pro-cyclical, increasing when advanced economies ease monetary policy and retreating when their interest rates rise.

Ask-the-Consul Installment 24-09 On September 16, 2024, the State Department launched a new version of the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). 

By Jess Ayers and Helen Mountford LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO – Climate shocks – from heat waves to droughts, floods to wildfires – often hit women the hardest.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Kevin P. Gallagher, Martín Guzmán, and Marilou Uy NEW YORK – A group of 22 financially distressed countries, including Pakistan and Ukraine, has become the largest source of net revenue to the International Monetary Fund in recent years, with payments exceeding the Fund’s operating costs.

There we go again. On the heels of the discovery of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine neatly packed and concealed in pits near an illegal airstrip in Matthews Ridge, allegations of corruption have surfaced in the last week in least at two State agencies – Guyana Marketing Corporation and the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA/ADA).

Melinda Janki is an international lawyer, an attorney-at-law in Guyana, and winner of the Commonwealth Lawyers Rule of Award.

Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Part 10 Recently, in a discussion with some businesspersons, the issue of foreign ownership of land in Guyana came up for discussion.

Cotton Tree Backdam West Coast Berbice remains a haunted place. Just four years ago it was there where the lifeless bodies of Joel and Isaiah Henry were found.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 136 Introduction Over the past three weeks, this Column has shown how the PPP/C has reversed its pre-election promise to review and renegotiate the 2016 Petroleum Agreement.

By Rana Hendy and Lobna Shaheen CAIRO – Egypt, renowned for its vibrant culture and rich history, has fallen on hard times, grappling with both a faltering economy and a deteriorating health system.

By Daniel Gros MILAN – According to the International Energy Agency, tripling renewable capacity by 2030, a goal set at last year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, is now feasible, owing to dramatic cost reductions in clean-energy technologies.

By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE – I wrote a speculative article in 2000 on what I called “the political trilemma of the world economy.”

A senior officer of the Guyana Police Force has reportedly been embroiled in a scandal relating to the procurement of goods and services for the Force.