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This is the third in a series of articles on the 2021 Auditor General’s report on the public accounts.

Some may say that there is something sinister happening in Guyana’s waters and that it may seem as if water spirits are calling for human sacrifices.

The question of leaving these shores is one that the majority of Guyanese have had to face at least once in their life.

By Jeremy Daum and Moritz Rudolf NEW HAVEN – A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of “secret Chinese police stations” in cities around the world, including New York, has sparked investigations in several European countries and attracted the attention of the FBI.

Our world today – gender – re-assigning Upfront let me record my solid position as a government pensioner frequently creating assignments to assist paying monthly bills from time to time: public servants’ basic salaries should have been increased by fifteen (15%) percent, if not higher!

The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) is a U.S.-based

By Raghuram G. Rajan CHICAGO – The deliberations at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) suggest that while policymakers realize the urgency of combating climate change, they are unlikely to reach a comprehensive collective agreement to address it.

Last week, the Conference of Parties (COP 27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ended with a decision to create a “loss and damage” fund to assist poorer countries that are worst affected by global warming and climate change.

Three months of the Christ-Mass? Frankly speaking I’m quite aware that any discussion surrounding the overall socio-economic success of one ethnic group in this challenged land of ours might breed some internal ill-will – or open rancour.

There is a worrying regularity with which unexplained deaths of mothers and their infants occur within both the public and private health systems in Guyana.

By Carl Bildt  COPENHAGEN – It took US President Joe Biden’s administration quite a while to produce its National Security Strategy, which it finally released in October.

Here’s Your Guide to Applying for a U.S. Student Visa in Guyana The United States is once again the top host destination for International Students.

By  Naoko Ishii and Joshua Omonuk TOKYO – Decades of progress on reducing food insecurity are being reversed.

By Ilona Szabó RIO DE JANEIRO – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro sends a powerful message to the rest of the world.

Just over a week ago and for the 30th year running the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution condemning Washington for its continuing embargo on Cuba.

According to scientists and climate change experts, global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at record highs, with no sign of the falls needed to curb dangerous climate change.

What will it take for the garbage issues in Georgetown and other parts of the country to be resolved?

The police force, beef and chickenPerhaps the very final and conclusive results of this Tuesday’s American mid-term elections are not yet fully computed and completed as yet.

“I don’t do breakfast or dinner, dinner is only when I feel hungry if not I mostly do a snack in the evening just to manage the rations for the month.”

We have a credibility problem all of us: We’re talking and we’re starting to act, but we’re not doing enough.