Daily Features

By Moisés Naím WASHINGTON, DC – Venezuela’s future will be largely shaped by US policymakers and lobbyists over the next year.

Business and economic commentary by Christopher Ram Introduction In a letter in the Stabroek News of 11 January 2025, spurred by the tragic death of the Chinese rigger at the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DBH), I noted that the many injuries and fatalities that occur annually in mining pits, construction sites, and factories across Guyana underscore the widespread neglect of workplace safety.

By Cristine Sabrina Khan Dr. Cristine Sabrina Khan is a PRODIG+ Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Stony Brook University.

Our Motto: Say no to corruption. It hurts us all. Corruption will continue to thrive until justice systems can punish wrongdoing and keep governments in check.

In commemoration of the renowned artist Stanley Greaves’ 90 birthday, the Sunday Stabroek will be featuring images of some of his artwork accompanied by poems written by him. 

Orwellian we are or on the edge? Even if it really is so, perhaps we are not allowed to say.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – In early January, India’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s directive to consolidate 15 lawsuits by Hindu activists seeking the right to investigate the possible existence of sacred Hindu places of worship beneath the Shahi Eidgah, a mosque in Mathura.

By Jan-Werner Mueller PRINCETON – Not only is Donald Trump back in the White House, but the far right is poised to occupy the Austrian chancellorship for the first time in the country’s postwar history, and Germany is hurtling toward a fraught election next month, following the collapse of its “traffic light” coalition government.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 152 Introduction The exchange over Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) involving Dr.

By Kenneth Rogoff DAVOS – This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos was brimming with creative ideas about how to save the planet, reduce inequality, and tackle urgent security needs.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Previously Fellow of Harvard University and of the LSE.

By Harold James PRINCETON – While US President Donald Trump has left no doubt about his love of tariffs, the world is still waiting to see precisely what he will do.

By Mark Leonard DAVOS – It is Donald Trump’s world now.

By Mario Joseph, Kristina Fried and Brian Concannon Mario Joseph is the Managing Attorney for the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI).

Green gas bottle explosions were warnings that were ignored. The pain and suffering of the Guyanese people is often like an endless tragedy for the entertainment of those culpable.

By Todd G. Buchholz SAN DIEGO – When the US president, Congress, and Supreme Court are all in a tizzy at the same time, the topic under discussion is usually a global meltdown or, at the very least, income taxes.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK – Walk around any Russian city, from Moscow and Saint Petersburg to Yekaterinburg and Kazan, and you will come across people wearing dark blue or red sweatshirts emblazoned with that unmistakable Soviet emblem – hammer, sickle, and star.

Introduction Budget 2025, presented on 17 January 2025, is the final budget of the Twelfth Parliament.

By Joschka Fischer BERLIN – The peaceful handover of presidential power has been a political norm in the United States since the end of George Washington’s second term 228 years ago.