Daily Features

Due to the fact that the Guyanese population largely emerged from and collectively suffered under white domination and colonial rule, many do not believe in the concept of privilege.

Inside Jamaica’s territorial sea, the nondescript 150-metre long container ship known as the MV “Asiatic Wind” made a sharp 90-degree turn and suddenly went dark for some 12 hours on June 3, last year.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – Like many people, I am unnerved by clowns.

By Richard Drayton (Richard Drayton, born in Guyana and also a citizen of Barbados, is a historian at King’s College London) On November 30, 2021, on the 55th anniversary of its political independence, Barbados will become a republic. 

Our homes should be safe havens. We should not fear that while we sleep the stillness of the night would be shattered by the noise of our doors being kicked in, and before us would be boys, some clothed as men, threatening us with guns or knives.

“Try to avoid downtown Georgetown, Ole Folks” This opening sentence promises that today’s offering will be brief.

Every once in a while, something occurs to remind us how much further we really have to go as a society.

By High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President, Josep Borrell and Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Gender Action Plan III and the International Day to eliminate violence against women.

By Esther Figueroa Esther Figueroa, Ph.D. is an activist independent film maker, writer, linguist and educator who focuses on the environment, social justice, indigenous knowledges and local content.

Three stories about the rape of children disturbed me recently. In one instance, it was reported that a 21-year-old man was remanded for the rape of a 12-year-old girl.

STOCKHOLM – As winter approaches, the Kremlin is instigating trouble in Europe.

Today marks the end of Transgender Awareness Week; a week dedicated to highlighting the issues trans persons face.

Why the Brigadier is aggrieved… When actual polling ended on that Monday evening in March last year Elections Commission Chair, former Judge Singh, declared the 2020 electoral enterprise a pleasing and resounding success.

November 8th marks changes to U.S. policy with regards to non-citizen, non-immigrant travelers to the United States.

By Josep Borrell BRUSSELS – A compass helps one find one’s way, and the “Strategic Compass” that I have drafted at the behest of the European Council will serve as an operational guide for the European Union’s development and decision-making on security and defense.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) fell far short of what is needed for a safe planet, owing mainly to the same lack of trust that has burdened global climate negotiations for almost three decades.

Last Thursday evening, close to one hundred persons attended, via zoom, a consultation on Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL)/ExxonMobil’s (XOM) Yellowtail Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), which was presented by the consultancy firm ERM and moderated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Many people engage in escapism. It is one of the coping mechanisms that has helped people to cope in this time of COVID-19.

“Lovely cricket”, nationalism and pride Fully accepting that our own Guyana needs to sustain a functioning democracy I must accommodate, even appreciate a political and parliamentary opposition.

In 2002, 2013 and 2016, Amnesty International reported on human rights violations by Guyana’s security forces, which included extrajudicial killings.