Daily Features

Why statistics matter How does the government decide whether speciality hospitals centrally located are preferrable to general hospitals across the country?

Insufficient judges and support staff Although mentioned at least six times in the Constitution of Guyana, the term ‘the rule of law’ is not defined.

The Natural Resource Fund Act has been a source of controversy since its previous incarnation was enacted during the post-NCM Parliament.

Last Wednesday, the Minister responsible for Finance presented to the National Assembly the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the fiscal year 2022.

By Errol Ross Brewster Errol Ross Brewster is a Caribbean artist from Guyana, who has lived in Barbados, and is currently living in the United States.

In our Conclusion last year, we predicted that despite that Budget being the biggest ever, the Minister would be coming back to the National Assembly with requests for supplementary appropriations.

Many Guyanese live in a world of make-believe. We stand on the periphery of possibilities, daydreaming about what we will become while trying to ignore what we are.

With regional and international movements such as #lifeinleggings and #metoo, gaining traction in recent years, the taboo topic of sexual assault (SA) is one that is now more openly discussed.

We complete 29 today!!! Whether husband-and-wife combinations or the now “single-parent-female” phenomenon, people fashion and pore over some form of vital, necessary and domestic budget.

By Chris Patten LONDON – One of my favourite cartoons shows an elderly, professorial-looking man talking to a much younger fellow, possibly a student.

By Dr Baytoram Ramharack [Against the Grain: Balram Singh Rai and the Politics of Guyana (2005) was written by Dr.

By Clem Seecharan Emeritus Professor of History London Metropolitan University This is abridged from my introductory essay to a biography of Rai by Baytoram Ramharack, Against the Grain: Balram Singh Rai and the Politics of British Guiana (Trinidad: Chakra, 2005).

Tomorrow, Transparency International will be releasing its 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) along with a comprehensive look at corruption over the last decade indicating which countries have improved or regressed over this period.

Pages continue to be added to the book on ‘how to get away with murder in Guyana’.

Despite the rules and regulations that usually surround Black hair, the impacts brought about by these are often treated as minor.

“Mediocrity”? That refers to low, moderate ordinary standards or quality. Even that might be too high, too generous to describe the state of our capital city Georgetown, in truth, the extreme noxious language I wanted to use in my lead caption would have hardly passed editorial standards or sanction.

Businessman and Newspaper Publisher Mr. Glenn Lall has filed an action in the Guyana High Court challenging key provisions of the 2016 Petroleum Agreement between the Government of Guyana and Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited and HESS Guyana Exploration Limited.

Embassy of the United States of America  100 Duke & Young Streets, Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana This edition of Ask the Consul addresses common questions asked by Green Card Holders when they travel outside of the United States. 

Last week, we began a discussion of the Santiago Principles and the extent to which the recently passed Natural Resource Fund Act 2021 is in conformity with those principles.