Daily Features

By Mary Robinson DUBLIN – The COVID-19 pandemic has recast the world for millions of people.

By  Joseph E. Stiglitz and Geoffrey Heal NEW YORK – Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, argued that the pursuit of private interests – profits – will invariably promote the common good.

Corruption and discrimination have long been recognised as significant barriers to achieving an equal and inclusive future…We found compelling evidence that discrimination – whether on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation or belief – enables and fuels corruption, creating a vicious cycle that deepens inequality.    Transparency International & Equal Rights Trust Last week, we reported that former South African President, Jacob Zuma, was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment for his failure to appear before the country’s anti-corruption commission investigating certain allegations against him while holding office.

Matthew J. Smith Matthew J. Smith has written extensively on Haitian political and social history.

Introduction The issue of taxation of the oil companies has aroused particular interest ever since it became known that the Government has to find some $5.391 billion to pay the tax liability of the two partners of Esso in the Stabroek Block – CNOOC and Hess – which reported pre-tax profit of the equivalent of $16.175 billion in 2020.

Between March and August last year folks supporting the sanctimonious Brigadier-President utilized every subterfuge to execute elections thievery.

A few weeks ago, members of the Rastafarian community staged protests in front of the Attorney General’s Chambers.

The Dubai-based company with four employees came with an impressive-sounding dual name.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – Recent conciliatory moves by India’s nationalist government on its western flank have rightly aroused global interest.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – It appears that the international community is moving toward what many are calling a historic agreement to set a global minimum tax rate on multinational corporations (MNCs).

By Alberto Brunori, the Regional Representative for Central America and the English-speaking Caribbean of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights People in the Caribbean face some of the highest levels of violence in the world.

Today a younger generation of Caribbean women and men have begun to challenge many of the assumptions that exist in and beyond the region.

Keynote address delivered at ‘Live Pridefully: Love and Resilience Within Pandemics,’ Caribbean Equality Project (CEP), June 24, 2021  By Rajiv Mohabir Rajiv Mohabir is the author of three collections of poetry, the most recent is Cutlish (Four Way Books 2021). 

The temperature in the Canadian province of British Columbia reached a record high last week at 46.6°C (115.88°F), resulting in at least 233 deaths and the closure of schools and universities.

Although it is still part of our laws, Guyana has moved away from the death penalty.

– Current Capital City, new town, new bridge Very mistakenly, when I received my two shots of the Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccines weeks ago, I thought that it had the approval of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Guyana has had a long tortuous history with extractive industries. From the heydays of bauxite to the steady allure of a wealthy oil nation, the pursuit of these finite resources has resulted in environmental health and citizen wellbeing constantly being put on the backburner.

If you dare to venture past the scattered mounds of garbage, the broken bridges and the bush that may hide brazen bandits or buzzing bees, a painted wooden sign with a single red arrow points to the final resting place of Dr.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – Where did COVID-19 come from?

By António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations  As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half the world’s population.