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Even in the harsh fluorescent light of the living room, the solid slab stands out with its sharp Mesoamerican motifs, carefully cut into the dense purpleheart hardwood, which has deepened over time into a strong, rich burgundy.

By Chris Patten LONDON – The basic text making the case for an international-relations rulebook was provided by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides in his account of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in the fifth century BCE.

By  Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – Moves are afoot to replace or at least greatly weaken Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director since 2019.

By guest writer, Donald Rodney In April 2021 the Escazú agreement became effective and President Irfaan Ali on the occasion said, “Guyana as a signatory to the ‘Agreement’ hereby endorses the right of access to environmental information.

Georgetown seems doomed counsel Redundant • Repetition • Unnecessary • Superfluous • Really not needed • These were the words reflecting my own honest belief and conclusion that it was/is not at all necessary for me to join the raging debate about the SARS-Cov 2 corona (family) disease spawned by the first virus and now, its variants.

As dusk descends over the little orchard, the first bats emerge in the bluish grey haze, silently slipping out from the shining thickets of fruit trees that have finished bearing for the season.

CAPE TOWN/BERLIN – The northern summer of 2021 has brought a series of record-breaking natural disasters.

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The topic of our first article after a two-year hiatus was selected on account of the recurrent theme we have noticed.

By Melinda Janki Melinda Janki is a Guyanese attorney-at-law and an international environmental lawyer.

Our homes should be safe spaces. The walls should not only protect us from the weather or prying eyes, but from being harmed and killed by intruders.

The justice that terrorists love I suppose it’s somewhat natural that those of us past seventy, eighty will frequently recall the days of our youth.

Q: I need a “humanitarian visa” to the U.S. How do I apply?

Earlier this year, my family and I, fully masked, went on a rare outing, before strict lockdown, briefly visiting the home of a couple who are our friends, for a late lunch.

We are now living in the eye of the storm. Adapting the world to our climate emergency is essential for our safety, even as we tackle a global pandemic… Millions of lives and the safety of communities around the world are already at stake.   – Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on AdaptationLast week, we reported that Barbados has discontinued the “travel bubble” that exempts persons from certain countries from further quarantine or testing upon arrival.

By Pauline Melville Pauline Melville is a British Guyanese writer who has worked in theatre, television, film and cabaret.

Conflict brews when there are opposing sides in any society. The thread of conflict has weaved its way through time.

MS Ferguson-Again; locked out, shut down Since the May 26, 1966 declaration of “independence” successive governments, determined to woo foreign investors, seemingly liked the popular usage “Guyana is open for business.”

Statues of seated lions guard the gates of the modest Colonial-style house with the small portico.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan One sees the pointed exchanges by ethnic polemecists in the Guyanese media and one tells oneself that one must do one’s utmost to stay out of it.