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      Kimalee Phillip is a Grenadian feminist and labour human rights activist and organizer who is part of the Caribbean Solidarity Network.

The Christmas season is a time that is usually filled with great joy and celebration.

Happy Holidays to our Prime Ministers I know that Guyana’s late legend of local trade unionism Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow was fond of reminding folks that “Politics follows you from the cradle to the grave.”

It may very well be the oldest and tastiest surviving savoury sauce in this part of the world, but Guyana is the only country where the rich, dark, intensely flavoured indigenous concoction is so seamlessly integrated into our cuisine, consciousness, and Christmas culture.

Over the years, even after the 2000 revision of the Constitution that resulted from widespread consultation, many people have still been demanding root and branch reforms of what they call the ‘illegitimate 1980 Burnham Constitution’.

By Shlomo Ben-Ami TEL AVIV – When the struggling street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on December 17, 2010, he could not possibly have imagined how consequential his desperate protest would be.

Very soon, possibly by the time that this column is read, the European Union and Britain will have decided on the nature of their post Brexit relationship.

By Diana McCaulay Diana McCaulay is the founder, Director and former Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Environment Trust.

Our objective is not only not to have more exploitation of new oil and gas resources (but also] to make sure that a meaningful part of oil and gas already discov- ered stays below the surface.

At this stage of my Guyanese existence – inclusive of my childhood exposure to a very wide variety of Christian teachings – I welcome any criticism which describes me as a “Christmas Skeptic” now.

While the brutal murders of Joel and Isaiah Henry only happened three months ago, it has already begun to fade from the minds of many.

Fragrant with warm notes of Ceylon cinnamon, pungent cloves, lacy fronds of mace, and glossy green bay leaves pulled from the potted tree that bears twinkling lights, the first sweet scent of Christmas dominated the evening air.

Q: Is the U.S. Embassy open?   A:  The embassy has remained open throughout the pandemic.

By Jorge G. Castañeda MEXICO CITY – US President-elect Joe Biden made a “return to normalcy” one of his election campaign’s leitmotifs.

(This is my presentation to the National Conversation on Ethnic Relations 14th & 15th December, 2020) Chairperson, members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC),  ladies and gentlemen.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump was clear with Latin America during his four-year administration: don’t do business with China.

It is hard to know what the future holds for Venezuela, its opposition leader Juan Guaidó, or the present US-led policy that emphasizes sanctions and isolation.

Last Wednesday was International Anti-Corruption Day, a day when governments, businesses and civil society join hands to renew their commitment to end the devastating effects of corruption on the lives of citizens worldwide.

Despite its conservative nature, our society is one that is highly sexual.

I promise a most brief, brief today. Since early March of this year, when the COVID-19 Pandemic ushered in our very own Corona epidemic here, I easily modified my post-75 social outings.