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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.

I have a precious but dwindling jar of dried Guyanese salted seabob that I save to use sparingly in my cooking.

In an effort to further public dialogue on penal reform across the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has invited international experts and local thought leaders to offer their views on major issues that need to be addressed in order to improve correctional outcomes.

With the recent discovery of significant hydro carbon resources in Guyana its citizens have been encouraged, particularly by politicians, to believe that their standard of life will substantially improve.

By  Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE – Friends and allies have come to distrust the United States.

Intensely national in character, environmental protest is on the rise across the Caribbean.

By Karyn Diaz and Angelique V. Nixon Karyn Diaz is a Trinidadian scholar, writer, educator, and activist.

Last week, it was reported that the UK Government, through the Department for International Development, is providing Jamaica’s Integrity Commission with approximately £550,000 for institutional strengthening in the following key areas: (i) development of an electronic system for filing of declarations with the Commission; (ii) drafting of Regulations to support the Integrity Commission Act; (iii) crafting of a corruption risk assessment; and (iv) development of a national anti-corruption strategy.

The hate I see for Haitians transcends xenophobia. The kin of Toussaint Louverture appear to be seen as a threat.

In this record year of a raging and deadly viral pandemic, the Belgian authorities were on secret alert, awaiting for weeks, the Guyana scrap metal shipments that came in five separate containers aboard a loaded transoceanic vessel.