Daily Features

By Thomas Harding Thomas Harding is writing a book about the 1823 Demerara rebellion.

Last week, the Government announced the appointment of eight new Permanent Secretaries.

Guyana is a society where promises about financial freedom will always intrigue the masses.

 Diversity Visas  Q: What is the Diversity Visa (DV)  program?  A: If you are a native of a country that has historically low rates of immigration to the United States, you may be eligible to apply for a diversity immigrant visa. 

– Other people’s views Today and this weekend should conclude some 10 weeks since the “new” PPP government assumed office.

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was recognized that our healthcare workers would be at the forefront of trying to manage it.

With Guyana’s proven oil reserves rising to over eight billion barrels from the latest finds by the American multinational ExxonMobil, we can well imagine what famous warning would come from the late Jamaican Prime Minister, Michael Manley.

‘Legality refers to what fits within the law and is compliant with a legal framework.

In August, the price of gold reached a record high of US$2,073 per ounce.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – Unlike tens of millions of people around the world who have contracted COVID-19 because of their poverty, bad luck, vulnerability as essential workers, or poor decisions by policymakers, US President Donald Trump’s infection is of his own making.

By Dr John Deep Ford Dr. John Deep Ford is former Caribbean Region Director of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and former Guyana Ambassador to FAO and WTO.

It is easy to criticize those who colour the streets, waving placards and chanting.

A powerful hunter constantly on the prowl for prey of opportunity, the silvery sabre-toothed species is famous for its distinctive lengthy fangs protruding from the lower jaw.

Housing inaccessibility plagues a significant portion of our small population. Despite remaining a fundamental right of every citizen, generations of families find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of homelessness.

“We waan Justiss!” – What is justice? As the Emergency 2020 Budget debate was being concluded, the revitalized PPP General Secretary – Vice President- Member of Parliament, Comrade Bharrat Jagdeo lamented: “Mr Speaker there are no honest interlocutors on the other side…” I was and am persuaded that he was, by and large, accurate in assessment and conclusion.

Faced with the threat of a no-confidence motion (NCM) in 2014, the minority PPP/C government invoked the archaic monarchical law of prorogation and dismissed parliament.

By Chris Patten LONDON – When I was governor of Hong Kong, one of my noisiest critics was Sir Percy Cradock, a former British ambassador to China.

Speaking recently at Bocas Lit Fest, Jamaica’s former Prime Minister, P J Patterson, observed that in recent years there had been a “deliberate attempt” to split the Caribbean.

In last week’s article, we sought to explain the Government’s budgetary process for the benefit of those who are not familiar with it.

By Ryan Cecil Jobson and Matthew Quest Ryan Cecil Jobson is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago.