Editorial

With little to no contemporaneous oversight of the extensive government spending, chances are that poorly thought out decisions are being made and that these will be costly misadventures.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio breezed in to Guyana last week on a brief visit before breezing out again to Suriname.

Guyanese from every descent have long been considered as long-suffering. We endure.

The recent controversy surrounding a Grade Three textbook used in our schools has laid bare some very uncomfortable truths about the state of our education system.

Guyanese of a certain age will remember the days when all textbooks, in every level of our school system, were published overseas.

Last Sunday evening, “60 Minutes”, the most successful American television broadcast in history, featured a segment with an interview of George Clooney.

The suspension by the state of the special mining permit to the Aranaputa Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is an unvarnished victory for the work done by the media and community activism. 

As the $100,000 cash grant distribution to each Guyanese adult winds down, the Ali administration has no doubt learnt key lessons in relation to the administration of public initiatives.

International instability is at least partly responsible for the exceptionally high price of gold currently, and as a not insignificant producer Guyana is attracting swarms of miners, not just from this country, but also from Brazil.

Taking a few more minutes to complete a task can make a world of difference in the quality of the delivery.

Guyana has witnessed a string of corruption scandals in recent months, each revealing troubling patterns of political favouritism, financial mismanagement, and silence from those in power.

When we consider the price of a meal, rarely, if ever do our minds extend beyond what is paid to the vendor.

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture, is like a tree without roots” – Marcus  Garvey On the weekend of the First and Second of March, the Dr.

On March 8th, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) issued what can only be described as a bewildering statement on its meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation which was here for their usual Article IV consultation.

Yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek carried an advertisement from the Ministry of Public Service notifying of a collaboration between the governments of Guyana and Cuba for scholarships in a variety of areas including Human Medicine, Cyto-Histopathology, Medical Biophysics and Anaesthesia.

Last week this newspaper reported that on December 13th 2024 the government had hired Mr Carlos Trujillo who operates a US consulting firm to lobby on its behalf in Washington.

Crime is an ever-present reality in every society, but how it is perceived and reacted to can vary dramatically depending on the nature of the crime, the individuals involved, and the social and economic context.

Before we even touch the GOAL scholarship controversy, let’s be clear about something the rest of the academic world already understands: research belongs to the researcher.

On February 27, the World Health Organisation (WHO) marked the 20th anniversary of the coming into force of its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), touted as one of the most widely embraced United Nations treaties in history.

Daily commuters in and out of Georgetown are very relieved to see them every morning and afternoon during the week.