Opinion

Turmoil in Europe

As the mass of migrants, largely from Syria, Afghanistan and other countries have continued to flow to Europe, particularly through the former communist countries of Eastern Europe, the European Union itself has now decided to take the issue as an holistic one, affecting the continent as a whole, and not just specific countries.

Contemplating political healing

Observers in search of signs that the customary post-elections season of brooding and sniping might be approaching an end would not have been encouraged by a photograph of President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo taken at a recent meeting between the two and released by the Office of the Presidency to the media.

Gold smuggling

Aside from the loss to the economy in taxes, royalties, foreign exchange earnings and the undervaluing of the GDP, the large-scale gold smuggling which the new government says it detected when it entered office in May will be a major test of its intent to unearth the depths of this crime and prosecute fully.

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