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I REALLY can’t say I was impressed with a lot of what took place at last week’s heads of government conference in Georgetown. In fact, I was mildly surprised that given the sort of urgency that was placed on the Summit — although this state of urgency mainly came from regional commentators — that there […]

THIS IS HOW the human race does business. What the G8 summit in Italy decided to do about climate change last week was much less than is necessary, but the very best that a realist could have hoped for. Some tens of millions of people will probably die as a result, or some hundreds of

post-30th summit analysis THE FIRST point to note about last week’s 30th Heads of Government Conference in Guyana, is that it failed to take any new initiative of real significance to advance the progress of the regional economic integration movement. This is true in the areas of even free intra-regional movement of skilled nationals —

Viewpoint… IN THE recent weeks, I am sure that most of our viewers have heard about climate change and Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy. What is climate change? Climate change refers to a long-term significant change in the average weather conditions in a country or region. Average weather, if left alone, could remain unchanged for

NOW that the Caribbean Community’s 30th Heads of Government Conference in Guyana is over, it is relevant to note that the controversy that erupted over the issue of “sovereign right” by a member state to introduce its “domestic immigration policy” should not have been manifested as occurred as this right was NOT questioned by ANY

QUOTE:‘It does not take much in some instances, but the rewards can be immeasurable if one reaches out a helping hand to empower the helpless and the hopeless, and that reward cannot be measured by monetary values, but by the satisfaction of realizing that one may be responsible for saving a mother from being forced

IT’S Good Friday today when the Christian world takes pause before the burst of the Easter celebrations. In Guyana, Easter is also the season for flying kites, a longstanding tradition mainly for kids, especially boys. Come Monday, kites of myriad descriptions – bird kites, man and woman kites, monster kites, plastic kites, plain and multi-coloured

“It is hardly recognized by owners and drivers that a motor vehicle of any sort is an extremely dangerous weapon when improperly used. When a person sits behind a steering wheel that person is not merely about to embark on a journey, but is about to do so in control of a deadly weapon.” IT

The monetisation of human activities and relations, and the consequential alienation of the workers from fruits of his/her labour have resulted, in the words of Marx, to a situation which “leaves no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest, and callous cash payment.” Capitalism, Marx posited, leaves society “mired in the icy water

“It is hardly recognized by owners and drivers that a motor vehicle of any sort is an extremely dangerous weapon when improperly used. When a person sits behind a steering wheel that person is not merely about to embark on a journey, but is about to do so in control of a deadly weapon.” IT