VIOLENCE against children, the most vulnerable in our society, is not uncommon or unfamiliar. There are numerous by-the-way stories, or stories whispered because speaking …

THE Treaty of Chaguaramas, which established the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was signed on July 4, 1973. Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica were …

OVER the past few weeks, and especially over the past few days, there have been announcements of schools across the country being constructed, reconstructed, …

THIS year’s Local Government Elections (LGEs) were held last week. By Tuesday, when this column was written, the results were still being made public. …

THIS year’s Local Government Elections will be held on Monday, June 12. These elections allow people to elect members of their communities to represent …

I THINK these past two weeks have been heavy for us all. The death of 20 children is not something that we can be …

ACROSS the globe, climate change is resulting in more frequent and more intense disasters, disrupting food production, people’s livelihoods, and the general quality of …

FOR the first time, on Arrival Day recently, I visited Plantation Highbury in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne). At this place, the first batch …

LAST week, two important national events were held. The first was a stakeholder consultation on Guyana’s second voluntary national review of the United Nations’ …

GUYANA is open for business, that much is clear. There has been no shortage of engagements between Guyanese officials and business delegations from other …