In August every year, World Indigenous Peoples’ Day is commemorated worldwide under the auspices of the United Nations and its theme this year is …

THOUGH Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is such a heinous crime and affects more than 50 million people worldwide, there is a lack of awareness …

OIL and gas exploration and marketing and the resultant revenues have transformed the Guyana economy so much that it is now unrecognisable from what …

THIS column will again touch on Mangroves because of its importance historically, socially and economically. When the Dutch colonisers first visited Guyana in the …

UNTIL the 18th century, wealth in all societies was centred on land ownership and the incomes derived from agriculture.  The manufacture of cloth and …

THERE are a small number of terrible disasters which have afflicted humanity over the millennia which will always be remembered as long as humans …

THE Venezuelan media and politicians have been keeping their aggressive claim to over two-thirds of Guyana’s territory alive. From time to time, they deploy soldiers …

FOR some years now, CARICOM  countries have been expressing their commitment to the elimination of the US$6 billion food imports, but not much had …

THE 19th Century was the most fruitful period in the evolution of the Guyanese way of life. It was a time when Guyana came …

BEFORE the 19th Century, there was little concern with Occupational Safety and Health.  When accidents happened, or a worker’s health was impaired during his work …