By Mark Kirton Ph. D Director, Centre for International and Border Studies President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won an unprecedented fourth term in Brazil’s presidential elections, securing 51.79% of the votes with his rival, Flavio Bolsonaro gaining 48.21% of the votes cast.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Political debate must be robust. But when senior government officials make damaging allegations against their critics, freedom of expression must be considered alongside professional reputation and the unequal power of those involved.
By Prof C. Justin Robinson, Pro Vice Chancellor and Campus Principal, UWI Five Islands Campus t’s as familiar a scene across the Caribbean as one of our stunning sunsets.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram On 14 October, Charles Ramson Sr., Commissioner of Information, answered two citizens.
It can be argued that US foreign policy in the Caribbean now exists in two distinct eras – life before and life after January 3, 2026.
By Dr. Nand C. Bardouille The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc is increasingly divided over how to manage U.S.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Formerly Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Writing on 4 October, 2026 in his Conversation Tree column in Kiskadee Watch, former Guyanese Parliamentary Speaker, the Hon.
-Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram The renewed calls for the substantive appointment of Guyana’s Chancellor and Chief Justice are understandable, given the prolonged reliance on acting appointments to fill the Judiciary’s two highest offices.
By Dr. Nand C. Bardouille For more than five decades, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states have sought to turn their vulnerability as small states into collective strength.
By Mark Kirton- Director, Center for International and Border Studies As widely predicted, the 2026 Brazilian presidential election goes to a second round – a runoff election- on 25th October, since neither of the two leading candidates received 50% +1 of the votes cast, with Flavio Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro receiving 47.03 % of the votes cast and incumbent President Lula da Silva gaining 45.16% of the votes.
-Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Introduction Mr Deodat Sharma, Auditor General has delivered his report on the 2025 public accounts.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan The author previously performed the functions of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights I have been to the International Nuremberg Academy and I have spoken in the very room where perpetrators of the Holocaust were tried and sentenced.
By Dr. Nand C. Bardouille For the second year in a row, two leading Caribbean voices laid bare disparate paradigms on international cooperation and multilateralism.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram The 2026 Mid-Year Report states that NIS received about $24.5 billion in the first half of the year against expenditure of $21.9 billion.
Introduction The 2026 Mid-Year Report raises serious questions about the quality of economic and financial stewardship under Dr.
….the builder the stones now refuse…. By Kojo M Parris Political machinery exists to win continuously, and that is the primary metric of a political party.
-Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Yesterday’s commentary on the 2026 Mid-Year Report dealt with how housing was reported.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram On September 17, 2026, on chrisram.net, I published a letter entitled “CHPA and its Performance,” raising questions about the quality of financial and performance reporting by the Central Housing and Planning Authority.
Writer’s note: In October 1992, following the return of the PPP to power after 28 years of PNC government, I had a meeting with then Minister of Information, Hon.
By Kojo M. Parris When Nelson Mandela stepped down from South Africa’s presidency after a single term, he did something rarer than winning power: he surrendered it while it was still entirely his to keep.