Alternative strategies are needed to lower renewable energy prices in Caribbean
By DeLisle Worrell Energy prices in the Caribbean are more than twice the world average, for a majority of countries.
Guest Columns
How to run a country
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Fellow of the LSE.
Looking South – Perspectives on the 2026 Elections in Brazil
By Mark Kirton Director, Centre for International and Border Studies – Guyana On October 4 this year, 120 million Brazilians go to the polls in an election which will see the incumbent President, Luiz Ignacio ‘Lula’ SaSilva, seeking election as Brazil’s president for an unprecedented fourth time.
Suriname’s Corentyne River policy might be at odds with its CARICOM obligations
While most Guyanese might have been focused last month on the CCJ’s judgment in its appellate jurisdiction in the Mohameds’ extradition case, there was another matter before the Court in its original jurisdiction that could also have far reaching implications for Guyanese and indeed, other CARICOM nationals.
The Fifty-first Conference of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government: What a colossal waste!
By Ambassador Byron W. Blake Byron W. Blake is Former Deputy Permanent Representative for Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations; Senior Economic Adviser to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly; and Former Assistant Secretary General of the Caribbean Community.
When humanitarian action is no longer enough
By Lilian Elena Godoy Like millions of people around the world, I cannot begin my day without a good cup of coffee.
Guyana’s oil miracle is dazzling and its real test is whether wealth outlives the hype
By Prof C. Justin Robinson Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, The University of the West Indies, Five Islands Campus There is a particular sound a nation makes when it crosses the threshold from poverty to possibility.
Insights from the experiences of India and Guyana since independence
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. India, a sprawling sub-continent of numerous ethnicities and groups, with rich varieties of language and culture, achieved its independence ‘at the stroke of the midnight hour’ on 15 August, 1947 after a decades-long struggle for its freedom from British rule led by Mahatma Gandhi.
The art of peaceful demonstration (not protest)
The nation entered a sad and tragic period overnight on 18 July when the 87-year old MV Barima sank.
Ethics in governance: The case for a presidential advisory panel
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan BA (Hons), Philosophy, BA (Hons) History, PH.D, Law. Barrister-at-Law Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana The designation of A Presidential Advisory Panel on Ethics in Governance would be a worthwhile and historic step in helping to guide the future governance of Guyana.
Hunger in Latin America keeps falling. Now healthy diets must become affordable
By Máximo Torero Hunger is falling across most of Latin America and the Caribbean. The region’s next challenge is harder: ensuring that everyone can afford a healthy diet, not merely enough calories to survive.
Responding to the contemporary crises facing international law
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Barrister-at-Law; Diploma of the Hague Academy of International Law. Honorary Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists This is a time of great uncertainty and intense challenges for international law and for the United Nations.
The United Nations makes the case for reparatory justice
By Dhanpaul Narine You are standing at Goree Island, off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal.
Contemporary philosophy and principles of non-alignment
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Chief Speechwriter to the UN Secretary-General Sometimes Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government A global struggle is again under way between two antagonistic camps: the USA on the one side, and China aligned with Russia on the other side.
The death of citizenship by investment in the OECS
By Mark A.G. Brantley Leader of the Opposition St. Kitts and Nevis Premier of Nevis Regional media is reporting that the countries of the OECS with Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes have been formally put on notice by the European Union (EU) that those programmes must be shut down by 2028.
Territorial issues with Suriname should be resolved before construction of the Corentyne River Bridge proceeds
At a recent public forum, my senior QC school mate, Mr. Stanley Ming, urged the audience to focus more on the future, as we forecast our development trajectory.
The Indo-Caribbean presence in New York, Part 2
By Dhanpaul Narine The city is a magnet. People gravitate to it from everywhere. They want to escape poverty and start a new life.
The Space to Choose: Reflections on Caribbean Resilience
By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean As Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica in October 2025, Mona-Lisa was busy with a desperate, unusual task.
The USA: 250 years of independence and a thousand years of constitutional history
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Fellow of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government The 250th birthday of American independence, observed on 4 July, 2026, is an occasion for celebration and for reflection.
Guyana’s candidature for post of UNSG requires a Herculean effort from our Diplomatic Corps
I refer to your editorial of Sunday 21st instant on the subject at caption, which heralds the candidacy for the post of United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) of Guyana’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ms.
