By Dr. Randolph Persaud, Professor Emeritus I read with interest a piece by Collin Haynes in the media talking about a “race dilemma” in Guyana (KN 19/9/2023). The main contention is that “[i]n order for the country to move past racial bias that’s (sic) been ingrained in the moral fabric and political psyche of the nation, every party in power ...

Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro on Tuesday denounced Venezuela’s insistence that much of Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is hers and so investors should not be allowed to explore or produce oil there unless there is a bilateral agreement between the two neighbouring South American nations. “We vehemently decry intimidatory tactics that seek to ...

by GHK Lall President Ali is caught on the jagged prongs of a dilemma.  He turns to the left he is in trouble; he looks to the right, and he would be in the wrong.  This is being between the devil and the raging sea, and it is the President’s lot.  I feel sorry for him: he is damned if ...

Guyana’s potable water and sanitation utilities are among those in the Caribbean that can now take advantage of a low-cost United Kingdom-funded US$25 million insurance scheme to fund repairs caused by disasters such as hurricanes and floods, , the UK High Commission here said in a statement. All Caribbean water and sanitation utilities are encouraged to join and will benefit ...

Jamaica’s Integrity Commission’s Director of Corruption Prosecution, Keisha Prince-Kameka, has ruled that House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert should be charged for making a false statement in a Statutory Declaration in relation to a Mercedes Benz motor vehicle, Jamaica Observer newspaper reported. The charges concern her declarations from 2015 to 2020. The Integrity Commission said Dalrymple-Philibert omitted to include the vehicle in her Statutory Declarations, ...

Members of the Guyana Police Force were Tuesday evening on the manhunt for a City Constable who allegedly shot and injured a Lance Corporal while they both were on duty at the Bourda Outpost, Regent Street, Georgetown, well-placed sources said. Injured is Lance Corporal Jemmanie Saul who was up to 8:30 Tuesday night receiving emergency treatment at the Georgetown Public ...

The Guyana government and the parliamentary opposition Tuesday strongly rebuffed Venezuela’s attempt to scare investors who have bid for eight offshore oil blocks by claiming ownership to those areas. Reacting sharply to Venezuela’s strong rejection to Guyana’s “illegal bidding round” for oil blocks on the basis that Georgetown does not enjoy sovereignty over that area, President Irfaan Ali warned that ...

The United States (US) Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has made no mention that Guyana’s political issues were discussed last week with President Irfaan Ali, in contrast to a separate statement issued by Minority Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The CBC said President Irfaan Ali, Mr Jeffries, CBC Chairman Steven Horsford and other Members of the Congressional Black Caucus “had a productive ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has identified a number of major issues he would like to discuss with President Irfaan Ali, outside of constitutionally required consultations. Speaking on Caribbean Showtime TV in Toronto, Canada, he put discrimination, the need for a clean voters list and biometric verification of voters at polling stations at the top of his agenda should the Guyanese ...

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has identified several areas that Guyana needs to tighten up as part of the global fight against money laundering and fighting terrorism, even as that regional organisation is satisfied with steps that have been taken so far to bring the country into legal compliance. While Guyana was using formal and informal mechanisms such ...