Caribbean news. The economies of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are not doing well. Belize, Guyana and Suriname are the only three economies …
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Antigua and Barbuda, Japan discuss Energy and Tourism
Caribbean news. High level discussions concerning energy and tourism were held today between the Honorable Asot Michael, Minister of Tourism, Economic Development, …
Fmr Guyana leader disgraced himself over Guyana Defence Force
Dear Editor, It has been noted that former president, Bharrat Jagdeo stated that the alliance between the coalition and former military personnel …
Xenophobia: Immigrants to South Africa not stealing jobs
World news. With every outbreak of xenophobic violence in South Africa, the refrain is the same. “The kwerekwere are stealing our jobs,” …
Giving Way to ‘Proportional Representation’:
Political commentary. In recent years, there has been a gradual wane in the two-tier Party system as voters show frustration with levels …
Are Jamaican roads being fixed for Obama visit
Almost two weeks before US President Barack Obama is due to arrive in Jamaica; the government stated that a massive repaving programme …
South Africa’s Monument to Cecil Rhodes
World news. JOHANNESBURG — For two decades, many South Africans assumed that our university campuses had become politically apathetic. But this may …
Africa: Victim of ‘The Looting Machine’ by Tom Burgis
Africa news. Back in the Mobutu era, I worked as a stringer in Kinshasa, the capital of what was then Zaire. “So, …
Guyana’s president earns more than China’s president
Caribbean news. How possible is it for the leader of a developing country to rake in an annual income on par with …
Guyana APNU to investigate extra-judicial murders
Caribbean news. –A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) says that if it is elected to government along with the Alliance For Change …