FLOW, investing in schools & sustainability
The expansion of the National Water Purification and Sustainability Initiative (FLOW) into Region Six is a welcome investment in education, environmental responsibility, and the...
Time for a sustained crackdown
Governments come and go, but the scourge of noise nuisance continues unabated, even though the adverse health effects of noise are trumpeted at various...
Stopping at the source
The Guyana Police Force’s decision to revoke the fitness certificates of 16 motor vehicles found operating with illegal-coloured lights in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) is...
Laid-back approach & serious consideration
Guyana’s rapidly expanding economy is creating opportunities across multiple sectors, but the ability to take full advantage of those opportunities will depend on the...
Public service through better service
The decision to introduce mandatory customer service training for public servants is a necessary direction in improving the quality of government service delivery. Public...
At Last, a Law School
The proposal to establish a regional law school in Guyana was first raised in 1996 under the PPP/C administration of then-President Dr. Cheddi Jagan,...
Is BRICS the answer?
The wide consensus is that the old international order has failed to give developing countries anything approaching the influence their numbers, resources and economic...
Embracing Differences
Diversity, at its most obvious level, concerns differences. While we may all be human, we would be hard-pressed to deny that we are further...
Keeping food safety on the front burner & vigilance
The report presented to the Region Six Regional Democratic Council offers is a reminder that food safety cannot be treated as a matter beginning...
Workplace safety cannot remain an afterthought
Another fatal accident at a construction site has brought Guyana’s workplace safety standards into sharp focus, raising yet again serious questions about whether sufficient...