Garbage Today, Disaster Tomorrow
It has become apparent, and recently more glaring, that we have become increasingly irresponsible in disposing of our trash, which eventually ends up in...
“You will not face the days ahead alone”
The declaration by Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips that “you will not face the days ahead alone” is a message of comfort during...
Qualifications open the door, skills build careers
Guyana’s rapidly-changing economy is creating opportunities on a scale few could have imagined a decade ago. Expansion in oil and gas, construction, information technology,...
Compassion then accountability
The capsizing of the MV Barima stands among the darkest moments in Guyana’s maritime history. The scale of the human loss has shaken the...
Beyond marxism, beyond neoliberalism
The People’s Progressive Party’s formal abandonment of Marxism-Leninism closed one chapter in Guyana’s political history but opened another. That decision is less significant for...
Entrepreneurs will keep us rich
Governments are usually judged by the projects they build-roads, bridges, hospitals, schools, and stadiums. In Guyana’s oil era, there is certainly no shortage of...
Social housing vision
Housing is the foundation upon which families build security, stability and a better future. For many vulnerable Guyanese, however, the dream of owning a...
Profit trumped humanity
With Emancipation Day only two weeks away, we need to be reminded of the slave trade that undergirded the “peculiar institution”. The beginning of...
Bridging social services gap, training, opportunity
The true measure of national progress can be reflected in the strength of communities, the protection of vulnerable citizens and the availability of essential...
Skills, innovation & opportunities
The advancement of women’s economic empowerment requires more than recognition of their contributions; it requires deliberate investment in opportunities that provide access to knowledge,...