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The Editor: Like me, the Caribbean, and the rest of the world, must have been shocked on hearing the news, two weeks ago, that the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad and Tobago, would train 20,000 Guyanese, over ...

Editor: A country cannot develop if it is relying, solely, on foreign investments and imported human capital. As a country, we can no longer think in terms of comparative advantage, cause on every measure, Jamaica has failed. As long as ...

Dear Editor:  Information is coming to light that the appointment of the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of University of Guyana (UG) took place under questionable circumstances, during the interim APNU-led administration, when a proper search committee was not established. The appointments ...

Editor: Guyana’s Interim President, David Granger’s APNU+AFC (A Partnership for National Unity plus the Alliance For Change) representatives are out, in full force, peddling “fake news” to the world media. On Monday morning (29/6/20), Aubrey Norton was on Trinidad and ...

Dear Community: I dedicate this letter to you, the citizens of the African Diaspora, and all those, who are suffering disproportionately, from the impacts of COVID-19 and anti-Black racism. While it is difficult for many of us to see our ...

The Editor: Trinidad and Tobago’s TV6 show, with Fazeer Mohammed, is not my choice on mornings. The show practices and promotes institutional, religious and cultural prejudice. I prefer to watch Synergy TV, with talk-show host, Stephan Reis. This is the ...

Re: “Recognizing History Of Black Nurses: A First Step To Addressing Racism And Discrimination In Nursing”, published on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Thank you Keisha for this enlightening article and for mentioning how my aunt, Bernice Carnegie Redmon, (whom I ...

Dear Editor: The government of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that it will be giving churches and religious bodies TT$30 million, over the next three months, to mitigate the challenges of the lockdown, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Finance Minister ...

Dear Editor: I write, not to add to the imbroglio existing out of recent, particular decisions, arrived at, by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), nor to deepen the public anguish those decisions continue to fuel, but to point out the ...

The following letter, written by the Ontario Alliance Of Black School Educators, was addressed, and sent to Ontario’s Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, today (April 27, 2020). It was copied to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and Ontario Premier, Doug ...