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As someone who conducts opinion surveys routinely and who is constantly on the ground as a perennial observer of politics, I am in agreement with Peeping Tom that “Third parties...

One has to give kudos to President Ali in being able to pull off an early engagement with American Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Secretaries tend to give priority to big states and...

Dear Editor, Recent events at the ever-moving UNC Headquarters indicate some event where a wreath replaced a bouquet to honor a fallen leader. It was certainly a celebration of mediocrity...

There is much talk about the opening of a rice mill. LIAQUAT Ali held a sod turning ceremony at Milton Village in Couva but the project failed to materialize. Government...

Dear Editor, Guyana is on the course of a hat-trick on presenting a “Trillion Dollar” budget in 2026. Indeed, the year 2024 has been a journey of “trials, treats and...

Dear Editor, The level of revisionist history being presented by Selwyn Cudjoe in his recent attempt to criticize the PNM administration is astounding in its attempt to deify Dr. Eric...

The philosophical paradox of the Ship of Theseus asks whether an object that has had all its parts replaced remains fundamentally the same. This quandary captures the transformation of the...

Dear Editor, There has been ongoing back and forth exchanges among various commentators on renegotiation of the Exxon contract and references to the oil giant and politics. The oil contract...

In the run up to this Friday’s budget, this writer conducted over the last several days a snap ‘survey’ on line (whats app, conversations) and directly in interviews with several...

Foods of the indentured laborers (girmityas) were similar to the peasants of India. The indentureds came between 1838 and 1917. The food habits in India were transplanted in the new...