Guyana promotes agriculture, fends off protectionism charge in oil diversification
“Oil “don’t spoil,” the late Eric Williams, prime minister of petroleumrich Trinidad and Tobago, was reported to have once said. To which the late Forbes …
Florida voter suppression at full speed with gerrymandered election districts
A number of African American state lawmakers and residents met in Miami’s Litle Haiti neighborhood on Monday to protest a special legislative session this week …
‘Cultural genocide’ against children getting belated attention
“I feel shame and pain. I ask forgiveness of God,” Pope Francis said on Friday as he apologized for the “deplorable” abuses of Canada’s First …
Despite disgusting partisan questioning, Jackson on verge of becoming first Black woman on the Supreme Court
“Do you coddle child pornographers and are you soft on crime?” “Do you agree with this book that babies are racist?” “Can you provide a …
Hypocrisy in full display at Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings
The United States Supreme Court was established under Article 3 of the Constitution in 1790, or more than 230 years ago. It was not until …
Republicans continue to flex their majority to run Florida as a one-party state
It never ceases to amaze that, even when they were the registered majority in Florida, Democrats have not been able to win control of the …
Proposed Congressional study group will merely delay action on reparations
It should be a cause for celebration that supporters of a reparations bill in the U.S. House of Representatives say that they have enough votes …
Florida’s 2 U.S. senators do little for state as they embrace the culture war
Florida’s two U.S. senators, both Republicans, are not known for doing anything in Washington to advance the interests of the state but a lot to …
When Justice is Criminal
There is criminal justice – and there is justice which is criminal, such as the one which kept Vincent Simmons in prison for 44 years, …
Large-scale oil reserves put Guyana in position to be major player in regional affairs
The United States should provide more aid to the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to avoid an influx of refugees from the region. That …