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by Luis N. Rivera-Pagán
Chavez – to Praise or Not
by Kenneth Persaud
Guyana: My First Love – Future Memories
by Paul N. Tennassee
Caricom is Over Thirty Years Late on Disasters and Food Crisis
There appears to be a great deal of laxity within this foremost body of the Caribbean
by Seopaul Singh
Obama’s Historic Victory – Money, Message And Strategy
Challenges For The General Elections
by Indira Rampersad
In Memory of the Enmore Martyrs
by Mel Carpen
FRAGMENTS FROM MEMORY: The Saga Of Women’s Struggle In Guyana
by Moses V. Nagamootoo
The Passing of a Great Artist: Wordsworth McAndrew
by Gary Girdhari
Cheddi Jagan. His Ideas as Manifesto for Unity
by Moses V. Nagamootoo
Viva Fidel and Cuban Socialism!
by Indira Rampersad
The Elusive Search for Political Unity (1975-1982)
by Odeen Ishmael
The Protocol of Port of Spain (1970)
by Odeen Ishmael
Trade, Finance and Currency
Interrelationships with Special Reference to Mauritius and Other Small Economies
by Bishnodat Persaud
Economic Aggression and New Maritime Claims by Venezuela (1967-1968)
by Odeen Ishmael
Challenges for Guyana’s South American Leadership Role
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
Does Cultural Identity Lead to Violence
by Walter H. Persaud
Guyana-Suriname Border Issue – from the 1960s to 2004
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
A Blueprint for Effective Government Controls In Third World Countries
by Lal Balkaran

Editorials/Opinions/Commentaries/Viewpoints
President Obama and the Rebranding of America
by Paul N. Tennassee
The BUY AMERICAN” CONTROVERSY
by Rosaliene Bacchus
Discrimination in Guyana
by Gary Girdhari
Citizens’ Questionnaire
by Gary Girdhari
Persistence of Poverty
by Gary Girdhari
Great Expectations For LAC-US Relations
by Odeen Ishmael
The Options of Caribbean Regional Integration in the 21st Century
by Desmond Thomas
The Multinational Corporation At Crossroads
by H.H. Makhlouf
The U.S. Financial Crisis and Latin America
by Mohamed El-Khawas
Challenges for President-elect Barack Obama
by John Murphy
Barack Obama
by Gary Girdhari
The Crash of 2008
by Gary Girdhari and Gokarran Sukhdeo
Bad Habits
by Gary Girdhari
Community Neglect
by Gary Girdhari
Examining the "food crisis" in Latin America and the Caribbean
by Odeen Ishmael
The Ugly Side of Globalization
by Mohamed El-Khawas
The Biting Question of Food in the Caribbean
by Seopaul Singh
UNASUR Constituent Treaty Propels South American Integration
by Odeen Ishmael
The Polygamous Pedophiliac Cult in Texas
by Gokarran Sukhdeo
Entrepreneurship and Investment in Guyana
by Gary Girdhari
There is Fear in the Land
by Gary Girdhari
The Essence of Moral Living
by Gary Girdhari
Dance of the Elephants
by Ian McDonald
The Lusignan Murders
by Gary Girdhari
Lusignan Massacre
by Gokarran Sukhdeo
Wider International Support for the New Global Human Order
by Odeen Ishmael
More Social Investment Can Further Reduce Regional Poverty
by Odeen Ishmael
The Worldwide Neglect of Justice
by Ian McDonald
South American and African Nations Plan to Strengthen Common Bonds
by Odeen Ishmael
PetroCaribe Summit Promotes Energy Security
by Odeen Ishmael
Advancing Integration Between Caricom and Central America
by Odeen Ishmael
South American Resistance to IMF and World Bank
by Odeen Ishmael
South American Leaders put Energy Integration on Front Burner
by Odeen Ishmael
EU –The Grand Experiment
UN vs. NGOs: One Against Many
by Ivan Simic
Neo Warfare
by Ivan Simic
Are the Caribbean People Becoming Culturally Dissonant?
by Gary Girdhari
To the Rio Summit Participants and President Jagdeo
by Randy Persaud PhD
Rio Group Strengthens Itself and Looks at Social Issues
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
Socialist Ideology Takes New Roots in South America
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
A Brutal Vision of Mandkind’s Future
by Ian McDonald
High Level Commission to Map Ideas for South American Union
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
South American Summit in Bolivia Sets Integration Challenge
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
South America-Africa Summit to Advance South-South Cooperation
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
On the Constitution of Privilege
by Walter H. Persaud
Latin America-Caricom Relations Deserving Economic Bemnefits
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
The Politics of Machiavellianism in Guyana
by Gokarran Sukhdeo
De-Silting of Estuaries and Disaster Preparedness Plans Should be the Primary Focus of NDIA/MMA
by Seopaul Singh
Randy Persaud Responds to His Critics
The Elusive Hope Of The Guyanese People
by Gokarran Sukhdeo
We Must Show an Appreciation and Protection of Our Rich Natural Heritage
by Seelochan Beharry PhD
The Use of Guyanese Primates in “scientific experiment”
by Seelochan Beharry PhD
Religious Tolerance Important for a Pluralistic Guyana
by Jeff Trotman
GuyExpo 2005
by Marilyn Browne
Is it a brain drain or a brain exchange. Re-examining the migration issue
by Lomarsh Roopnarine PhD
Moving Towards South American and Caribbean Energy Integration
Guyana takes Leadership of Rio Group
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
Extreme poverty remains high in Latin America and the Caribbean
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
South American community of Nations to map out economic strategies
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
Is the Rio Group Reflecting the State of Politics in Latin America?
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
The PetroCaribe Agreement. It’s more about easy financing rather than cheap oil
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
Democracy Threatened by Crime and Violence
by Odeen Ishmael PhD
Labor and United Nations Reform
by Paul N. Tennassee
The UNCTAD Meeting. Will Poor Countries Benefit from It?
by Odeen Ishmael PhD

Travel
Eco Tourism in Guyana: Fast Boat to Baganara Island
by Marilyn Browne
Immigration Updates
Taking Aim at Immigration Scam Artists
by Dolly Z. Hassan Esq
Immigration and the Internet
Undocumented & Immigration Scams
by Dolly Z. Hassan Esq

Health update
Eating Well As You Grow Older
Problem Gambling

Reflection & Introspection
Which am I truly?
by Raywat Deonandan PhD

Short Stories by Richard Rupnarain
The Worm
All I want for Christmas
The Visit
The Security Guard
The Day of the Jackass
The Cricket Match
Possessed by the Remote
Chetan's Call
A Midday Stroll
The Trial of Balram
True Beauty
A Priceless Vacation
Why Hakim and Ramesh Hate Christmas
My Poor Guyana
Finding Mala’s Killer
Mr. Deen and the Maple Tree
The Caretaker
The Camoudie
The Ides of March

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More Stories
Rescued – An Easter Story
by Rosaliene Bacchus
Ester’s Letter To Santa
by Rosaliene Bacchus
Masacurraman – The Legendary River Monster
by Rosaliene Bacchus
The Ole Higue
by Rosaliene Bacchus
The Jumbie Tree
by Rosaliene Bacchus
The Woman in Yellow Dress
by Janet Naidu

Music, Poetry & Culture
A Discussion with Guyanese Poet Balwant Bhagwandin with M. Stephanie Browne
A Review of Poetry: Emerging Sounds – Spoken Words by James Richmond
Reviewed by M. Stephanie Browne

Poet's Corner

Book Reviews
Patrick French, The World Is What It Is
Karen King-Aribisala: The Hangman’s Game
Ralph de Boissiere: Call of the Rainbow
Calabash Parkway: A Novel by Brenda Chester DoHarris
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Sports
What if Romain Etwaroo had Remained in Georgetown?