The GBJ believes that the success of the no confidence motion and its aftermath coupled with the emerging oil economy has once again provided the key stakeholders with the opportunity to act …
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The Odyssey from Dhaka to Den Amstel
What a nation built of journeys owes the stranger on the West Coast.
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Adam Smith Visits Guyana
The Sunday Essay · Political Economy Adam Smith Visits Guyana The Wealth of a Nation Is Its People Imagine the professor of moral philosophy landing at Timehri in the year his …
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The Dues of Democracy
GBJ Commentary · Labour & the Rule of Law The Dues of Democracy What the State Owes Guyana’s Teachers Two courts have spoken; the dues are still not remitted. What began …
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George Orwell Comes Alive in Guyana
The Sunday Essay · Language & Power George Orwell Comes Alive in Guyana Precision as a Democratic Ethic In one week: an invitation that chaperones a protest, a rulebook invoked but …
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Beyond the Oil Boom
Guest Contribution · The Oil Economy Beyond the Oil Boom Measuring Guyana’s Progress by the Dignity of Its People From the banned Corn Flakes of the 1980s to the US$7 latte …
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The Man With the Vinolay
The Sunday Essay · MV Barima The Man With the Vinolay The MV Barima, 18 July 2026 · Emancipation Weekend A stranger in the water off the Essequibo coast handed a …
The Sunday Essay · MV Barima Politicization: Guyana’s Loop That Never Closes The MV Barima, 18 July 2026 Our recurring failure is not an absence of investigations. It is the absence …
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The Complete Man
The Sunday Essay · In Memoriam The Complete Man Sir Garfield Sobers, 1936–2026 The greatest cricketer the world has known walked the corridors of Queen’s College. What his completeness meant — …
Commentary · Law & Governance In October, we called the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Fisher v. GECOM a missed opportunity for democratic progress. The hearing now before the Caribbean Court …