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9/11 and the Middle East
Even as the United States and other predominantly Western world countries marked the tenth anniversary of destruction and death wrought by al Qaeda in the United States, the sentiments expressed by world leaders suggest a large degree of uncertainty about the consequences of that event.
The state of our schools
It has become customary, at the start of the academic year, for the commencement of classes in some state-run schools to be delayed either on account of defective schoolhouses or a shortage of furniture.
Bauxite dust disgrace
It is disgraceful that Lindeners continue to be showered on a daily basis with dust from the operations of Chinese miner, Bosai.
WikiLeaks and Dr Ramsammy
Since for obvious reasons much of what was divulged in the US Embassy cables by WikiLeaks concerned individuals in government, the administration was reluctant to comment initially, although Dr Luncheon was eventually moved to dismiss the contents as “predominantly opinions,“ while PPP presidential candidate Donald Ramotar deemed them not “earth shattering” and described himself as “slightly amused” by them.
Ten years later
One credible estimate of the financial losses suffered by America in the wake of the September 2001 terrorist attacks places them somewhere close to 2 trillion dollars.
Discipline and purpose
In a response to the mindless criminality that shook London and other cities in England last month, Boris Johnson, the colourful and sometimes outspoken, Conservative Mayor of London, writing in the Daily Telegraph on August 14, proffered the view that, in addition to the necessity for robust policing, a way had to be found to give young people moral guidance and hope.
Caribbean Airlines’ misstep
Caribbean Airlines, formerly BWIA, has had a near monopoly on the Guyana air travel market for over a decade now.
From Libya to Syria?
As the tussle between the insurgent forces and the Gaddafi administration nears its end, Western minds will be turning more decisively to events in Syria where the minority Alawite administration is using its security and military resources to withstand the persistent and geographically widening popular demonstrations against its rule.
Caribbean politics and the culture of criminality
In May 2010, University of the West Indies Political Science lecturer Tennyson Joseph wrote a brief but insightful article titled, ‘The ‘Dudus’ Coke Affair: Lessons for Eastern Caribbean,’ in which he sought to place the so-called Dudus Coke affair in the wider context of what he sees as the legitimization of the role of crime in contemporary Caribbean political culture.
Mr Roger Khan and the gov’t
No matter the amount of times the government pleads ignorance and blusters, the stinging questions about convicted drug lord/phantom squad organizer, Mr Roger Khan and his connections to its senior officials will persist.
Lèse majesté?
In the bad old days of absolute monarchy, several European countries had a crime on their statute books called lèse majesté.
A sixty-year-old smiling public man
For the last two weeks Canada has mourned the death of one of its most charismatic old-style politicians, Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
The Monterrey massacre
There has been widespread condemnation of the massacre of 52 people at the Casino Royale, in Monterrey, Mexico, on August 25.
Amerindian history and the schools
Today marks the start of Amerindian Heritage Month with its annual focus on indigenous art, culture and achievements.
Singapore’s political evolution
Singapore’s elections last week for the presidency of the country threw up a relatively narrow victory for Mr Tony Tan, a former Deputy Prime Minister of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) government which has dominated the country continually since the 1950s.