Editorial

  • Roger Khan

    By Stabroek staff | Sunday, October 18, 2009 | 10 Comments


    So finally Roger Khan has been sentenced in a New York federal court for drug smuggling, witness tampering and gun possession in Vermont. As expected, …

  • The surge in Afghanistan

    By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 17, 2009 | 4 Comments


    Forty years ago, commenting on the contradictions of US foreign policy in Vietnam, Norman Mailer observed that “Bombing a country at the same time you …

  • Healing the earth

    By Stabroek staff | Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 0 Comments


    As Guyana begins to take its first tottering steps towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) readiness, in its move to …

  • Europe moving on

    By Stabroek staff | Wednesday, October 14, 2009 | 0 Comments


    The result of the referendum held in Ireland at the beginning of this month has signalled the virtual end to a long campaign in Europe …

  • Fire and hydrants

    By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 12, 2009 | 1 Comment


    The irony of the Home Affairs Minister and the fire chief standing proudly in front of gleaming fire-fighting units the day before a devastating fire …

  • Third term?

    By Stabroek staff | Sunday, October 11, 2009 | 8 Comments


    The siren song of power is hard to resist. And it is particularly hard to resist for those who have been in office for some …

  • Beyond our boundary

    By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 10, 2009 | 0 Comments


    Earlier this week, after pocketing a US$10 million bonus for winning the Fedex Cup, Tiger Woods became the first billionaire athlete in history, according to …

  • Ending the embargo

    By Stabroek staff | Friday, October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment


    There are signs that the steps taken by the Barack Obama administration to relax some restrictions on contact with Cuba and the initiation of quiet, …

  • Ending the embargo

    By Stabroek staff | Friday, October 9, 2009 | 0 Comments


    There are signs that the steps taken by the Barack Obama administration to relax some restrictions on contact with Cuba and the initiation of quiet, …

  • A dose of inspiration

    By Stabroek staff | Thursday, October 8, 2009 | 0 Comments


    Some years ago, there used to be a blind man begging on Regent Street. For that matter, in the past several physically disabled people could …

  • Astray in Afghanistan

    By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 3, 2009 | 6 Comments


    Although, by any reasonable measure the situation in Afghanistan is worsening steadily – a corrupt government, rigged elections, a resurgent Taliban – instead of reconsidering …

  • Honduras endgame?

    By Stabroek staff | Friday, October 2, 2009 | 0 Comments


    Almost two weeks after Manuel Zelaya’s surprise return to Tegucigalpa, it is clear that any hopes that he might have harboured of provoking a rapid …

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