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By Stabroek staff | Thursday, September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments
UNICEF estimates that some 300 million children around the world are subjected to violence, exploitation and abuse; all forms of abuse. Millions more, the United …
By Stabroek staff | Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | 0 Comments
In a previous editorial we have commented on some aspects of the controversy on West Indies cricket and, in particular on characterizations of the functioning …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
Feverish meetings over the past two months have reinforced UNASUR’s importance to the security of the South American continent. In the aftermath of the military …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments
Senator Ted Kennedy’s passing last month occasioned introspection and reflection on the role that he and other influential American legislators played in the staging of …
By Stabroek staff | Sunday, September 20, 2009 | 22 Comments
So finally the President has shown the ruling party’s hand. The citizens of Georgetown have to endure the piles of refuse and the serious health …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, September 19, 2009 | 1 Comment
When the US Federal Reserve decided, a year ago, not to save Lehman Brothers, it did so mainly on the principle that governments should never …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, September 18, 2009 | 0 Comments
President Barack Obama has maintained the US trade embargo on Cuba by extending the 1917 Trading with the Enemy Act for another year. The US …
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
Towards the end of next month, Korea will play host to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Third World Forum, which among other …
By Stabroek staff | Wednesday, September 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
Last week an incident took place far from us in the Caribbean, which would have been of deep interest to some Caribbean states, though of …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments
A more serendipitous encounter than the one that occurred last month in the middle of Guyana in Mahdia, the administrative centre of the Potaro-Siparuni Region, …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, September 14, 2009 | 3 Comments
While declaring it was extremely pleased at the media coverage of its Gala Dinner on August 28th which was addressed by President Jagdeo, the Private …
By Stabroek staff | Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 6 Comments
One has to ask the question, is this really a capital city or is it a dumpsite? What is it that the movers and shakers …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, September 12, 2009 | 0 Comments
Three days ago, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke publicly of “war crimes or crimes against humanity [that have become] part of a …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, September 11, 2009 | 0 Comments
As the de facto regime in Honduras battens down the hatches in the face of international opprobrium, refusing to yield in its opposition to the …
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, September 10, 2009 | 2 Comments
At least twice a year for the past four years or so the forever broke capital city Georgetown finds itself in crisis. It is unable …
By Stabroek staff | Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | 0 Comments
Last week the United States Treasury announced the lifting of a number of travel, monetary and telecommunications restrictions on Cuba. This signalled the fulfilment of …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | 11 Comments
The shooting to death of a common burglar − Mark Heywood called Mark King − by the police a fortnight ago has once again raised …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment
Romanex’s application to the state for permission to conduct alluvial mining in the Marudi Mountain, Region Nine jars for three reasons. First, inherent in the …
By Stabroek staff | Sunday, September 6, 2009 | 17 Comments
‘Life is a cabaret, old chum,’ runs the song, and nowhere is that more true than in GT. Never one to lose an opportunity to …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, September 5, 2009 | 7 Comments
A human rights group recently released footage of what appeared to be summary executions carried out by the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) during the endgame of …
