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  • Frankly Speaking By A.A. Fenty

    By Staff | Friday, October 10, 2008 | 0 Comments

    Life’s lighter side…… -Some Stress-Relief Humour Just the light–heartedness, the levity amongst a group of us this past Monday night quickly decided for me that I must abandon the more “serious issues”  today. We were at the Carifesta oasis,... Read more »

  • Ask the Consul

    By Staff | Thursday, October 9, 2008 | 0 Comments

    Non-Immigrant Visas and HIV Installment Sixty-Seven The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Waiver Final Rule.   This regulation will streamline the issuance of certain short-term visitor visas... Read more »

  • History This Week No.42/2008

    By Staff | Thursday, October 9, 2008 | 0 Comments

    The Rise and Demise of Nationalist Politics in British Guiana By Dr. Mellissa Ifill This article gives a brief overview of the rise and demise of nationalist politics in British Guiana between the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s. In a subsequent article,... Read more »

  • The Indian exception

    By Staff | Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | 0 Comments

    by Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor, an acclaimed novelist and commentator, is a former Under-Secretary- General of the United Nations. NEW DELHI – The ratification by the United States Congress of the historic India-US Nuclear Agreement marks a remarkable... Read more »

  • In The Diaspora

    By Staff | Monday, October 6, 2008 | 0 Comments

    In The Diaspora

    The high artfulness of Hawley Harris In tribute to Guyanese cartoonist Hawley Harris, who recently passed away, this week we carry an excerpt from a longer essay by Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine. By Rupert Roopnaraine Caricatures adorn pharaohs’ friezes and... Read more »

  • Bailout blues

    By Staff | Monday, October 6, 2008 | 0 Comments

    Kenneth Rogoff is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University, and was formerly chief economist at the IMF. By Kenneth Rogoff CAMBRIDGE – Spend in haste; repent at leisure. With minds concentrated by fears of another 1930’s-style... Read more »

  • What the people say about

    By Staff | Monday, October 6, 2008 | 2 Comments

    What the people say about

    Improving conditions for teachers Photos and interviews by Melissa Charles Sudesh Rampersaud, Painter: ‘Teachers are very important and to my knowledge they are not being treated fairly. They need better facilities at the schools they teach and more... Read more »

  • Ramphal reminiscences

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    Ramphal reminiscences

    By Edwin W. Carrington Secretary-General Caribbean Community (Caricom) The name of the Honourable Sir Shridath Surendradath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal, OCC is inextricably linked to the pursuit of co-operation, development and integration in the Caribbean, the... Read more »

  • Scholar, erudite jurist, orator and diplomat

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    Scholar, erudite jurist, orator and diplomat

    By  P.J. Patterson Former Prime Minister of Jamaica No matter how close the sources or the length of their acquaintance, it still remains unlikely that the combination of tributes will encompass the full measure of the man.  For Sir Shridath Ramphal,... Read more »

  • A belief in collective action

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    A belief in collective action

    By Vaughan A. Lewis, Former Prime Minister of St Lucia; Professor Emeritus, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago It is a pleasure to be invited to write a few words on the occasion of Sonny... Read more »

  • A man of ideas

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

    A man  of ideas

    By Rudy Insanally Former Foreign Minister of Guyana I am pleased to join in this public tribute to Sir Shridath (Sonny) Ramphal on the occasion of his eightieth birthday this year. Rudy Insanally Like so many of Guyana’s diplomats who had the privilege... Read more »

  • A formidable and well-deserved reputation

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    A formidable and well-deserved reputation

    By Rashleigh E. Jackson Former Foreign Minister of Guyana The achievements of Sir Shridath  Ramphal are legion; and he is widely respected for his enormous contribution to the promotion of understanding and agreement, regionally and internationally. ... Read more »

  • A life full of distinguished accomplishment

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    A life full of distinguished accomplishment

    By Denis Benn Michael Manley Professor of Public Affairs/ Public Policy, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus In the Caribbean firmament, no star shines more brightly than Shridath Ramphal’s.  I have had the privilege of knowing Sir Shridath... Read more »

  • Outstanding achievements

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    Outstanding achievements

    By Bryn Pollard Former Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Guyana; Former Legal Consultant, Caricom It is a privilege and most pleasurable for me to be invited to make this contribution on Sir Shridath’s attainment of his eightieth birthday and to pay a special... Read more »

  • A true Guyanese and West Indian at heart

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    A true Guyanese and West Indian at heart

    By Clive Lloyd Former Captain of the West Indies Cricket Team; ICC Match Referee It is always a pleasure when one is given the opportunity to say a few things about a celebrated compatriot. I therefore welcome this opportunity to write briefly on my... Read more »

  • An excellent administrator

    By Staff | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    An excellent administrator

    By R.M. Austin Former Guyana Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China I had hardly joined the Foreign Ministry in 1973 when I was made Special Assistant to Lloyd Searwar. He was at the time responsible for matters concerning the Non-Aligned Movement... Read more »

  • Frankly Speaking

    By Allan Fenty | Friday, October 3, 2008 | 0 Comments

    Corruption – and Cabinet changes - Perception usually prevails Even as I’ll eschew classic definitions of the term, I felt an urge to offer my “three-cents” bit on the issue of corruption, so current at this time. Which government of a challenged... Read more »