By Stabroek staff | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 0 Comments
Development Watch
By Tarron Khemraj
Introduction
Tarron Kemraj
It is never a straightforward task to write about the Guyanese unemployment rate. This is because there is no consistent periodic …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments
By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA CEO, AFC
INTRODUCTION:
One of the weakest links in our system is the lack of a foreign policy agenda which in turn …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Maria Aparecida Silva didn’t finish high school until just two years ago, but she has already told her two teenage children …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 24, 2009 | 2 Comments
By Dr Bertie Ramcharan Director of the Guyana Institute of Public Policy
The acclaimed Indian Nobel economics laureate, Amartya Sen, an economist, philosopher and public thinker, …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 19, 2009 | 3 Comments
In The Diaspora
Melanie Newton is a Barbadian and Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto.
By Melanie Newton
In 2004 two events sent shock waves …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 19, 2009 | 6 Comments
Photos and interviews by Tiffny Rhodius
This is the month of the elderly and the Ministry of Labour hosted a Health Day last Thursday and provided …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments
So It Go
I’m going to take one more crack at this, and then I’m going to leave it alone.
The folks who complain about popular music …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 17, 2009 | 0 Comments
By Pandit Suresh Sugrim, NJASM, Inc. Humanitarian Mission
Pandit Suresh Sugrim extends love and greetings to every human hearts as we celebrate the festival of Light …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 17, 2009 | 3 Comments
By Dr. Latchman P Kissoon
The festival of Diwali has been celebrated for ages and grows in attraction by the year. This year the festival is …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, October 16, 2009 | 0 Comments
Legal Permanent Residents and Returning Residents
Installment 93
Q: I am a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) of the United States so can I travel freely between …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, October 16, 2009 | 0 Comments
Oh yes, you’ll discover it easily. I tire of the national goings–on; the “issues of national, significance”. Pure stress as I’m determined to watch my …
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 0 Comments
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 0 Comments
History this week – No 2009/36
Part 5
By Shammane Joseph
This is the fifth instalment in a series of articles which gives a brief overview of the …
By Stabroek staff | Wednesday, October 14, 2009 | 3 Comments
Development Watch
By Tarron Khemraj
Introduction
In my previous column (Sep 30, 2009), I underscored the important distinction between competitive advantage and comparative advantage. I also noted that …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | 4 Comments
Tuesday’s Economic Corner
By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA
INTRODUCTION:
The key factors to the economic development and sustainment of any country are simple and the same from the …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 5, 2009 | 0 Comments
This week we publish the thoughts of some of the exhibitors about the trade fair which is scheduled to end its six-day run tomorrow.
Interviews by …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
So It Go
By Dave Martins
From time to time I notice something, or experience something that leaves me wondering in a kind of bemused or intrigued …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 5, 2009 | 0 Comments
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Peace talks with Israel are in deadlock and tear gas and rocks are flying at Jerusalem’s holy sites, but for all the …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 3, 2009 | 0 Comments
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro’s successful bid to host the Olympics in 2016 crowns Brazil’s remarkable rise over the past decade from …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, October 3, 2009 | 1 Comment
- Peer Steinbrück is Germany’s Minister of Finance.
by Peer Steinbrück
BERLIN – What went wrong with global financial markets? In a nutshell: the implosion of …