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By Stabroek staff | Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 0 Comments
Ask the Consul
Installment Ninety Four
The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in George-town welcomes applications to visit the United States. Not every applicant qualifies …
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 | Monday, October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
In the Diaspora
(This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 26, 2009 | 5 Comments
Before I get off on the wrong foot here, let me start by saying that there are many causes for anxiety in Guyana – we …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
Interviews and photos by Tiffny Rhodius
In keeping with observances for the Month of the Elderly, Stabroek News asked senior citizens to share with us what …
By Dr Clive Thomas | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Recap
Last week’s column responded to three queries readers had raised in regard to my earlier discussion on trade. One of these was to explain …
By Eileen Cox | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
World Standards Day Message
The world is facing a critical challenge. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions are raising the earth’s average temperature. As a result, dramatic climate …
By Ian McDonald | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
If you can, every now and then it is good to escape the reality which you have settled into. Of course, youth is the time …
By Alva Solomon | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
In Guyana, access to a local newspaper is as easy as any Sunday morning, except for those who live in the rural areas, who would …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Introduction
Even accountants can benefit from a periodic encounter with history and as this column revisits the never ending journey to arrive at the Nirvana of …
By Dr Steve Surujbally | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
You may recall that last week we decided to deal with that which is normal before embarking on the pathological. We dwelt on the normal …
By Al Creighton | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
We have on previous occasions commented upon the nature of national traditional festivals in the Caribbean and the way they respond to the cultural environments …
By Stabroek staff | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Part I
Dr. Anirban Banerjee (MS,MRCS) – Consultant Surgeon
The organs and tissues of the body are made up of tiny building blocks called cells. Cancer is …
By Stabroek staff | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
- Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also a Special Adviser to United …
By John Warrington | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
A Gardener’s Diary
The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a member of that great family; the Solanaceae. It has a lot to answer for since Sir Walter …
By Errol Tiwari | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Rivalries in sport are usually riveting; between individuals, and sometimes, between countries. In boxing, there was Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier, and for years in …
By David Jessop | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Some time in the next two to three years the global recession will end. Although the bankers and speculators who brought the financial system close …
By Stabroek staff | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
