Daily Features

Colombia’s peace deal has been oversold

Colombia’s peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas has been almost universally hailed as a historic event that will bring about all kinds of goods things, but I’m afraid that the deal has been vastly oversold, and has turned Colombia into a one-issue country at the expense of other issues just as important.

Caricom

With photos by David Papannah   With Guyana having just co-hosted the Caricom Heads of Government Summit, we asked the man/ woman in the street what Caricom means to them as Guyanese, if they were aware of the recently concluded conference and whether they believe we are benefiting from being part of the community.

CARICOM must not retreat

  By Wendy Grenade   Dr. Wendy C. Grenade is a Grenadian who is a Lecturer in Political Science and the Deputy Dean (Outreach), Faculty of Social Sciences, the University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus.

An uncertain future for the Overseas Territories?

Although an eerie calm may have settled on Europe now that the immediacy of the decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (EU) has sunk in, it should not lull the Caribbean into a sense of false security or inaction.

Constitutional reform: the process

The report of the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform (SCCR), appointed by the government and headed by attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes, was handed over to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo in April.

Governing for the best

One of the things I enjoy the most is to browse in good bookstores and buy a stock of books to read and add to my library.

Fungus

Fungi are tiny organisms that live in the soil. Plants can contract fungal diseases from water, air and soil, and sometimes via insects and viruses.

Taffin Khan, winner of the Andrew Arts Memorial Chess Tournament which ended last weekend

Chess enjoying unprecedented boom

Chess is enjoying an unprecedented boom in the capital city much of it because there was open criticism over the manner in which the 2016 Guyana Olympiad chess team was chosen.

Chicken Salad Photo by Cynthia Nelson

Chicken Salad

Even though we live in a tropical environment all year round, we do feel the effects of the changing weather systems throughout the year.

How to end hunger

ISTANBUL/KUALA LUMPUR – Last September, world leaders made a commitment to end hunger by 2030, as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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