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Milton Bruce is a Guyanese-born journalist/writer. He has published two books, one poetry entitled “Thoughts” and a novel “The Hustle”.

Or What Some People Do With `The Season’ (A few reflections today)No I don’t want to, nor can I ever, put any damper on this wonderful, now all-pervasive festival of celebration of the Christ-Child’s Birth.

The British Guiana Railway System – Georgetown to MahaicaBy Shammane Joseph This is the beginning of a series of articles that will briefly describe the development and eventual closure of the British Guiana railway system.

A Guyanese Creole Christmas – and Jim Jones in the assemblyWhat the Dickens!

‘Tagga’, pepper-pot and seeing the masquerade from under the bedChristmas used to be the best time of the year when I was a youngster growing up in Manchester Village with my grandmother.

– Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Whither the real fight against poverty in Guyana? Nigel Westmaas is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Hamilton College, New York, and was a former WPA executive member By Nigel Westmaas In an article in the Daily Chronicle of September 9, 1917, Rev.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street what would be the perfect Christmas present?

From financial crisis to real economic crisisTwo issues need to be considered at this stage of the analysis of the financial crisis and credit crunch.

Introduction Today’s Business Page looks back not over the past year but to some fifteen years ago when on January 8, 1994, Ram & McRae (then Christopher L.

Content to be where I amWhen I was a child I had as good Christmases as any child ever had – the love of parents which anchored life, the tree with the star and the gleam of lights, the gifts in white pillow-cases found mysteriously early morning, the fat balloons flying and the decorated crèche, the spread of food and sweets and aromatic cake and even sips of wine allowed, the fragrances of Christmas, the hugs of old grands and aunts and tobaccoey uncles, the carols and immortal songs of Christmas, the sights and sounds of happiness.

The year 2009 will be a difficult one for the CaribbeanFor many, for reasons of family, religion and tradition, Christmas is both a moment of reflection and celebration; a time to look back, take stock and to consider what might lie ahead.

Where possible keep bottled water refrigeratedThe concluding paragraphs in the article ‘Water − Liquid of Life’ published in Nyam News August Nos 1&2 2001 are shown below:“Facts about bottled water“The taste of bottled water comes from the bundle of minerals in it and the method of processing.

The shoes seen around the worldWe live in extraordinary times.

Gemma Robinson is the editor of Martin Carter’s University of Hunger: Collected Poems and Selected Prose (Tarset: Bloodaxe Books, 2006).

For most people, Christmas is a time of peace and joy; gift-giving (and receiving); fun, family, food (some of us overeat) and friends.

Raising 46 pre-schoolersEven parents with the largest families do not have 46 pre-school age children to feed, clothe and care for every day, but that is the task facing the staff of the Guyana Red Cross Society Children’s Convalescent Home.

Next year promises to be exciting for the children ‘Every decision we make builds our character and forms the basis of our future decisions’ – Garry Kasparov The hosting of a National Schools Chess Championship marks the fulfilment of a dream for the Guyana Chess Federation and Dr Frank Anthony.

Molar pregnancy – a type of abnormal pregnancy By Dr Soumyaroop Dash, MD (Obstetrics/Gynaecology)Molar pregnancies are an uncommon and very frightening complication of pregnancy.

What not to do to pets during the festive season As you read this, Christ-mas is just around the proverbial corner.