Daily Features

History This Week No. 2008/47

Remembering Jonestown By Cecilia McAlmont Introduction Shortly after the twenty-third anniversary of the Jonestown tragedy, I wrote two articles on the subject.

What the people say about…

The Obama win Interviews by Sara Bharrat with photos by Melissa Charles This week we asked people in the street: What do you think about the Obama win?

In the Diaspora

The View from the Rear View Mirror By Havelock Brewster It must have taken much courage for the University to confer this honour on me, who, as a young lecturer was threatened with firing for what is now known as politically incorrect behavior, and who over the years has not figured on Caribbean governments’ lists of persona grata.

Business Page

Half year economic performance The Guyana economy has performed reasonably well during the first half of the year according to Dr Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance, and there is cautious optimism about the domestic economy for the rest of the year.

Guyana and the Wider World

At the epicentre of the crisis − a bursting bubble In last week’s column I put forward the thesis that, the enormity of the global financial crisis and its associated credit cr-unch could be gauged from two indicators.

The View From Europe

The outlook for tourism is far from brightAs the global economic outlook darkens, the Caribbean tourism industry has begun to look closely at its revenue forecasts and how best to position itself to weather the storm that will affect negatively arrivals from the second quarter of 2009 onwards from all of its main markets.

Some Juniors concentrate on their games at the National Chess Championships which continue today at the King’s Plaza Hotel in Main St.  

Chess

Van Wely v Shirov The 38th Chess Olympiad began last Wednesday in Dresden, Germany.

Pet Corner

Feline ‘Flu’ Continued Last week, we dealt with the situation whereby feline respiratory distress comes on rapidly and with great severity (acute form).

In the Obama era

The first Leader of the World? Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

Consumer Concerns

The bill prohibiting loud music in public transportation is not yet an act The Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) (Amendment) Bill, No.

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