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.
Seven Years in Afghanistan
By Hamid Karzai KABUL – We began a journey in Afghanistan seven years ago with the war that ousted the Taliban from power.
Connecting the solutions
by Ban Ki-moon WASHINGTON, DC – The world does not need to be reminded of the urgency of this historical moment.
Palestinian hopes for Barack Obama
Yasser Abed Rabbo is Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organ-isation (PLO).
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.
Sunday Cartoon
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.
Ian On Sunday
The joy of a lifetime All my life I have loved sport.
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.
Health- A weekly column prepared by Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital
Eye exercises and healthy visionBy Dr Neeraj Jain (MBBS, MD (Ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS Consultant ophthalmologist)The natural state of the body is to be at peace.
A Gardener’s Diary
Plants, pests and soil I think a lot about visitors to our garden.
Frankly Speaking… By A.A. Fenty
Quality, stress – and distress Congrats my police, but… Hello, regular friends.
Development beyond 2015
– Jean-Michel Severino is CEO of the French Development Agency and a member of www.ideasfordevelopment.org.
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