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China-US: Consolidating relations
Since the visit of President Richard Nixon and his then National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger to Beijing in February 1972 and the subsequent re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the Peoples Republic of China and the United States, both sides have seemed careful not to act in any manner that would lead to the possibility of a breach in those relations and the extensive network of economic ties that they have established over the years.
The Auditor General’s report
Relatively few people read the Annual Report of the Auditor General.
A refreshing change in Parliament
It was the Irish philosopher Edmund Burke who said: “Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it.
Realm of absurdity
Last week Guyana entered the realm of the truly absurd.
Taking Stock of Obama
As the United States readies itself for another hard fought election, the character, style and record of President Obama are beginning to take centre stage.
The ability to inspire
Angelo Dundee, the man who worked with some of the greatest names in boxing, died at the beginning of the month, at the age of 90.
Women miners
Before Ms Simona Broomes and her colleagues launched the Guyana Women’s Miners Association, the average Guyanese would only have known about a few women miners, one of them being Ms Cyrilda DeJesus, who for years had been the face of women miners in Guyana.
Syrian complexities
The direction of the civic uprising in Syria must seem increasingly incomprehensible to outside observers.
Regulating private security firms
It took two years after former President Bharrat Jagdeo assented to the Private Security Services Act (2009) for the Order actualizing its provisions to be signed by the Minister of Home Affairs.
Flooding and incompetence
As stated in the February 5, 2012 Sunday Stabroek editorial, after two decades in office inclusive of a major disaster seven years ago, the PPP/C government has run out of excuses where it relates to viable solutions and a comprehensive plan to confront flooding.
Avoiding gridlock
“As willing as my government is to exercise patience, forbearance and reasonableness in the interest of all of our people, my administration will not be held [to] ransom… [by] intractable postures,” President Ramotar told parliamentarians in his first address to the National Assembly on Friday.
Political campaigns that produce heat but no light
As the race for the US Republican party nomination meanders between four different candidates, the use of negative campaigning has assumed new significance.
Flip-flopping on the Falklands
Just in case anyone believes that Caricom states are still capable of consistently clever diplomacy, then think again.
Caring for the elderly
It was reported last Friday, that following one of their meetings, the government and the parliamentary opposition agreed to set up three committees that would, broadly, deal with issues affecting governance, the constitution and the economy.
Global economic difficulties and ourselves
It would not be odd if, in various capitals of the smaller states and economies of the world, both officials and citizens are beginning to be somewhat fearful of the continuing economic crisis among many countries in the Eurozone, and of what has appeared to be a gridlock between the centres of government and Congressional decision-making in the United States.