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Installment One Hundred Forty-Three: New non-immigrant visa appointment and fee process.

Now that the dust is settling on the parliamentary participation issue involving Minister Clement Rohee, the time might be right for us to consider another important aspect of our political administration thrown up by the Linden debacle.

Paul R Ehrlich is Professor of Population Studies, Depart-ment of Biological Sciences, Stanford University Anne H Ehrlich is the associate director and policy coordinator of the Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University By Paul R Ehrlich and Anne H Ehrlich PALO ALTO – Humanity faces a growing complex of serious, highly interconnected environmental problems, including much-discussed challenges like climate change, as well as the equally or more serious threat to the survival of organisms that support our lives by providing critical ecosystem services such as crop pollination and agricultural pest control.

Interviews by Neola Damon with photographs by Arian Browne Last week, a decision was taken to ban the calypsos sung by the top ten finalists in this year’s calypso monarch competition from airplay on NCN radio after a government minister found the winning song “God Nah Sleep” to be objectionable.

  Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;…        Where words come from the depth of truth;        Where knowledge is free;…        Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action –        Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Ithaca, described as “nice and quiet” by residents, is a predominantly African-Guyanese village located at the end of the West Bank of Berbice and is bounded by Blairmont settlement to the left.

Last week, St Lucia’s Prime Minister, Kenny Anthony, issued a warning about Europe’s future relationship with the Caribbean.

Many people are surprised by Rafael Correa’s sweeping victory in last Sunday’s Ecuadorean presidential election, despite his government’s massive corruption scandals and his record of repression against the media and political opponents.

Tubal ligation As promised last week I will now deal with tubal ligation as a surgical method for birth control. 

Codiaeum commonly called crotons belong to the  Euphorbiaceae family and originated in Asia, mainly Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.

A name sake, Allan, as in Allan Fiedkou contributed, for the consideration of Linden’s Jaycees, the description Mashramani, when that organization wanted an appropriate name for their series of events to usher in Guyana’s Republican status in February of 1970.

How could we build a decent society if our leaders sap their own energy, inspiration and initiatives with constant strife and quarrels?

Last week I argued that a state’s constitution usually takes precedence over general notions of majority rule and I also indicated that the United States Federalist Papers were written to encourage the states to support the ratification of the Federal Constitution and that James Madison believed that one of the best arguments in favour of federalism was its capacity to keep both minority and majority factions in check.

Introduction A controversy has emerged on whether Guyana’s external debt is sustainable.

With Mashramani Day approaching, we asked children and young people what their plans were.

By Saieed Khalil Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, former Prime Minister of Jamaica PJ Patterson gave a feature address to the Rotary Club of Georgetown, titled, ‘Cri de Coeur – Lest we wither on the vine’, in which he outlined significant challenges to the regional integration movement and renewed calls for its intensification.

Introduction In my last week’s column, I gave a background to the Public Corporations Act 1988 and assessed the implications of the notification of 18 July 2000 relating to the vesting in NICIL movable and immovable property of the State.

Sometimes the wind sweeps the dark rain clouds to the side of the blue-green mountains and a grey curtain of rain drops to the dark forest below.

Introduction The so-called Marriott Hotel, a scheme conceived by former President Bharrat Jagdeo − after one of his friends failed in his bid to buy the Guyana Pegasus – blessed by Mr Jagdeo’s successor President Ramotar, facilitated by Dr Ashni Singh, his Finance Minister and Chairman of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), executed by Mr Winston Brassington, NICIL’s CEO, and defended by political heavyweights like Drs Luncheon and Gopaul, puts in the shade the questionable transactions undertaken in the name of the people of Guyana since 1992.

The column below first appeared on Ralph Ramkarran’s blog www.conversationtree.gy Both the PPP and the PNCR supported the proposals for electoral reform which were recommended by the Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) in 2000.