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Our nation watches astonished and in absolute consternation as the Linden crisis unfolds.

Installment One Hundred Thirty-Seven This Ask the Consul installment addresses questions regarding President Obama’s announcement on the Deferred Action Process for Young People Q: I heard that my children under 16 can stay in the United States without being deported, is this true?

“The President’s pension and the Prime Minister’s pension shall be seven-eighths of the highest annual rate of salary paid to such persons at any time as President or Prime Minister as the case may be or two hundred and four thousand dollars per annum, whichever is the greater,” says the 1991 amendment to the Pensions (President, Parliamentary and Special Officials) Act Chapter 27:03, which now appears extremely dated.

By Indra Khanna Indra Khanna started curating contemporary visual arts projects in 2003, working either independently or in partnership with established institutions.

Introduction As in the case of the retention and use of public moneys by NICIL, the Government’s share of the proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets by the Canadian Bank Note (CBN) is kept in a separate bank account and used to meet public expenditure without Parliamentary approval.

Last month Stabroek News visited the Port Kaituma area which is commonly referred to as the gateway to the North West District.

“I came here about five years ago from West Berbice but I find it ok here because it peaceful,” said Roy Shivdat, one of the  less than 200 residents who live in the Region One mining community of Arakaka.

Like a stampede of wild horses on a dirt highway, daily events in the constant chaos of their unfolding kick up a vast obscuring cloud of dust and smoke.

The conventional wisdom is that Venezuela was the big winner at last week’s Mercosur summit when the country officially joined South America’s trade bloc.

Part 6 Introduction The last grouping of challenges and threats to macroeconomic stability over the near to medium-term which remains to be covered, is a miscellany of items which I term economic-structural.

Trying to understand what China wants of the Carib-bean has become a subject of conversation from one end of the region to the other.

Rain forests are rich in biodiversity and are home to many different plants and animals as well as indigenous communities.

Looking for a small tree to plant in your garden?  Look no further!

Continued The stud dog Last week, we dealt with the brood bitch.

I have been in sports heaven this past week. I look forward to the Olympics for one reason only:  to see women athletes perform on an international stage while the world watches intently.

It’s amazing–and baffling at times–with what we Guyanese do with words, which, in long-time accepted English, have natural, traditional meanings.

Prime Minister Sam Hinds said last week in Parliament that violence pervades this society.

In his defence to demands by the opposition that he should resign over the police action at Linden that killed three innocent protestors, the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr.

It’s a Monday morning. A commuter, let’s call him Mr Driver is hustling to work from the East Bank, all around him minibuses are weaving in and out of traffic, stopping suddenly. Fellow

Stabroek News recently visited the community of Matthews Ridge in the North West District and persons there were asked about life in their community, issues affecting them and matters which needed to be addressed by the authorities.