A few days ago the Caricom Secretary General, Irwin LaRoque, revealed in Washington that Cariforum nations had begun a process which if unresolved will lead to a full complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the US Government in relation to rum.
I often wonder how many women settle for relationships that are not mutually satisfying.
Since political Independence, this nation built a society on the pillars of peace.
Nelson Mandela had spent 28 years in prison before agreeing in 1985 to begin negotiating with an apartheid regime he considered essentially evil.
Hot Momma’s Advice: You are enough. Your child is enough. You both are worthy of love and learning!
Trying not to be caught up in the mere commercial hype surrounding the American-inspired Mothers Day observances, I chose to repeat these thoughts, first penned a few years ago, today, a full eight days before this year’s day dedicated to those females who are mothers of some kind.
By Christy Garland Christy Garland is a multiple award-winning filmmaker whose films have been broadcast on CBC, Channel 4 UK, IFC, Canal+, SKY Italia, and networks all over Europe.
Linden Town Week Linden celebrates its 42nd anniversary as a town with the festivities of the Linden Town Week 2012.
I once read a good book called The World According to Garp by John Irving.
Two years ago 54-year-old Lata Inderdeo witnessed the brutal murder of her only daughter, a tragedy that not only left her emotionally scarred for life but with physical scars as well, since the man who snuffed out her daughter’s life also severely chopped both her arms.
The executive of the Guyana Women Miners’ Organisation is very concerned about being perceived as “the enemy” by officials and is calling for the organisation to be recognized as working to improve the lives of women and young girls in need of protection in the country’s interior.
Is the value of the 2008 EU Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe attenuating or can it still be made to work to the region’s advantage?
Today we continue our review of the annual reports of two more of the country’s public companies – Caribbean Container Incorporated (CCI) which held its annual general meeting last Friday and the Guyana Stockfeeds Incorporated (Stockfeeds) whose annual general meeting is scheduled for tomorrow.
Four years after Latin America made headlines by becoming a world leader in giving out free laptops to millions of schoolchildren — an idea that has since been embraced by more than 20 African, Asian and Eastern European countries — the first results are in, and they give some reasons for hope.
Introduction The noise that surrounds the presentation and debates of annual national budgets in Guyana for decades now is legendary.
Crabwood is a common component of season-ally inundated forests along streams and upland lateritic hills in Guyana.
Many ornamental plants have the reputation of being hard to care for.
General comments Today, we commence a whole new topic. Ailments of the urinary tract are quite common in dogs and cats.
As I was casually browsing the many booths with information and goods from the various women’s organisations at the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) Conference in Istanbul, Turkey last week, I spotted some T-shirts that grabbed my attention.
Was it not two/three Fridays ago I sought to provoke thought on the issue of whether trade unions are still relevant in the Guyanese society of today?
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