Daily Features

Denise Dresser is Professor of Political Science, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

By Dr Kiran Koora, MDS (Paedodontics) It is important that primary teeth are taken care of.

The view from Europe In early December the President of the Domi-nican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, was in Europe.

ChessWe are not expecting chess games which feature deep and inventive play from those schoolchildren who have converged in Georgetown for the National Schools Chess Championship. 

A Gardener’s Diary A few words about climbers, an invaluable group of plants which can cover up anything unsightly like concrete, soften the most angular of structures,  and  raise the general level of flowering plants in the garden.  The

Frankly Speaking The PPP and the Army Compliments of my daughters, I’ve just completed another vacation in the USA.

Part 2By Clyde W. Thierens Certainly the most important political achievement of Winifred Gaskin in the 1960s was her appointment as Minister of Education, Youth, Race Relations and Community Development in the PNC-UF Coalition Government of 1964.

By Tarron Khemraj Introduction I agree with Mr. Rajendra Rampersaud’s letter (SN November 30, 2009) that the sugar industry is viable in spite of the many challenges it presently faces.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA CEO, AFC Introduction Imagine a foreign company in our country can arbitrarily cancel a collective labour agreement and our government would actually support such a move. 

– Meglena Kuneva is European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs. by Meglena Kuneva BRUSSELS – There is a forgotten player in the global efforts to limit CO2 emissions: the consumer.

Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius and photos by Jules Gibson While at the launch of the National Schools’ Choir and Steel Orchestra at the National Park, we asked persons how Christmas has changed over the years for them and their Christmas wish for 2009.

In the Diaspora By Gabrielle Jamela Hosein Gabrielle Jamela Hosein is a feminist, activist, poet and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, St.

It’s true of most of us that we spend an inordinate amount of time fretting ourselves, and the people around us, over things that are simply realities of life. 

In this column last week I started what I hope will be a fairly full assessment of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

Part 3 Introduction This is the third and penultimate instalment of a short series reviewing the mid-year financial and economic report presented last month by the Minister of Finance.

Climate change is a key issue today.  Consumers International has made some recommendations on Climate change and energy.

ContinuedNutrition and dental health Last week, we spent some time discussing the cleaning (brushing) of dogs’ teeth.

Writing about the threat that soaring levels of crime pose to Caribbean stability, in a week in which most columnists are offering their opinion on rising sea levels may seem perverse. 

History often saddles people with reputations that are undeserved. Take Florence Nightingale.

Health By Dr Santosh Mhetre, MD (Paediatrics) Most people, including children, infected with the H1N1 virus (swine flu), have had mild disease, but some have had more severe illness.