Daily Features

Business Page Introduction If everything goes according to plan and the new Kingston Power Plant finally comes into operation within the next week or two, Guyanese can expect a reduction in the spate of blackouts that for the better part of 2009 have been plaguing the business sector, torturing households, arousing tempers and making any planning almost impossible.

A Gardener’s DiaryOne of the greatest literary pleasures of my childhood was reading the story Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel Defoe.  Robinson

– Chris Patten is a former EU Commissioner for External Relations, Chairman of the British Conservative Party, and was the last British Governor of Hong Kong.

Pet Corner – continued Over the past few weeks, I have been making references to the malformation of the jaws which result in an incongruence of the teeth in the upper and lower jaws, simply put: an incorrect bite.

The view from Europe As the weeks pass, it is becoming ever more clear that if the region is to find a viable short to medium-term way out of the recession it needs to have a far clearer long-term understanding of tourism’s place in driving and sustaining future Caribbean economic activity.

Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong -Anonymous.

Consumer Concerns Teachers who did not attend the opening day of school for this new school year on September 1, 2009 and did not on the same day submit an excuse for non-attendance were informed at the school that their names would not be on the paylist for September, 2009.

Health – A weekly column preparedd by Dr. Balwant singh’s Hospital Part 2 Dr Anirban Banerjee (MS,MRCS) – Consultant SurgeonScreening of breast cancer Screening is a strategy used in a population to detect a disease in individuals without signs or symptoms of that disease.

Guyana and the wider world CARICOM and the G20 In my column last week I was at pains to acknowledge the astounding rise of the G20 grouping of countries to the undisputed lead position in international efforts to contain the global economic recession, financial crisis and credit crunch.

Ian On Sunday Whenever you hear that a Committee has been set up, reach for your worry beads.

Latin View By Andres Oppenheimer MADRID — One of the pleasant surprises I found during a visit to Spain last week — in addition to “vegetable barbecue,’‘ a dish that I hadn’t noticed in my previous trips here and is now offered in most restaurants — is a new trend to officially modernize the Spanish language and make it much easier to read and write.

Frankly Speaking…             By  A.A. Fenty -Regionalism, Race and Politics Quite apart from his Guyana Water Inc Camp Resolutions outreaches, the relatively new-kid-on-the-block Minister of Housing (and Water) was in Region Three – the West Demerara – towards the last week-end.

History this week        No 38/2009 By Tota C. Mangar In the year 1882 Sir Henry Irving assumed office as Governor of the then colony of British Guiana and he quickly established himself as both a pro-reform and a strong administrator. 

Ask the Consul Installment Ninety Four The Consular Section of the U.S.

Development Watch By Tarron Khemraj Introduction It is never a straightforward task to write about the Guyanese unemployment rate.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA CEO, AFCINTRODUCTION: One of the weakest links in our system is the lack of a foreign policy agenda which in turn affects the development of our nation and the creation of jobs.  

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Maria Aparecida Silva didn’t  finish high school until just two years ago, but she has  already told her two teenage children that they’re  college-bound.

In the Diaspora (This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) By Yarimar Bonilla Yarimar Bonilla teaches anthropology at the University of Virginia.