Daily Features

Business Page Introduction The stereotypical auditor as a fat, prematurely aging, bald, boring and unenterprising man probably says as much about the audit profession as it does about its practitioners.

Ian On Sunday Having retired a couple of years ago after 52 years in the sugar industry, including working closely with governments and regional institutions along the way, if there is one thing I have learned it is the extreme frailty of all grand plans.

Consumer Concerns Three years ago house owners in the coastal region of Georgetown were warned not to engage in elaborate house repairs as the rising Atlantic Ocean would sweep away coastal houses 20 years on.

Pet Corner Continued Stomatitis (Sore mouth) In terms of a definition, I think the one most easily understood would reflect an inflammatory condition of the mouth which usually produces small vesicles or abscesses. 

Health By Dr Kiran Koora, MDS Dentists say that the most important part of tooth care begins at home.

The View From Europe A few days ago I was asked a question by the host of one of Jamaica’s morning talk shows.

In our time I am become Death, destroyer of worlds. (J Robert Oppenheimer, scientific director of the Manhattan Project, quoting from the Bhagavad Gita upon the successful testing, in New Mexico in July 1945, of the first atom bomb)Now we are all sons of bitches.

The National Library celebrated its centenary last week. Built in 1909 with funding provided by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the library was designed by Percival Hodge.

Chess At 18, Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is ranked number four in the world.

Latin View SINGAPORE — When school officials from across the world come here to learn why Singapore’s students score so well on international science and math tests, it doesn’t take them long to discover the secret – a national obsession with education.

-Or guilty by association? Frankly Speaking Just a (seemingly) trivial query from me to you about those who can impact upon our daily lives.

Ask the Consul Installment Ninety-one The US Embassy is very concerned about the increasing number of American citizens and US Legal Permanent Residents who have been arrested in Guyana for narcotics related offences.

NEW YORK/KETCHUM, Idaho (Reuters) – “You don’t have a gun; that’s good.”

– Harold James is Professor of history and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Professor of history at the European University Institute, Florence and author of The Roman Predicament.

Guyanese single Test centurions (Part III)By Winston McGowan This series of articles focuses on the six Guyanese cricketers who have scored only one century in their Test career.

A Loud silence By Bernd Debusmann There are times when silence can be as eloquent as words.

– Brahma Chellaney is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi.

– Silvia Ribeiro and Kathy Jo Wetter are researchers with Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concen-  tration (ETC Group).

Tuesday’s Economic Corner Introduction: A delegation from Norway is expected in the country within a few weeks for discussions on Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS). 

In The Diaspora Alissa Trotz is Editor of the In the Diaspora Column Two weeks ago, an international delegation of human rights and feminist organizations representing countries from Latin America, Canada, Spain and the United States, traveled to Honduras on a fact-finding mission during Women’s Human Rights Week, to document the violation of women’s rights in the context of the coup of June 28 that deposed democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya.