Daily Features

Ian on Sunday Why this glaring discrepancy between prowess in the short versions and generally abject failure in Test cricket?

-How they go free -What? Jhandi Flags in Bridgetown? You – and my editor must believe me.

History of the British Guiana Railway System – Georgetown to MahaicaPart 4This is the fourth instalment in a series of articles which gives a brief overview of the History of the British Guiana railway with particular reference to the Georgetown-Mahaica link.

A resolution and a daughter’s biography It’s another birth anniversary for Slinger  – “The Mighty Sparrow” – Francisco today.

Development Watch by Tarron Khemraj Several commentators have recently expressed the view that remittances are important for Guyana’s economic development. 

So  It Go By Dave MartinsIn modern regional travel, between the normal back-and-forth and the travelers from the diaspora, Guyanese can be found any day of the week crisscrossing the airports of the Caribbean, and it’s not always a picnic. 

In the Diaspora(This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana an the Caribbean)Alissa Trotz is the Editor of the weekly In the Diaspora Column I woke up early yesterday to check Caricom’s website for the Communique coming out of the recently concluded 30th Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government in Guyana.

Photos and interviews by Shabna Ullah This week on What the People Say we asked persons, ‘What does Caricom mean to you?’

The global economy: Economic recovery or more misery Last week’s column diverted to treat with the recent disclosures about the CL Financial and Stanford International Groups.

Consumers are contributing to the blockages in the sewerage systemAn attempt to find out the date when the Georgetown sewerage system was started has failed.

Report of the Auditor General 2007: Different year, same messNo change The report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts of the country for 2007 has been tabled in the National Assembly and is now officially available to the taxpaying public and commendably on the Audit Office’s website.

When it is a matter of your heartBy Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD The biggest risk does not know the risk You can develop heart disease if you don’t manage your heart health and other risk factors.

Meteors How is a great poem created? It is a mystery.

A day in the garden My word, what a day that was in the garden.

Ailments of the nose/nostrilsSneezing Sneezing is a symptom, not a disease in itself.

The world on his plate Ten months ago, when John McCain suggested that rival Barack Obama join him in suspending his campaign to make a dramatic dash back to Washington to ‘fix’ the US’s suddenly looming financial catastrophe, Obama declined.

In the latter part of this year, government leaders from around the world will meet for what the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has described as an “unprecedented” global summit.

The Sasha Cells is under wayThe Sasha Cells eight-round swiss tournament began last Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, and four rounds have been completed so far.

Born in the land… Of the Mighty Roraima -Some early pre-campaign Bacchanal?

Guyana’s delayed political independence By Estherine Adams On the 26th May 2009 Guyana celebrated its 43rd independence anniversary.