Daily Features

Business Page Introduction Clico is by far the worst financial disaster ever to have hit Guyana.

International Viewpoint Jonathan Powers “We must have an exit strategy,” said President Barack Obama on television recently.

American justice, Guyanese status … And Tom’s “VIP” Visas Without much doubt, the Roger Khan Drugs trial in New York, USA and the revocation of our local Supreme Court Registrar’s US Visitor’s Visa stimulated me to record some observations, old and new.

Guyanese single test centurions (Part 1) By Winston McGowan The most satisfying achievement of Test cricketers worldwide is arguably the scoring of their maiden Test century.

Unofficial Visa Information Installment Eighty Many advertisements in print and the Internet feature images of President Obama with claims of helping the public reach the American dream through obtaining a visa to the United States. 

By Bernd DebusmannIn the first two months of this year, around 2.5 million Americans bought guns, a 26 percent increase over the same period in 2008.

– Esther Dyson, chairman of EDventure Holdings, is an active investor in a variety of start-ups around the world.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street how the Mayor and City Council should spend the government grant of $10M per month for one year: Marla Alleyne, Public Sector Employee: ‘It should be spent on drains.

Is negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with Canada a priority at this time?

Guyana and the wider world Recap In last Sunday Stabroek  I had started a discussion on what I described as the “crisis of credibility” facing actions by the government and its functionaries on economic matters.

The View from Europe (David Jessop is the Executive Director of the caribbean Council for Europe) Observe closely how volatile public opinion is becoming in Europe and the United States.

International Viewpoint By Jonathan Powers When two years ago I talked about the Taliban to the now fallen military President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, and suggested he talk to them more and fight them less he reacted as if the thought had never passed through his head before.

Ian on Sunday In Guyana education some time ago deteriorated to the point where parents had little confidence that the formal system would or could produce results.

Latin View By Andres Oppenheimer Will El Salvador become another Venezuelan-Cuban peon in the region, tilting Central America further to the left?

Health A weekly column prepared by Dr Balwant Singh’s hospital Inc.

Consumer Concerns The Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing on an application by Guyana Water Inc for tariff consolidation.

The Obama era Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

Trev Sue-A-Quan is the author of two books on Chinese immigration in Guyana − Cane Reapers and Cane Ripples.

Pet Corner Some miscellaneous  problems Continued The popping eyeball This problem is often associated with certain breeds (Pugs, Spaniels, Boston Terriers, etc).