Daily Features

Kenneth Rogoff is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University, and was formerly chief economist at the IMF.

By Naomi Wolf Naomi Wolf is a political activist and social critic whose most recent book is Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries.

American Citizen Services Installment 73 Q: I am a U.S. citizen but do not have a U.S.

Expectations for the New Year This week we asked the man/woman in the street about their expectations for themselves in the New Year and what they expect the Government to do for the country in the 2009.

Afro-Guyanese and Rice By Wazir Mohammed Wazir Mohamed spent the formative years of his life as a community and political worker, and is engaged in academic research to find answers to Guyana’s seemingly intractable ethnic dilemma.

by Marcel de Haas (Marcel de Haas is a Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael)THE HAGUE – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) brings together almost half the world’s population, several members own nuclear weapons, many are big energy suppliers, and it includes some of the world’s fastest growing economies.

On the line: Banks DIH Annual Report Banks DIH, the giant food and beverage company will be holding its 53rd annual general meeting on Saturday, January 17, 2009, close to four months following the end of its financial year of September 30, 2008.

How is the crisis being transmitted to Caricom? In the space of a couple of months and with breathtaking speed, what began as the bursting of the private housing market bubble in the United States, has turned into a gargantuan financial crisis, credit crunch, and global recession.

Enhance your life It is extremely important that you pay attention to what today’s column says if you wish to live a longer, healthier, more alert and happier life.

Robert Spaemann is a leading Roman Catholic philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at both the University of Munich and the University of Salzburg.

Four days into the New Year, but I don’t think that it’s too late to wish each and everyone of you the happiest of New Years.

Planning versus spontaneity Last week I gave what may be called an introduction to my daughter’s article, ‘On be-coming a writer.’

Leptospirosis – Are you at risk? By Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD (Internal Medicine Specialist) What is leptospirosis?

Diseases of the eye Let’s face it; the eye is a very vulnerable organ.

Some years ago, in what was not a confession but a roughneck’s boast, GW Bush declared that he didn’t read the papers.

Guyanese and their government with a new “Trade Union Culture” On this the third day of the New Year, I thank you for allowing me to ramble, waffle and muse on the captioned topic.

Valerie Hart: The Woman at the Heart of the Rupununi UprisingIntroductionAccording to declassified Department of State Documents “At 8am EST [January 3, 1969] Valerie Hart contacted US Ham radio operator and broadcast appeal for help from U.S.

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

Weeks of flooding Residents of Dochfour/ Hope on the East Coast of Demerara have been trapped in flooded environs for almost three weeks.