Daily Features

Business Page

Who’s left now? Conclusion The death of socialism Business Page last week suggested that amidst the cataclysmic dislocation to have rocked the capitalist world first manifested in the housing market in the United States, the response of the governments in the developed market economies is leading to a fundamental rethink of the role of ideology, and in the context of Guyana, raised the question playing on the word ‘left.’

Ian on Sunday

National accounting and real life Governments everywhere, quite naturally, make every effort to portray the state of the nation in the best possible light.

Health

Common leg deformities of childhood A weekly column prepared by Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospita Inc.

Consumer Concerns

The liquid of life The article ‘Water – Liquid of Life’ in Nyam News Nos 1 & 2, August 2001, published by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute contains information which many consumers would wish to have concerning home filtration and bottled water.

Pet Corner

Examining the eye There could be many situations which would necessitate your having a closer look at your pet’s eye.

Frankly Speaking

Cheddi Jagan in jail – And Christmas with the PNC Now what on earth would prompt me to hark back to such an issue and time as embedded in my caption?

History this week

Re-evaluating and Re-conceptualising Democratic Transitions in Guyana By Dr. Mellissa Ifill This article examines and reconceptualises the issue of democracy in Guyana by placing it within a larger global perspective.

Redesigning capitalism

Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France and leader of the Socialist Party, is a member of the European Parliament.

What the people say about…

Telling children about Santa Claus Photos and interviews by Melissa Charles and Sara Bharrat This week we asked the man/woman in the street whether children should be told about Santa Claus.

In the Diaspora

Bridgetown to Georgetown By Michelle Springer Michelle Springer is a features writer with the Nation Publishing Company in Barbados.

Ian On Sunday

Devil-take-the-hindmost People tell me that an article I wrote some time ago continues to “circulate widely on the internet.” 

Business Page

Who’s left now? The crisis facing the world economy is leading to a fundamental rethink of the role of ideology and the place of the ‘market’ in economic development.

Guyana and the wider world

Global response to the global crisis Within hours of the US authorities realizing that their private housing bubble had burst and how severe the financial crisis and credit crunch had become, reverberations began to be felt all around the world.

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling

The View From Europe

Europe has created the conditions for the perfect economic storm in the Caribbean On November 24, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister), Alistair Darling, proposed increasing a tax that already impacts negatively the Caribbean and other tourism destinations.

Consumer Concerns

Water is an essential item There was a promise to continue to write on water from the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute’s Nyam News.

Agnes Jones

Obituary

Agnes Jones, AA, October 1, 1921 − November 30, 2008 Agnes Rebecca Jones, former President of the Guyana Women’s Artists’ Association, Chairperson of the Guyana Book Foundation, and Administrator of the Burrowes School of Art, died on November 30, aged 87.

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