Daily Features

The ‘twists’ and ‘turns’ of varicose veins By Dr Anirban Banerjee, MS, MRCS (Consultant Surgeon) What are Varicose Veins?

Some people are shy about showing off their gardens My Gloriosa rothschildiana, a most aptly named plant, is in full flower, and embracing a large plant of Prickly Pear just by my gate.

Some other general considerations pertaining to the structure of the eye The retina We promised last week that we’d discuss the retina in more detail.

‘Not Guilty’, but not innocent Criminal connections? I’ll leave this for a significant while after today’s offering.

By Shashi Tharoor – Shashi Tharoor, an acclaimed novelist and commentator, is a former Under-Secretary- General of the United Nations.

Women in the Trade Unions: The Pre-Independence Period Introduction By independence in May 1966, there were some 62 registered worker unions in Guyana.

FAQs for Non-Immigrant Visas Installment Seventy-OneMany non-immigrant visa applicants planning personal or business travel to the U.S.

By J. Bradford DeLong J. Bradford DeLong is Professor of Economics at the University of California at Berkeley and a former Assistant US Treasury Secretary.

‘Ever so welcome, wait for a call’ (This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) By Arif Bulkan Arif Bulkan is an attorney-at-law and lecturer in the Faculty of Law of the University of the West Indies in Barbados For those who might have missed it, that was the message Prime Minister of Barbados David Thompson had for aspiring Guyanese immigrants to his island.

Women and abusive relationships This week we asked the man/woman in the street why they thought women stayed in abusive relationships and what more could be done to help them.

By Nick Witney Nick Witney, former Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, is a senior policy fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

Response to a crisis Introduction Today’s column looks at some of the ironies and contradictions in the response to what started as a domestic crisis in the mortgage sector in the US and the prospects for the developing countries arising out of the Obama victory.

Cariforum nations should follow Jamaica’s initiative in relation to Cuba On December 8 in Santiago de Cuba, Caribbean heads of government and representatives of a range of regional institutions will gather for the third Cuba-Caricom Summit.

The irrelevance of sport? A couple of weeks ago I explained in a column what an important part sport has played, and very much continues to play, in my life.

An abrupt about face: From the Troubled Assets Relief Program to partial nationalization   From the inception the US Treasury authorities have made it clear that the primary objective of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) is to stabilize the US financial system and free the flow of finance to business.

The finals are today Today, we play the final round of the National Chess Championships.

What I need to know about kidney stones By Dr Anirban Banerjee MS,MRCS (Consultant surgeon)                                          What is a kidney stone?

The many members of the Solanaceae family The potato (Lycopersicum esculentum) is a member of that great family, the Solanaceae.