Daily Features

By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE – The world economy has seen globalization collapse once already.

Kishore Mahbubani is Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

The dump Photos and interviews by Sara Bharrat This week we asked the residents of Princes Street  how the nearby dump site is affecting them.

The National Agricultural  Research Institute (NARI) and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) reiterated  in a recent release that  the tax free temporary cost of living adjustment is not applicable to all staff.

Unnatural Disasters By Maya Trotz Maya Trotz teaches environmental engineering at the University of South Florida, Tampa.

Near-term prospects for the Guyana economy: The internal environment US financial intervention The recent unprecedented and spectacular intervention of the US Federal Government into that country’s financial markets is testimony to how serious the risk of financial meltdown is in the USA, and around the world. 

Paying attention to tourism When Caribbean Heads of Government met in Antigua in July they devoted the first business day of their meeting to discussions with representatives from the tourism, hotel and regional airline industries.

Unsung heroes In the last month I have enjoyed watching the Olympics from majestic opening to colourful and tumultuous closing and between those spectacular bookends have seen an endless display of compelling competitive excellence.

Coping with the EPA Introduction Over the strident objections of President Jagdeo the Caribbean countries and the Dominican Republic will sign the Cariforum-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) some time within the next few weeks.

The accuracy of petrol pump readings depends partly on the efforts of weights and measures officials Lloyd David, Public Relations Officer at the Guyana National Bureau of Standards has prepared a paper which should interest all persons who use motor fuel. 

Every once in a while, a well-meaning friend or relative forwards me a chain email which says that angels are watching over me or that the email itself represents an angel.

Specific infectious diseases Now that we have, over the past few weeks, discussed the basic principles of immunity and vaccination schedules, we can now turn to the many specific infectious diseases, including those against which we advocate vaccination.

Weeping and wailing Suddenly, with seven weeks to go to the presidential elections, the Democrats are weeping and wailing, and gnashing their teeth over Sarah Palin, John McCain’s last-minute, galvanic running mate.

After cataract and YAG laser treatment By Dr  Neeraj Jain, MD(ophthalmology), DNB,  MNAMS Whenever a patient comes to know that he has got ‘another cataract’ after a surgery for cataract, he often feels that the surgery wasn’t done properly or the surgeon has left some cataract in the eye which is causing him trouble.

Try rooting African Violets from leaf-stalk cuttings Everything seems to be growing at a rate of knots, and I still have what you might call an irrational fear of trees suddenly shedding large branches without a lot of warning.

Guyana’s sweet, bitter sugar “Political Struggle?” Changed Values! Frankly Speaking, the majority of my working-class countrymen don’t make time to study, even consider the ramifications of the EU/Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement.

Celebrating the Sugar Patrimony – Tales from the Sugar Estates   Part 1 By Lloyd F Kandasammy The estate represents a complex dynamic of social, cultural and economic strata in Guyana’s rich and distinguished heritage. 

Most Common Immigrant Visa Delays Installment Sixty-FiveThe Guyanese diaspora has established itself as a vibrant immigrant community in the United States as well as other countries. 

Wood is good Dear Readers, We are writing this column from inside a latrine.