Daily Features

Another moment of truth for West Indies cricket By Winston McGowan Today the West Indies begin another Test series, this time against Australia.

Blackjack and blondes Twas, alas, a rather tawdry week for news.

(This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.)

Preparations for Carifesta Interviews by Zoisa Fraser and photos by Iana Seales Are you following the preparations for Carifesta and do you plan to get involved in any way?

The return of Casino Capitalism Guyanese Cary Fraser is Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and History at Penn State University By Cary Fraser The recent announcement that Buddy’s International Hotel is being sold to a Turkish investor, Sudi Ozkan, who plans to “upgrade” the hotel by establishing it as a franchise of the Hilton or Sheraton chain, must be an embarrassment for Guyana.

Uttering nonsense By Ian Mc Donald The outpouring of gibberish, the daily fracturing of the English language, which goes on all about us makes me return yet again to a favourite theme – the need to rescue language from the barbarians who are taking over the world.

Europe needs to establish a better arrangement for obtaining a Schengen visa By David Jessop In a matter of months the Economic Partnership Agree-ment (EPA) with Europe will be signed in Barbados.

Concluding observations on the Cariforum-EC, EPA By Dr. Clive Thomas  18 weeks later When I started this evaluation of the Cariforum-EC, EPA on January 20, I had not envisaged that I would still be at it 18 weeks later. 

Hookworms By Dr Steve Surujbally Continued from last week Supportive treatment It is logical that the treatment of hookworm infestation should mirror the symptoms of the disease, in addition to concentrating on the eradication of the ‘perp.’

Eye donation: The gift of sight Part II By Dr Neeraj Jain, MBBS, MD (ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS In last week’s article, we covered the concept of eye donation, how eyes can be donated, who can donate and what should be done in order to donate.

The Health Facilities Licensing Act Eileen Cox On Sunday May 4 we learnt that Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, had been elected President of the World Health Assembly.

Gardeners are great optimists By John Warrington Last week I mentioned the wisteria growing on the wall of my house in England. 

‘Country road, take me home’ As the Clinton campaign has done of late with each state they anticipated winning, Hillary Clinton announced in advance that last Tuesday’s Democratic primary was going to be ‘a game-changer.’

DDL Topco tournament begins today With Errol Tiwari The DDL Topco Juices Independence eight round swiss system chess tournament begins this morning at 10 am at the Kei Shar’s sports club in Hadfield St.

Painted surprise: Terence Roberts at the Centre for Brazilian Studies   This week Alim A.

On protests and perceptions Organising “spontaneous” outrage  This short commentary was inspired by the street protests “mobilized” by the People’s National Congress (PNC) over two days of the last weekend.

Establishment of the PNC/UF Pre-Independence Alliance By Dr. Mellissa Ifill This article is the first of two that examines the circumstances surrounding and the implications of the formation of the PNC-UF coalition that formed the government in the immediate pre-and post independence period.

By Jamie F. Metzl New York – A perfect storm is brewing that could threaten China’s relations with the world.