Daily Features

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 Bolivia seems to be in danger of falling apart.

15 years

Q: What can the U.S. Embassy do for me, if I, as a U.S.

The accidental discovery of the West Indies by Christopher Columbus set in stage a remarkable number of events allowing for European powers to establish their first overseas empires to reap the wealth first through the mining of gold and later through the establishment of plantation economies.

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 As the future of both Pakistan and its president, Pervez Musharraf, wallow in uncertainty in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, parallels are being drawn to the 1979 fall of the Shah and the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Richard N. Haass, formerly Director of Policy Planning in the US State Department, is President of The Council on Foreign Relations As America’s primaries move beyond Iowa and New Hampshire, it is simply impossible to predict who will be the Democratic and Republican nominees, much less who will become the 44th president of the United States.

(This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guy-anese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) In the last week, a diverse group that included civil society organizations, trade unions, artists and academics, endorsed a statement expressing concern over the Economic Partnership Agreement that Cariforum (CARICOM member states and the Dominican Republic) initialled with the European Community in December.

With cricket in the air, we asked persons to comment on who should be the captain of the West Indies team Chris Gayle or Ramnaresh Sarwan?

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 People are fascinated by wealth.

Quite often, cost, funding, simply money – the lack of it – is the cause of sub-standard products and services.

David Dabydeen is much garlanded within and without his native land — Guyana.

Introduction In two previous articles, the participation of women in Guyana’s general elections was examined against the background of changing social, political and ideological conditions and the government of Guyana’s international, regional and national commitments to improve the status of women, especially in the areas of political participation and power and decision making.

The Best Political Team in the Media, the WR Political Affairs Unit, is here tonight to give an early report on the race among the presidential nominees for the PPP.

On Friday a public consultation on the University of Guyana was held at the Guyana International Convention Centre, Liliendaal.

By the time of the elections in Trinidad and Tobago, great tension lay across the land.

Look, I won’t – even can’t – go on about the more technical, legal aspects and interpretations of the crime of rape.

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 The United States, with its claims of exceptionalism, is usually thought of as free of historical analogies.

Q: How can I fill out the Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF) and obtain a Non Immigrant Visa (NIV) appointment without a personal computer?

Introduction In the previous article the extent of participation by women in the general elections from 1947 to 1968 was examined against the background of our ratification of several United Nations conventions.

The WR investigative crew has been busy diving in dumpsters over the holidays.