Daily Features

Guyana’s economy is declining. The growth rate fell this year and the projection for next year is modest.

Eight of those seeking a better life By Cuthbert Monchoir FOURTEEN Guyanese footballers have failed to return from the United States of America where they had gone to play Mexico in an Olympic round-robin play-off in Los Angeles.

Introduction Under Section 31 of the Petroleum Act, official notification was given last month, by ExxonMobil and its partners (Nexen Energy and Hess Corporation), to the Government of Guyana confirming the find (discovery) of commercial quantities of oil and gas in the Stabroek Block.

The Peregrine Falcon is best known for its speed, reaching over 320 km/h during its high speed dive during hunts, making it the fastest animal on earth.

Reflections on the Miss World contest – Mandy Jardim BEAUTY QUEENS have, in the past, been mistaken for pretty, smiling simpletons.

Recently, Prince Harry of the British royal family visited our country.

Means test for pensioners should be $750 – Mrs Jagan tells Parliament PPP Member of Parliament Janet Jagan on Wednesday accused the government of giving a “death penalty” to old age pensioners.

– Feliz Navidad companero Moses   If you’re really into the year-end Christmas “syndrome”, this very brief budget 2017 commentary might be the column for you.

Unable to ever forget her mother’s anguished sobbing and shrill screams a sleepy Wednesday afternoon, Roseanne Persaud Nenninger finds it deeply distressing even now to speak of her brilliant older brother, Raymond Persaud, 19, one of the six teenaged medical students who won a coveted Guyana Government scholarship in 1976 but was killed on the way to Cuba.

(First Published: December 8, 1991)  President of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association, Ramdehol Bhookmohan, says the country’s economy is in its worst state ever, inspite of the much publicised ERP programme.

On 27th  April 1953, three months before Fidel Castro and his compatriots began their revolution by storming the Moncada Barracks in Santiago on 26th July 1953 the People’s Progressive Party won its first elections and was preparing to take government in Guyana.

One free exercise book per term A SENIOR official at Guyana Printers says the lack of paper due to a shortage of foreign exchange has tem­porarily put a halt to production of ex­ercise books.

DELAYS in the issuing of passports by the Passport Office are coining under in­creasing criticism from members of the public.

By Janine M. Franco Janine M. Franco is a media producer based in Trinidad and Tobago.

This week we asked the man/woman in the street what they thought about the government’s budget proposal to implement the value-added tax on water and electricity where bills exceed $10,000 and $1,500 respectively.

One hopes that it will be a civilized one, and not one that degenerates into a ruckus or “fish market” scene.

President of the Guyana Umpires’ Council Mr. Justice Rudolph Harper has expressed disenchant­ment with the state of umpiring here.

Since it became known that Dr Steve Surujbally will be retiring shortly as Chairman of the Elections Commission, popularly known by the acronym, Gecom, there has been a flurry of activity in connection with the appointment of a new Chair.

Financial plan On November 28, the Minister of Finance presented the budget for the year 2017 for the consumption of the people of Guyana. 

I have been re-reading Seamus Heaney, great Irish poet and Nobel Laureate.