What happens when you really care? Abbigale Loncke knows. Three years ago, her grandfather had to have his legs amputated due to complications from diabetes and she, along with other family members, tried to find assistance for him, but failed.
Introduction Today’s column concludes the discussion on fiscal break-even prices for crude oil, introduced three weeks ago on November 13.
Parents today have a huge problem on their hands. The world is currently experiencing the worst epidemic of childhood obesity.
On November 28, the US President-elect, Donald Trump said that “if Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the US as a whole, I will terminate deal”.
Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson’s conversation this month surrounds Ron Savory’s acrylic painting, Forest Path Night Fall, which he completed in 1996.
With the Christmas season approaching, there will be lots of plant sales with a variety of plants being offered for sale.
These fun desserts are ideal for the holidays and offer a welcome respite from the cake that is prevalent at this time of the year.
Norway’s chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen turned 26 on Wednesday, and captured chess’ biggest prize, the world championship title on his birthday.
By J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY – I recently heard former World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy paraphrasing a classic Buddhist proverb, wherein China’s Sixth Buddhist Patriarch Huineng tells the nun Wu Jincang: “When the philosopher points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger.”
First Published: December 4, 1987. THE Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill has been published.
First Published: December 3, 1988. A friend remembered ROSEMARY KEMPADOO, friend, sister, co-mother, comrade to many died in England on Tuesday November 15.
The average Guyanese will probably not pry into every detail of the budget.
Editor’s Note: The following articles, from December 2, 1989, are being reprinted as part of Stabroek News’ ongoing observances to mark its 30th anniversary.
Bartica, Byderabo: What’s “Best”? Because I appreciate all the elements of the national issue that is the fate and future of this country’s sugar industry; and because I do have a connection with Sugar Union GAWU- however distant- I make bold to offer a few simple but pointed and fundamental comments on a challenge that is bound to be “nationally sensitive”.
2016 FactsGrowth in Real GDP of 2.6% compared with initial and revised targets of 4.4% and 4% respectively.
The current balance projects a surplus of $1,631 million, a decrease of $976 million or 37.4% over revised 2016.
Current Non-Interest Expenditure The National Budget comprises of a number of elements.
In this section we consider the measures announced by the Minister, analyse them, evaluate their impact and discuss the extent to which they meet the economic benefits of the stakeholders Section 6 of the 2017 Budget Speech contains a staggering fifty seven paragraphs of Budget measures, some of which are regulatory rather than fiscal.
The sore issue of contract employees in the public sector, following the change of governments in 2015, continues to attract interest.
The APNU+AFC earned its razor-thin, one seat majority after the public and the electorate had become completely disenchanted with the corrupt practices of the PPP/C Government.
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