Daily Features

Capital assets In less than one week, trading in the Guyana Stock Market will enter the final month of the year. 

Growing up, Popeye the Sailorman was one of my favourite cartoons.

Introduction      Today’s column furthers the discussion of the fiscal break-even price for crude oil.

The world woke up to the news yesterday that Fidel Castro had died.

Last week I discussed in detail about the macronutrient: protein and following the publication, I got an email questioning whether or not protein shakes are best for meal replacement.

I do not like reminiscing about the old days; that immediately marks you as entering your dotage.

In recent days, I made a brief appearance in Orlando hosting a Caribbean American Passport Connection (CAPC) function honouring Guyanese immigrants who had made important contributions to Florida. 

ON the east side of Main Street, sandwiched between State House and what was once the Cambridge Hotel, stands one of Georgetown’s most handsome buildings.

After the Lusignan massacre occurred, I did not sleep well for weeks.

IN HIS inaugural speech, the new Chancellor of the Univer­sity of Guyana Commonwealth Secretary General Shridath Ramphal made two points.

MISS Guyana 1989 Reeya Majeed, is due back home tomorrow after appearing in this week’s Miss World contest in Hong Kong.

It doesn’t take any rabidly – anti-PPP individual or group to raise their eyebrows – or ire whenever that Party essays a particular type of criticism of the Granger administration’s style of governance, missteps or obvious blunders.

THE GUYANA and Venezuelan govern­ments yesterday signed a 1992 cooperation pact but little details have been released on the programme.

Birds chirp cheerfully and the soothing sound of the waves softly swishing ashore hide the horrors that exploded here decades ago.

In 2011 388 of the world’s richest people owned as much wealth as the poorest half of mankind combined: by 2015, Oxfam claimed this wealth was concentrated in the hands of just 62!

THE Inter-County Guystac Cup cricket final has been wash­ed out for the sec­ond consecutive year and Demerara has retained the Cup.

ONE of the implications of the budget was that with the influx of funds from the Support Group and other institutions the foreign cur­rency situation would improve considerably and the Bank of Guyana would be better able to deal with the legitimate requests of business­men for raw materials, spare parts and other items.

A NEWSPAPER represents the interests, outlook (and prejudices) of those who own and control it.

In our view, missing in the Public Service is a culture embodying a set of core values and standards which are accepted and treated as sacrosanct to the extent that their breach would evoke responses of criticism and even condemnation of violators and insistence that the “right” thing be done.

By Matthew J. Smith Matthew J. Smith is Professor of Caribbean History, UWI-Mona.