Niggling worries about an American-backed assassination plot, looming local economic problems, and the sudden bombing of the country’s Consulate in Trinidad, plagued Guyana’s troubled leader, at the time doomed Cubana Airliner Flight 455 went down in 1976, American diplomatic cables reveal.
By Patricia Scotland and Arancha González In the vibrant flea market in Apia, Samoa, bustling with eager vendors and tourists browsing stalls lined with elegant Polynesian dresses and colourful Pacific jewellery, one lady stands out.
On 6 October 2016, Stabroek News published an article ‘Cabinet deeply perturbed at Grade Six math results’, the content of which, if true, has certainly taken official education reporting to a new low, and this is magnified by the hackneyed solutions to the problem that are proffered.
Following the surprise results of Colombia’s peace referendum and Britain’s Brexit vote — in which most polls turned out to be wrong — one has to ask whether something similar could happen in the US elections.
The Ministry of Education has said it will move to charge parents who keep their children away from school without a valid excuse.
By Mark Schuller This column was first published on Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
On 3 September 2012, we had carried an article entitled “State employees and the Public Service Commission” in which we bemoaned the fact that the then Administration was operating with two types of public service: the traditional public service; and a parallel service comprising hand-picked persons recruited on a contractual basis at emoluments and conditions of service superior to those of the tradition service.
Whitewater, the largest Indigenous settlement in the Mabaruma sub-region, got its name from a crystal stream that runs through it, though over time it has become less transparent.
As a youngster growing up in Guyana and going to Saints, my friend Stanley Greaves (yes, the painter) had introduced me to (I hope I have the name right) the British Council Library in Georgetown.
The Investiture Ceremony at the National Cultural Centre on Wednesday last was an uplifting event.
Introduction Today’s column is primarily aimed at amplifying those references, which were made last week to the dynamic features of Guyana’s ‘potentially massive’ oil and natural gas discovery.
If you think about it carefully it seems impossible to reconcile two things which most people would very much like to believe – one, that they enjoy free will and in some ultimate sense are masters of their fate, and, two, that the God of all creation is omnipotent and has a master plan for us all.
Summary information In the Annual Report of the Bank of Guyana, readers can find a series of tables, one of which is entitled ‘Balance of Payments’.
After a period of uncertainty, it has been confirmed that the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will enter into force on November 4.
You might not think of lamb when it comes to making a quick dish but you should because it totally works; and if you have a pressure cooker, even better.
Last week I disclosed that I consume the amino acid Citrulline Malate to help maintain cardiovascular health, blood flow and other health benefits.
For the next two months, the eyes and minds of the chess world would be focused on the world chess championship title match.
The Crimson Topaz is among the largest of all hummingbirds, second only to the Giant Hummingbird found in the Andes.
When my childhood friend was called to eternal rest in Canada, the funeral home offered the family to plant a tree in her memory at a park and the family took up the offer.
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