Daily Features

 – Remembering Thomas Didymus Thick, fast and sustained the comments, criticisms, suggestions flow via the media, recreational spots, “workshops” and from government and opposition. 

Not long after Walter Rodney met his death in June 1980, I was at Castellani House, the president’s residence on Vlissengen Road, waiting to see Forbes Burnham, when Vice-President Desmond Hoyte entered the room.

The Guyana dollar to US$ exchange rate depreciated slightly from $204.5 in 2012 to $206.1 by the end of 2013.

  People will assess the impact of President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba for years to come, but a long conversation with Cuba’s oldest and best-known human-rights leader shortly before the US president’s visit left me skeptical that there will be significant changes on the island anytime soon.

Before proceeding with today’s article, two recent news items are worthy of commentary.

By Nathilee Caldeira   Dr. Nathilee Caldeira is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York.

Today’s column concludes the ongoing presentation of background information on the global forest environment.

Conclusion   Never easy Given the experience and frustrations over the years, many in the Caribbean are surprised that Caricom was able to see 43 years and seemed poised to, and capable of, reaching its golden jubilee in seven years.

For devoted sports watchers like me, it is often fascinating to see an athlete possessed with some singular ability in one area of his/her game that is so striking that it sets that individual apart; it puts him/her above the crowd.

The saddest sight in Guyana is the children you see on the pavements begging, idling, cursing, selling cigarettes and sweets, most of them on their way to perdition of one sort or another.

Last time we discussed PSA screening – that is, checking to see if you may have prostate cancer.

Tomorrow (March 21) President Obama will become the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928.

Laryngitis The larynx is the organ (really a cavity) in the upper part of the windpipe (trachea) which has cartilaginous (elastic, flexible tissue) walls, and which when moved by associated muscles will vary the tension of the vocal cords, and hence the quality of the sound produced.

Last week I discussed rest and recovery and their importance to one’s fitness goals.

Male Blue-tailed Emeralds are mostly brilliant green with a dark blue metallic tail that appears black. 

After five games of the 14-round Candidates Chess Tournament, the 25-year-old Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin had accumulated a total of 3½ points (a win = 1 point, a draw = ½ point; a loss = 0).

One of the things I like about brunch—apart from being able to serve foods that straddle breakfast and lunch—is the opportunity to serve crisp, sparkling fruity cocktails such as the Mimosa.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks towards the tiny island of Montserrat.

Once upon a time, during the colonial era, Guyana had a local government system that functioned.

Euphorbia milli commonly called Crown of Thorns or Christ of Thorns originated in Madagascar and comes from the Euphorbiaceae family.