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Etched in the public mind about Mark Benschop is his incarceration, for five years, in solitary confinement for treason followed by an unconditional pardon by then President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Unfortunately Guyana has the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of suicide in the world.

What irony! Just when Latin America is beginning to despise messianic autocrats, the United States and Europe seem to be embracing them.

Simone Leid is an International Development Consultant from Trinidad and Tobago and Founder of The WomenSpeak Project – a community-building forum that seeks to build the capacity of individuals and organisations in the Caribbean to advocate around issues related to discrimination against women in all forms.

The general debate on the 2016 budget is now over. It was to be confined to the financial and economic state of the country and the general principles of Government policy and administration, as outlined in the Finance Minister’s budget speech and in the Estimates.

This week we asked members of the public to share their views on the government’s announcement of plans to close the Wales estate by the end of the year.

Bauxite trends As promised, this week I resume discussion of the bauxite industry in the context of Guyana’s extractive mineral resources export dependence.

Sometime this year, most probably in June or September, the UK electorate will be asked if they want to remain in, or leave the European Union (EU).

I wish I could convey in particular to young people, whose mental appetites seem whetted so easily these days by the transitory and the trashy, the quiet depths, the delights, the leaping excitements of great poetry.

In the National Assembly last week, an opposition PPP MP, Alister Charlie, criticized the use by the government of green and yellow as the colours to paint various public objects, such as car tyres around plants and trees.

Varying specializations Last week, the process of this writer trying to understand the transport industry in Guyana began.

Not only is this dish simple to make but it is ridiculously delicious.

Last week we looked at genetics and discussed its significance in an individual’s muscle gain or weight loss efforts.

Periodontitis Let me fulfil my promise to continue with the symptoms and treatment of the disease, Periodontitis.

Following a lacklustre 2015, chess is off to a great start this year.

(continued) The choice of the rootstock depends largely upon being resistant to nematodes and gummosis disease, which is a serious problem in the Caribbean.

When I hear the word “independence,” I think self-determination. It sparks in me a certain pride at the ability to stand on one’s own, build and show the world that you are creator and custodian of your destiny.

If there is any society on our planet that is absolutely, perfectly classless, I have not yet been convinced about its existence.

One of the primary tasks of the police set out in the Police Act is the investigation of all crimes which come to their notice and wherever possible, to bring the perpetrators before the courts, together with all the relevant evidence.

I’d bet my bottom dollar that a substantial number of those who wanted to see the PPP/C out of government and supported the coalition are now extremely disappointed with the performance of the latter.