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MDGs: Both necessary and sufficient Following on my previous columns that have been assessing the Post-2015 Development Agenda and its accompanying sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2015-2030, which is scheduled to be approved at the upcoming United Nations (UN) Summit (September 24-27) later this year, quite a few readers have asked me a rather pertinent question: whether I believe the SDGs,

A few days ago in London, the Bahamas Prime Minister, Perry Christie, told a meeting organised by Caribbean Export that the region needed a new formula to maximise investment.

Disclosures Over the last few years, a series of disclosures has exposed flaws in the way the former PPP/C government did business.

  By Sri Mulyani Indrawati   Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of the World Bank   In 100 countries around the world, women are barred from doing certain work solely because they are women.

The World Chess Federa-tion’s Candidate Master Anthony Drayton emerged victorious in the fierce Forbes Burnham Memorial Chess Tournament last Sunday following a defeat of Plaisance’s Alexander Duncan in his final game.

Triplaris surinamensis commonly called Long John or Helicopter Tree originated in South America – Guyana, Brazil, Suriname and is indigenous to the Amazon basin.

General considerations Now that we have concluded the discussions on maladies of the ears, it is only fitting that we deal with ailments of the nose and nostrils.

Like red kidney beans? Like kidney beans and rice? Looking for a vegetarian dish to serve as a main course?

Here I go today venturing into an issue of “uncharted waters” for me.

Introduction Apart from the economic meaning of the word, the acronym POOR, coined by Robert Kiyosaki, as Passing Over Opportunities Repeatedly seems an apt description of the country.

Properly engaging the PPP/C is the central pillar upon which this government will stand or fall and on which a good life for all of us depends.

In 2008 I wrote a letter to the press that was facetiously titled `The new science of jumbienomics.’

By Frank Birbalsingh   Frank Birbalsingh is Emeritus Professor of English at York University, Toronto, Canada.

As the announcement came that the Government has agreed to introduce a river taxi service across the Berbice River, I could not help but reminisce about the time when the Transport and Harbours Department was operating a ferry service from Rosignol to New Amsterdam.

Introduction   In last week’s column, I sought to provide some insight into elements of the general approach adopted by the intergovernmental Open Working Group (OWG), which the United Nations (UN) had created to produce a Post-2015 Development Agenda that is to be agreed upon at the upcoming UN summit, to be held later in September of this year.

Concern The concern over the deal on the Berbice River Bridge is not only about the level of the investment made by the government vis-à-vis the private sector, but also about the mode of the investment.

Among the many interesting aspects of my time in Tradewinds going back to 1968 was becoming familiar with some of the popular performers of the day, many from Trinidad.

It’s no secret that Venezuela is a cosmetic democracy in which President Nicolás Maduro resorts to all kinds of dirty tricks to retain absolute powers, but his latest move — designing ballot sheets designed to confuse opposition voters — would be almost amusing if it weren’t so devious.

The meeting between President Granger and Opposition Leader Jagdeo yielded only a minor concession from the latter.