Daily Features

Balsam commonly called Lady’s Slipper comes from the Balsaminaceae family and is related to Impatiens.

I hinted at this intriguing editorial which appeared in the State-controlled, PPP-oriented, government-friendly Guyana Chronicle of last week Tuesday (April 28, 2015).

By Concerned Guyanese   Concerned Guyanese is a diverse group of young people and professionals, in Guyana and the diaspora, who have been steadily compiling information on the clear absence of a level playing field in Guyana As Guyanese go to the polls in three days, a recent report appeared in Kaieteur News (May 4, 2015), in which in an interview on Hard Talk, President Donald Ramotar defended his government against local and international accusations of corruption.

This Sunday, many people worldwide are going to be celebrating Mother’s Day.

Introduction: Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change (AFC) to submit a weekly column on governance and related matters.

The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Roman Catholic Church is appointed by Bishop Alleyne. 

By Taurus – The Heckler   NO EMBRACE FOR JUMBIES Taurus could not help but be impressed by remarks made at rallies by APNU/AFC top men.

Apart from some rudimentary commitments to rule better, from a political standpoint the PPP manifesto, Guyana Version 2.0, only promises more of the same and perhaps worse.

On the one hand, the PPP attracted several folks with good multi-ethnic credentials.

Interviews by Jeanna Pearson and photos by Rae Wiltshire This week we asked residents of Plastic City, a squatting area on the foreshore of Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, about their views on the upcoming General Elections and what changes they would like to see happen.

This is the fourth part of a series of articles on public financial management in Guyana’s post-Independence period.

Encouraging competition Last week’s article considered two of the three components of the economics of unity.

I am reissuing the personal manifesto I have issued in previous general election campaigns and will no doubt continue to issue until time runs out on me.

On May 7 the people of the United Kingdom will vote in a general election.

The Norwegian Parliament recently approved a trial to include a one-hour a week chess class in schools for third and fourth grade students.

When Pope Francis goes to Cuba in September, he will have a larger-than-usual influence over the Cuban government: he has been a champion of dialogue with the island’s regime and strong critic of the US trade embargo since he authored a little-known book on Cuba in 1998.

By Amina Mohammed   At the turn of the century, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represented a new approach to address by end of 2015 the greatest development challenges of that time.

The second “Conversation on Art” between eminent Guyanese artist Stanley Greaves A A and artist Akima McPherson focuses on Edward Rupert Burrowes’s Guiana, Land of the Dolorous Garde, another significant work of art in the Guyana National Collection, housed in the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House, Georgetown.

Amaryllis is another amazing bulb plant that is simply gorgeous. Scientific name Hippeastrum, Amaryllis is taken from the Greek word which means ‘sparkling’ and it symbolizes radiant beauty and love.

Bill Emmott, a former editor-in-chief of The Economist, is executive producer of a new documentary, “The Great European Disaster Movie.”