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This month the PPP celebrates the life of Cheddi Jagan. In preparing to face the electorate, the party will be today invoking his legacy at Babu John.

By Kristel-Marie Ramnauth   This article was written by guest columnist Kristel-Marie Ramnath, who is an Associate Member of the Veterinary Association of Trinidad and Tobago and specialises in animal behaviour and pet psychology.

Conclusion   By Rawle Lucas   Insight   Last week, we looked at the structure of Massy, the business activities in which it was involved and the geographic spread of its markets.

Are women, here at home and in our larger home, the West Indies, quietly but definitely taking over?

While much of the world’s attention on Latin America is focused on Venezuela, there is a slow-motion political and economic crisis in a much bigger country — Brazil — that could have far greater regional consequences.

Schefflera arboricola commonly called the umbrella plant originated in Taiwan. Its unique, pinwheel foliage makes it a suitable indoor plant and it has a tropical look.

Visitor arrivals to the Caribbean are again increasing. This is good news, but not the whole story.

Today’s Chess Column continues the Anatoly Karpov Sport Express interview, which was done at the end of 2014.

Fish broth made with any part of a fish is like soul food.

The ideals, energies, and voices of young men and women are vital for the development of any society.

I trust I’m not guilty, today, of editorial laziness, content-wise. Because I know I’ll be guilty of using Elizabeth Anne (Lis) Harper’s Prime Ministerial candidacy as a kind of reminiscence relevant to female Guyanese who dared to enter the robust world of both routine and electoral politics over the years.

A Partnership for National Unity’s core philosophy of inclusionary democracy is a wide foundational construct, which encompasses all citizens.

I have suggested before that for me, although getting rid of the PPP from government is a necessity at this stage, in our condition it is not a sufficient cause.

Editor’s note: This week’s column, by two contributors, pays tribute to Trinidadian born intellectual-activist Claudia Jones.

Last week, we discussed the Court ruling on the excess expenditure of $4.554 billion that the Minister of Finance had authorised without prior parliamentary approval.

Interviews by Rae Wiltshire  Photos by Rae Wiltshire and Gaulbert Sutherland During a recent visit to Lethem we asked the man and woman in the street how they felt about living there.

Judging from the shamefully weak response from Latin America’s regional organizations such as the OAS and Unasur to the arbitrary arrest of Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma and other opposition leaders in Venezuela, it’s hard not to conclude that they have become mutual protection societies for repressive regimes.

Very little is said The Massy Group of Companies, formerly Neal and Massy before the rebranding exercise in 2014, has been in existence for 83 years. 

Last month, Danilo Medina, the President of the Dominican Republic, made clear that it was time to reset his country’s foreign policy to better reflect its development objectives and the process of change and modernisation now underway.

Historically, trends in popular music are gradual processes moving in small increments, so that, for example, the demise of big-band music of the 1940s, the era of Glen Miller, Woody Herman, Count Basie, etc, was a slow decline, gradually giving way to the small groups and combos that would dominate the music scene 20 years later as rock-and-roll was born.