Daily Features

In the heart of London, observed daily by tens of thousands of passers-by, is a large picture of Sir Shridath Ramphal, the Cari-bbean’s elder statesman.

As we sit right now in the middle of a firestorm in the media and elsewhere enveloping the West Indies Cricket Board following the abrupt cancellation of the India series by our team, one is left to wonder how long it is going to take to convince us that our regional cricket arrangement needs urgent revision.

Absolute v relative poverty This week I shall follow up on three matters related to last week’s discussion of poverty and inequality in the context of Guyana’s growth, joblessness and the minimum wage.

Caryota mitis commonly called Fishtail palm originated in India and South-east Asia.

For me, food = rice. Therefore, I am always on the lookout for new and interesting rice recipes to make.

Last week we dealt with the activity associated with actually putting the pet to sleep permanently, usually using the method of lethal injection (overdose of an anaesthetic, which works quickly and smoothly).

The most important activity on the World Chess Federation’s calendar, the World Chess Championship title match, began on Friday and runs until November 28.

This is the second instalment of Eusi Kwayana’s reflections on the events  of 1953 culminating in the suspension of the constitution by the British governmentBy Eusi Kwayana The election victory of the PPP in 1953 has been both overrated and underrated.

Greetings to all friends. Even critics, detractors attract my best wishes and blessings as I really endeavour to make today’s piece the briefest.

Our nation’s main wealth lies in the human capital of Guyanese; the skills, talents, knowledge, energy, initiative and creativity of each individual.

Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change to submit a weekly column on local government and related matters.

Born in questionable democratic circumstances in 1992 but with seemingly reckless abandon since the 2011 national and regional elections, the PPP/C regime has proceeded to dangerously reduce the scope of its legitimacy to a point where many more people now believe it to be an illegitimate government.

By Arif Bulkan and D. Alissa Trotz (with input from Ulele Burnham)  It is now less than a week since the release of the recorded telephone call between Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Guyana’s Attorney General (AG), and Kaieteur News reporter Leonard Gildarie.

This is our concluding article on my assessment of the state of public procurement in Guyana.

During the recently concluded National Toshaos’ Council, we asked some of the village leaders to tell us about their villages.

Introduction   Over the past two weeks I have been displaying a Table that I had specifically constructed for this series indicating: 1) the annual public sector nominal minimum wage increases announced by government for the years 2006 to 2013.When

The Nixon Decision   It is quite possible to contend that the price at which gold is able to trade today is a consequence of the collapse of the Bretton Woods system.

Navin Chandarpal was one of Guyana’s best known public figures and politicians.

In the aftermath of the 9/11 Al Qaeda attack I remember writing that America should take care not to over-react to that singular act of terror.

Hardly a week goes by without some reference in the media to the depressing statistics of the number of Guyanese who continue to migrate.