History This Week – No. 2009/41
(Part 1)By Estherine Adams
As British West Indian colonies, British Guiana, one of the youngest and Jamaica, one of the oldest, have shared some similarities in the way in which their constitutions were developed, however, there are some striking differences.
By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA
Introduction
The Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) booklet on VAT which was published in 2007 states this: “However, overall, a net increase in the cost of living is not expected.
– in Copenhagen and beyondBy Karen L. Williams
The United States is committed to achieving the strongest possible outcome at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
Interviews by Tiffny Rhodius
and photos by Jules Gibson
Hector Stoute, public sector employee
I think the bus stops are serving a purpose but it would have been better if parking places were made available for cars in the centre of Georgetown like Regent Street.
For this week’s column, let me begin by re-emphasizing a couple of observations I have made about global inter-governmental negotiations thus far, as I continue to evaluate the low-carbon development strategy and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), between the Government of Guyana and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, as well as its related Joint Concept Note between the two parties to the agreement.
I remember long ago saying to that warm and intelligent human being, Winnie Gaskin, Minister in the PNC government at the time, that I wasn’t interested in politics, that I grew bored by its petty complexities, that I loathed its sour and unbrotherly antagonisms, that I had better things to do than get mixed up in all the unsavoury manoeuverings that went into lusting after political power.
If you had asked me 10 years ago whether the United States will ever change its interdiction-focused counternarcotics policies – and perhaps even decriminalize marijuana consumption at home – I would have told you, “never.”
The Select Committee of the National Assembly on November 22, 2009 in a newspaper advertisement invited written submissions from consumers, dealing with the Court of Appeal (Amendment) Bill 2008.
Pet CornerContinued
Bad breath
Let us turn today to a problem which I had promised to address some time ago – bad breath (halitosis) in dogs, and the supposed cures associated with this problem.
ChessWe are not expecting chess games which feature deep and inventive play from those schoolchildren who have converged in Georgetown for the National Schools Chess Championship.
A Gardener’s Diary
A few words about climbers, an invaluable group of plants which can cover up anything unsightly like concrete, soften the most angular of structures, and raise the general level of flowering plants in the garden. The