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Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong -Anonymous.

Consumer Concerns Teachers who did not attend the opening day of school for this new school year on September 1, 2009 and did not on the same day submit an excuse for non-attendance were informed at the school that their names would not be on the paylist for September, 2009.

Health – A weekly column preparedd by Dr. Balwant singh’s Hospital Part 2 Dr Anirban Banerjee (MS,MRCS) – Consultant SurgeonScreening of breast cancer Screening is a strategy used in a population to detect a disease in individuals without signs or symptoms of that disease.

Guyana and the wider world CARICOM and the G20 In my column last week I was at pains to acknowledge the astounding rise of the G20 grouping of countries to the undisputed lead position in international efforts to contain the global economic recession, financial crisis and credit crunch.

Ian On Sunday Whenever you hear that a Committee has been set up, reach for your worry beads.

Latin View By Andres Oppenheimer MADRID — One of the pleasant surprises I found during a visit to Spain last week — in addition to “vegetable barbecue,’‘ a dish that I hadn’t noticed in my previous trips here and is now offered in most restaurants — is a new trend to officially modernize the Spanish language and make it much easier to read and write.

Frankly Speaking…             By  A.A. Fenty -Regionalism, Race and Politics Quite apart from his Guyana Water Inc Camp Resolutions outreaches, the relatively new-kid-on-the-block Minister of Housing (and Water) was in Region Three – the West Demerara – towards the last week-end.

History this week        No 38/2009 By Tota C. Mangar In the year 1882 Sir Henry Irving assumed office as Governor of the then colony of British Guiana and he quickly established himself as both a pro-reform and a strong administrator. 

Ask the Consul Installment Ninety Four The Consular Section of the U.S.

Development Watch By Tarron Khemraj Introduction It is never a straightforward task to write about the Guyanese unemployment rate.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA CEO, AFCINTRODUCTION: One of the weakest links in our system is the lack of a foreign policy agenda which in turn affects the development of our nation and the creation of jobs.  

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Maria Aparecida Silva didn’t  finish high school until just two years ago, but she has  already told her two teenage children that they’re  college-bound.

In the Diaspora (This is one of a series of weekly columns from Guyanese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) By Yarimar Bonilla Yarimar Bonilla teaches anthropology at the University of Virginia.

Before I get off on the wrong foot here, let me start by saying that there are many causes for anxiety in Guyana – we all know the list very well – and each of us will find ourselves trying to cope with this or that aggravation from day to day, but the difficulty is that we can get so consumed with the negative that we often become blind to what I call “rays of hope” that shine out from the gloom.

Interviews and photos by Tiffny Rhodius In keeping with observances for the Month of the Elderly, Stabroek News asked senior citizens to share with us what it is they have done to maintain their health.

Recap Last week’s column responded to three queries readers had raised in regard to my earlier discussion on trade.

World Standards Day Message The world is facing a critical challenge.

If you can, every now and then it is good to escape the reality which you have settled into.