Daily Features

By Dr Bertie Ramcharan Institutions of social dialogue can play an important role in nation-building – especially in plural societies.

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 Arif Bulkan (Arif Bulkan lectures in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies) In the midst of all the gripping revelations coming out of a Brooklyn courtroom alleging corruption at the highest levels of the government of Guyana, another drama involving corruption has been unfolding locally.

What the people say about…Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah This week on What the People Say, young persons in Region Five who recently graduated from the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment, Board of Industrial Training (BIT) commented on the training and what they intend to do now.

So It Go By Dave Martins A recent editorial in the local press lodged a strident complaint about various social deteriorations in Guyana (manners; office practices; driving; family values; morality; etc.)

Guyana and the wider world Expansionary impact Expansionary impact We saw last week that despite the high level of recognition readers have for stimulus packages as an economic policy tool, what it takes to make government spending a true stimulus is not widely recognised.

Ian On sunday In 2007 as many as 20,000 politicians, officials, international functionaries, journalists and activists attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as the Bali Conference.

Jorge Lanzaro is Professor at the Institute of Political Science, Universidad de la República, Uruguay.

A Gardener’s Diary I am presently in England again having been coopted into the heavy gang to move my son’s belongings from the London University hall of residence near the Strand to a place not many miles away in Clerkenwell,  in readiness for the start of his masters degree at University College London in October.

In Our Time Some time around midnight on July 18, 1969 (easy to remember the date, since it was my 25th birthday), on Chappaquiddick Island off Martha’s Vineyard, a ’67 Oldsmobile drove off the rail-less Dike Bridge, flipped and sank upside down in an inlet.

Pet Corner Over the last few weeks, we have been discussing problems associated with the lips in particular.

Consumer Concerns Dr Ian McDonald’s article in last Sunday Stabroek, August 23, should serve as a wake-up call for those who, like me, tend to avoid reading the horrific details of the crimes now emerging in our society.

Health By Dr Badhri Veerappan Sivaji, MD (Rradio-diagnosis)What is a CT scan?

With one tournament still to go, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is already the winner of the 2008-2009 Fide Grand Prix.

(Bernd Debusmann is a Reuters columnist. The opinions  expressed are his own) By Bernd DebusmannWASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – By making the war in  Afghanistan his own, declaring it a war of necessity and  sending more troops, U.S.

– Thorvaldur Gylfason is Professor of Economics, University of Iceland.This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

Frankly Speaking…           By A.A. Fenty In a kleptocracy of lies -And some Kudos to the Kaieteur This should be a relatively short one for your reading pleasure (?),

History This Week         No. 2009/31 BY TOTA C. MANGAR This month of August, 2009 marks the 175th  anniversary of Emancipation.

Ask the Consul Installment Seventy-Six This installment of Ask the Consul informs readers that the ONLY reputable source in Guyana for a visa to enter the United States or for information concerning a visa is the U.S.

Development Watch Introduction The Stabroek News recently reported that Guysuco recorded a $4.1 billion loss last year (SN Aug 5, 2009).