Daily Features

Report of the Auditor General 2007: Different year, same messNo change The report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts of the country for 2007 has been tabled in the National Assembly and is now officially available to the taxpaying public and commendably on the Audit Office’s website.

When it is a matter of your heartBy Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD The biggest risk does not know the risk You can develop heart disease if you don’t manage your heart health and other risk factors.

Meteors How is a great poem created? It is a mystery.

A day in the garden My word, what a day that was in the garden.

Ailments of the nose/nostrilsSneezing Sneezing is a symptom, not a disease in itself.

The world on his plate Ten months ago, when John McCain suggested that rival Barack Obama join him in suspending his campaign to make a dramatic dash back to Washington to ‘fix’ the US’s suddenly looming financial catastrophe, Obama declined.

In the latter part of this year, government leaders from around the world will meet for what the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has described as an “unprecedented” global summit.

The Sasha Cells is under wayThe Sasha Cells eight-round swiss tournament began last Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, and four rounds have been completed so far.

Born in the land… Of the Mighty Roraima -Some early pre-campaign Bacchanal?

Guyana’s delayed political independence By Estherine Adams On the 26th May 2009 Guyana celebrated its 43rd independence anniversary. 

Kandeh K. Yumkella is director general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organiza-tion (UNIDO).

Caribbean Unity at a Crossroads By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora Column A capacity Caribbean audience, over 400 strong, gathered at the University of Toronto on May 8th to attend a Caricom Diaspora Public Forum, described by Michael Lashley, Consul General of Trinidad and Tobago as the “first event of its kind in all the decades since the countries of the Caribbean have moved into independence” (not entirely accurate, since if memory serves me correctly the West Indian Commission held public meetings in several diasporic cities).

Coming together By Dave Martins About 10 years ago, the Rotary Club South of Barbados, started a pan-Caribbean entertainment event in that island, featuring various artistes in the region, and they named it “Sweet Caribbean” after a song of mine that dealt with the appeal of regional cultures. 

Michael Jackson’s passing Photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man/woman in the street their views on Michael Jackson’s death, their favourite song and their most striking memory of him.

Business Page Introduction Guyanese accountants are this weekend hosting their counterparts from the region in the annual conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC).

Guyana and the wider world Because of spectacular developments in the ongoing scandals surrounding the CL Financial (Trinidad) and Stanford International (Antigua) Groups and the involvement of local Guyanese enterprises, I will postpone last week’s promise to continue the discussion on whether there are reliable signs of recovery from the global economic crisis, as seen from the perspective of developing countries.

Ian On Sunday Education is important not simply for the implantation of specific information about specific subjects but, perhaps more importantly, for the passing on of a whole ‘culture’ of learning, attitudes, and behaviour – a variety of distinct ‘languages’ of understanding including self-understanding.

Remembering Plaza Cinema By Godfrey Chin The final demise of Plaza Cinema when the roof fell in on June 10 merits a nostalgic journey down memory lane as a tribute to this magnificent Movie Palace.

Ranji Chandisingh, January 5, 1930 − June 15, 2009 Ranji Chandisingh, a former Vice-President of Guyana, Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Minister of the Government, died on June 15, aged 79.