Daily Features

The ‘whys’ and the woes of the stye By Dr Neeraj Jain, MBBS, MD (Ophthal), DNB, MNAMS What is a stye?

– John Delury is director of the China Boom Project at the Asia Society, New York.

Public Protection, Public Perception-No credibility? Integrity? I am hanging these brief remarks on a journalistic clothesline provided by Adam Harris in his Sunday newspaper, by Stabroek’s editorial of this Monday and by my own observations of the unfortunate.

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.

Guyana’s International Relations and Foreign Policy 1966-1985 By Dr. Mellissa Ifill This article gives an overview of Guyana’s international relations and foreign policy between 1966 and the mid 1980s and argues that although Guyana’s foreign policy shifted to accommodate the adoption of a differing ideology, particularly after 1970, the themes that dominated Guyana’s foreign policy during the period of review remained constant.

Traveling With Children, Part II This installment of Ask the Consul continues the discussion which began in installment 82 about traveling with American citizen children.

David A.B. Murray is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Graduate Programme in Women’s Studies at York University.

By Sara Bharrat with photos by Jules Gibson This week we asked the man/woman in the street whether they thought test cricket is going to die because of Twenty 20 cricket.

Challenging Canada in Haiti: People to People Solidarity By Kabir Joshi-Vijayan Kabir is a 15-year old Toronto high school student who has been a coordinating member of the Toronto Haiti Action Committee and Canada Haiti Action Network for almost five years. 

After the EPA: Lessons to be learnt There is a wise old adage: ‘Ne-ver cry over spilt milk.’

Legalising Poppy Growing in Afghanistan Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine who lived 460-357bc, concluded that diseases were naturally caused and were cured by natural remedies.

New challenges for the Caribbean By David Jessop ( Executive Director of the Caribbean Council for Europe) For much of the last week, European and Central American ministers and trade negotiators have been in dialogue in Prague and Brussels.

The addiction of competition And here is fascinating thought. Medical studies suggest that in situations of great stress, great danger, in a battle, for instance, with death a fraction away, the body is able to generate something akin to heroin.

There is a tide in the affairs of men… The Stabroek News of Sunday, April 26, 2009 carried a report on the Annual General Meeting of the New Building Society (NBS).

Why not a bit of flowering meadow? Some time ago I mentioned the depletion of fertilizers from our soil after heavy rainfall, and the loss of nutrients from our gardens and the fact that we have the opportunity to replace some of that loss.

Diabetes and foot care: Why is it important? By Dr Anirban Banerjee MS, MRCS (Consultant Surgeon) Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affects up to 6% of the population (higher in the older age groups).

Ear ailments (Continued) Maladies of the ear flap (Pinna) Biting flies The ear flap has an assortment of blood vessels which, when damaged, tend to bleed uncontrollably.

A chess exchange programme may be possible The impromptu visit of German grandmaster Rainer Buhmann to Guyana has deepened the conviction held by local chess players that for sure, the oldest game known to man is on the rise, and that in time, we may yet present our country as a global player on the international stage.