Daily Features

National accounting and real life Governments everywhere, quite naturally, make every effort to portray the state of the nation in the best possible light.

Common leg deformities of childhood A weekly column prepared by Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospita Inc.

The liquid of life The article ‘Water – Liquid of Life’ in Nyam News Nos 1 & 2, August 2001, published by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute contains information which many consumers would wish to have concerning home filtration and bottled water.

Always use resistant rootstock Every Christmas I go to gatherings of dear friends.

Examining the eye There could be many situations which would necessitate your having a closer look at your pet’s eye.

Cheddi Jagan in jail – And Christmas with the PNC Now what on earth would prompt me to hark back to such an issue and time as embedded in my caption?

Joschka Fischer, Germany’s Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor from 1998 to 2005, led Germany’s Green Party for nearly 20 years.

Re-evaluating and Re-conceptualising Democratic Transitions in Guyana By Dr. Mellissa Ifill This article examines and reconceptualises the issue of democracy in Guyana by placing it within a larger global perspective.

Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France and leader of the Socialist Party, is a member of the European Parliament.

Telling children about Santa Claus Photos and interviews by Melissa Charles and Sara Bharrat This week we asked the man/woman in the street whether children should be told about Santa Claus.

Bridgetown to Georgetown By Michelle Springer Michelle Springer is a features writer with the Nation Publishing Company in Barbados.

Devil-take-the-hindmost People tell me that an article I wrote some time ago continues to “circulate widely on the internet.” 

Who’s left now? The crisis facing the world economy is leading to a fundamental rethink of the role of ideology and the place of the ‘market’ in economic development.

Global response to the global crisis Within hours of the US authorities realizing that their private housing bubble had burst and how severe the financial crisis and credit crunch had become, reverberations began to be felt all around the world.

Europe has created the conditions for the perfect economic storm in the Caribbean On November 24, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister), Alistair Darling, proposed increasing a tax that already impacts negatively the Caribbean and other tourism destinations.

Water is an essential item There was a promise to continue to write on water from the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute’s Nyam News.

Agnes Jones, AA, October 1, 1921 − November 30, 2008 Agnes Rebecca Jones, former President of the Guyana Women’s Artists’ Association, Chairperson of the Guyana Book Foundation, and Administrator of the Burrowes School of Art, died on November 30, aged 87.

Obama’s inner circle Clearly he means to hit the deck running.

The ‘twists’ and ‘turns’ of varicose veins By Dr Anirban Banerjee, MS, MRCS (Consultant Surgeon) What are Varicose Veins?