Daily Features

History this week N0. 31/2008

The impact of abolition and apprenticeship on female slaves and apprentices (Part 1) By Cecilia  McAlmont Introduction Nearly eighteen months ago, in March 2007, Guyana and the rest of the English speaking Caribbean commemorated the Bicentennial of the Abolition of the Trade in Captured Africans.

What the people say about

The Moseley ban Photos and interviews by Sara Bharrat and Melissa Charles This week we asked the man and woman in the street their opinion on the Gordon Mosley ban.

In The Diaspora

Scotiabank Caribana: Economy’s Culture Peter Hudson is a writer currently researching the history of North American banking in the Caribbean.

Where Are the Global Leaders?

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.

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Business Page

The role of the Privatisation Unit in the QAII dealIntroduction The President’s postponed Privatisation and Taxation Seminar finally gets underway this Tuesday at Le Meridien Pegasus, on a by-invitation only basis.

Guyana and the Wider World

Global trade reform and food pricesBy Dr. Clive Thomas World food markets When discussing recently rising food prices most persons do not refer solely to their day-to-day experiences purchasing food items, but to the frequent media reports of prices in the major global markets for food as well.

Ian On Sunday

Naming is not knowingBy Ian McDonald In Guyana getting a good education is defined as getting good exam results.

The View From Europe

The region’s new global development partner By David Jessop In the past week Venezuela has clearly emerged as by far the Caribbean Basin’s single most important global development partner.

Judit Polgar, First Lady of Chess. The Hungarian grandmaster is the strongest woman ever to play chess. Judit is the highest-ranked of the three famous Polgar sisters who were groomed in an experiment by their parents, both professors of physics, to become exceptional chess players. The girls were privately tutored for half a day and played chess for the other half. Judit is now a chess professional and participates regularly in some of the strongest tournaments in the world.

Chess

With Errol Tiwari Carlsen v Eljanov Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, plays host to one of the most fancied invitational chess tournaments in the world in January of each year.

Arts On Sunday

War and literature By Al Creighton’s Here in the twenty-first century wars, insurgencies, terrorist violence, guerrilla warfare, genocidal dislocation, massacres, murderous attacks against humanity, war crimes and criminal carnage of various sorts rage unchecked right in your backyard. 

Consumer Concerns

GT&T sends letter to its Essequibo customersBy Eileen Cox Some time ago this column published a report on the state of the telephone service on the Essequibo Coast, Region 2. 

Pet Corner

Immunity By Dr Steve  Surujbally I had said last week that one cannot really understand the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases if the concept of immunity is not grasped.     The word ‘immunity’ stems from the Latin word for ‘exempt.’

A Gardener’s Diary

A mini-pumpkin and morning glory By John Warrington I often think that with a climate like ours you could almost live forever.

The race for the White House

Covering Obama A year ago, his saying that in ‘hot pursuit’ he would breach Pakistan’s sovereignty to attack bin Laden is snatched up by Hillary Clinton as a ‘gotcha’ moment.

Frankly Speaking

Our governments and food Now, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Unions’ by A.A. Fenty And “Carifesta Considera-tions”.

Desmond Haynes

History This Week

Remembering the glory days of West Indies cricket (Part 11) By Winston McGowan Ardent Caribbean cricket fans will never forget the period between 1980 and 1995.

Wednesday Ramblings

Citizen Jagdeo –case study Patient name: Bharrat Jagdeo, former President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Age: 46 Employment: 2011 to 2012: Micro-manager for Micro-loan project in Micronesia (dismissed for excessive oversight) March 2012 to Sept 2012: Quality control officer for local firm producing control switches for control panels.

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