Eye donation: The gift of sight Part II By Dr Neeraj Jain, MBBS, MD (ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS In last week’s article, we covered the concept of eye donation, how eyes can be donated, who can donate and what should be done in order to donate.
The Health Facilities Licensing Act Eileen Cox On Sunday May 4 we learnt that Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, had been elected President of the World Health Assembly.
Gardeners are great optimists By John Warrington Last week I mentioned the wisteria growing on the wall of my house in England.
‘Country road, take me home’ As the Clinton campaign has done of late with each state they anticipated winning, Hillary Clinton announced in advance that last Tuesday’s Democratic primary was going to be ‘a game-changer.’
DDL Topco tournament begins today With Errol Tiwari The DDL Topco Juices Independence eight round swiss system chess tournament begins this morning at 10 am at the Kei Shar’s sports club in Hadfield St.
Painted surprise: Terence Roberts at the Centre for Brazilian Studies This week Alim A.
On protests and perceptions Organising “spontaneous” outrage This short commentary was inspired by the street protests “mobilized” by the People’s National Congress (PNC) over two days of the last weekend.
Establishment of the PNC/UF Pre-Independence Alliance By Dr. Mellissa Ifill This article is the first of two that examines the circumstances surrounding and the implications of the formation of the PNC-UF coalition that formed the government in the immediate pre-and post independence period.
By Jamie F. Metzl New York – A perfect storm is brewing that could threaten China’s relations with the world.
The cost of living relief Interviews and photos by Shabna Ullah and Gaulbert Sutherland What do you think about the cost of living relief measures announced by President Bharrat Jagdeo?
Breadbasket Dependence and the End of Cheap Food By Tony Weis Rapidly rising food prices around the world are casting tens of millions into increasingly desperate circumstances of malnourishment and hunger.
Using the space created by the interim EPAs By Dr Clive Thomas Collateral damage of the EPAs Beyond the three markers (signposts) of the roadmap sketched in last week’s column, there are a number of economic, legal and other technical considerations, which are vital ingredients for forging a successful way forward in 2008 and beyond.
Hard to imagine how unremembered we all become By Ian McDonald Which of us does not every now and then wonder about time, what is it, how can it possibly be described, what is a moment of it, what is an eternity of it?
We should appreciate our tropical environment By Eileen Cox It occasionally happens that a brilliant student chooses his profession, travels abroad, qualifies in the chosen field, then returns to Guyana to find to his dismay that there is no opening for him in that field.
An unlimited way of being By Cheryl Springer I swiped the headline for this week’s column from a book by a man named Harold W Becker, which I stumbled on while doing research in order to try to have the last word in an argument about religion: the one topic about which I had always sworn I would never argue.
Arrival Day was imaginative this year By Al Creighton Guyana’s Arrival Day was commemorated on May 5 with a series of events leading up to the weekend in celebration of Indian Arrival.
By Stanley Greaves Wordsworth Albert MacAndrew is among those I refer to as a “Guy-anist,” one who exemplifies to a high degree love of country and all its people without any exemptions or reservations.
Hookworms By Dr Steve Surujbally I suppose all worms are, in one way or another, pernicious.
Jamaica’s government is showing vision and leadership over CubaBy David JessopOn May 4, Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, plus the island’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenneth Baugh and its Ministers of Tourism, Agriculture, Housing and Health travelled to Havana.
Eye donation: The gift of sight By Dr Neeraj Jain, MBBS, MD (ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS What is eye donation?
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