Daily Features

Amend the Dog Act to protect pedestrians By Eileen Cox It now becomes the duty of the Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) to plead with Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad, who has responsibility for consumer protection, to take action immediately to protect innocent pedestrians from being ravaged by pit bulls.

To drink or not to drink? The pros and cons of alcohol consumptionDr Raghu S Thota, MD – (Anaesthesiologist) For every article you read about the benefits of alcohol consumption, another seems to warn you of its risks.

Trees tend to shed their weakest limbs By John Warrington Mostly the rains are welcomed by the gardener, but large trees can have very serious problems when they have to carry enormous weights of water on their limbs and leaves during the rainy season.

Growing Latin interest opens new pathway for Caribbean By David Jessop   A week or so ago a very interesting commentary appeared in the prominent Argentinean newspaper, La Nacion.

On the Line – Demerara Distillers Limited 2007By Christopher Ram Introduction Coincidentally, today’s column was being written when President Jagdeo attacked Mr.

The Burden on the Poor By Dr. Clive Thomas In 2007, officially recorded inflation was 14 percent. 

‘The most unjust arrangement in the entire history of mankind’ By Ian McDonald I have a high admiration for Owen Arthur, former Prime Minister of Barbados and outstanding Caribbean statesman.

Whose land? Whose rights? Someone made note of a snippet I penned two columns ago when I enquired about the veracity of allegations with respect to corruption in investment in this land.

“Constitutional Developments in colonial British Guiana: From Dutch inherited system to Crown Colony Government” (Part 2) By TOTA C.

Bharrat rips Yesu a new one First it was Michael Correia at GuyExpo 2006, then it was “silly” Gerry daring to question the helicopter deal, and now Yesu….Is

By Juan Gabriel Tokatlian BUENOS AIRES – Since the mid-19th century, Latin America has suffered fewer inter-state wars and undergone less state creation than any other region of the world.

Part1 (Stephen Lande, former Assistant United States Trade Representative (ret.), is President of Manchester Trade and has 40 years trade negotiating experience dating to the 1960’s Tokyo Round of the GATT.

Photos and interviews by Sara Bharrat and Melissa Charles We asked the man/woman in the street what they thought the country’s national costume should be Kay Pompey, Private Sector Employee: ‘I know for sure if we were to have a national costume it would definitely have to have red in it because that’s my favourite colour.

An exercise in futility: Trying to prove VAT reduces pricesBy Dr Clive Thomas Every Guy-anese realizes from his or her own daily living experience since the beginning of 2007 that the introduction of the VAT and excise legislation has precipitated much of the inflation in the price level that they have had to face ever since.

The President, ‘scraps’ and concessions By Christopher Ram It was a week of ‘scraps’ for President Jagdeo, if we count his inexplicable meeting last Monday at State House with the scrap metal dealers, who come under Prime Minister Sam Hinds’ portfolio.

‘Only in America’ By Wayne Brown Well, wasn’t that something, in The Land that Slavery Begat!

When winners take too muchBy Ian McDonald It would cost US$600 million a year to immunise 200 million children in poor countries against polio, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus and tuberculosis. 

Increases in ocean transport costs have offset all trade liberalisation measures of the last three decades By David Jessop When governments engage in trade negotiations their principal objectives are to achieve trade advantage for their business community in overseas markets, lower the cost of imports and to encourage foreign investment.

Barbados makes roofing tiles out of recycled plastic waste By Eileen Cox Many consumers would have been concerned when they read the headline in the Stabroek News of May 28, 2008, ‘Guyana facing grave plastic waste problem,’ but I would bet that not all who read the headline took the trouble to read the text.