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Did He die in vain? – faith, belief, acceptance By A.A.

by Pascal Boniface (Pascal Boniface is Director of the Institute for International and Strategic relations, Paris (IRIS).

Unsubful. Ungroupthink. Undoublespeak We were woken from a dream…the golden wheat fields of the Ukraine stretched out across the steppe; we bumped along the rutted road, the family’s belongings lurching in the rickety cart.

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.

65 as the pensionable age Do you support the proposal by the reform committee that the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensionable age be raised from 60 to 65 years?

(This is one of a series of fortnightly columns from Guy-anese in the diaspora and others with an interest in issues related to Guyana and the Caribbean) Making the Case for a Living Income Red Thread To mark International Women’s Day, this week’s column draws on a Red Thread leaflet, which makes the case for higher old age pensions and public assistance.

‘Children of the Culture’ – and blatant discrimination The caption is from the mouth and mind of Dave Martins, the leader of the Caribbean band, the TradeWinds.

In this article I propose to trace the earliest history of local government in colonial British Guiana.

Q: How come it’s so difficult to get a holiday visa here in Guyana?

LOS ANGELES – The approval of fresh sanctions on Iran marks the third time that the United Nations Security Council has been galvanised to stem the Islamic Republic’s feared uranium enrichment efforts.

This week we asked the people of Berbice to comment on the Mashramani celebration in New Amsterdam and generally about the crime situation and got the following responses: Shivraj Somwaru, self-employed ‘Last Sunday was the first time I ever went to the Mash and I enjoyed myself although I went late.

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 NEW YORK – With March 20 marking the fifth anniversary of the United States-led invasion of Iraq, it’s time to take stock of what has happened.

Why not? Guyana, through its President some five/six months ago, generously offered to host the landmark tenth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta.)

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.

This article examines the main provisions of the 1833 Abolition Act and the British Guiana Ordinances stemming from this Act and argues that the rules of the apprenticeship experiment and the record keeping and legality strategies contained therein were hinged on physical coercion, punishment and social and economic control to ultimately ensure the survival of the plantation economy and its attendant society in the post slavery period.

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.

In a highly sensationalized article, Sun, Sea and Murder, the Economist magazine focused on the alarmingly high (and growing) incidence of violent and drug-related crime in the Caribbean, referenced the deadly rampages in Guyana and observed that Jamaica enjoys the dubious distinction of having the highest murder rate in the world.

What do you think of the current security arrangements in Bartica and the surrounding area?

BERLIN – Two centuries ago the American and French Revolutions brought forth the natural law concept of inalienable human rights.

This is a Friday I wanted to use as time-out. To do a “cop-out” from the stress and challenges of these Guyana times.