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Should more women be involved in sport? Do you think they are being discriminated against?

The recent discussions by Freddie Kissoon, Nigel Westmaas, and Alissa Trotz in the Guyana press on political murders in Guyana’s troubled history since the 1960s bring to mind Martin Carter’s powerfully evocative poem, After One Year, published in 1964: After today, how shall I speak with you?

Seizures, evidence, prosecutions, convictions, foreign-based official reports and a few local admissions and confessions all point to a now accepted fact: our once-innocent Guyana is a leading South American transshipment point facilitating the export of illegal cocaine from South America to North America and Europe.

The second article continues to document the history and unique stories behind the construction and selection of designs for some of the nation’s commemorative monuments.

We live in a world crisscrossed by borders, drawn and redrawn throughout history, chosen by fancy or caprice, and all too often defended by bloodshed.

Did you go to GuyExpo? How was it compared to last year?

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 The extreme poor in Latin America’s rural communities live five kilometers or more on average from the nearest paved road – almost twice as far as non-poor rural households, resulting in difficult and very costly access to markets and needed services.

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 VIENNA – For those who still wondered who Vladimir Putin is, the mystery is over.

Well I have to thank the Stabroek News young veteran-journalist Miranda La Rose for providing me with today’s lead issue indicated in my caption.

A monument expresses the collective goals, joys and sorrows of society.

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 – Three hard facts are setting the boundaries for the talks United Nations negotiator Ibrahim Gambari is undertaking as he shuttles between Burma’s ruling generals and the detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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 The cyclist Lance Armstrong recently celebrated an anniversary.

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 MOSCOW – On October 4, 1957, my father, Nikita Khrushchev, awaited a telephone call.

In the Stabroek and Kaieteur newspapers this week, columnist/political scientist Freddie Kissoon and historian Nigel Westmaas have raised some welcome and provocative remarks on our relation to history, and specifically the tragedy of Guyana’s pasts.

How do you dispose of your plastic bags and plastic bottles?

Five community-based organisations have been awarded grants totalling US$20,000 under the United States (US) Ambassador’s Fund for HIV/AIDS.

“I think we need more PVC paste,” suggested President Jagdeo a little miffed he was doing the plumbing for the hotel only hours before the Rio summit was to open.

Prabhuran Lakhanran, newspaper vendor – `I don’t like that at all because gambling is not good.

The recent passage of the Gambling Prevention (Amendment) Bill, in spite of the serious reservations of religious leaders and the opposition political parties, has brought an entire series of questions about Guyana’s future to the fore.