Sometimes it is easier to hold on to the past than to address the present; for elites to interact only with each other, to repeat the same actions, and to lose touch with those whom they seek to help.Recently,
Hi Everyone, A few weeks ago I was visiting some friends up North.
Today we bring you a visual ‘World beyond…’ The photographs are from Hosororo and Kumaka and were taken by Duncan Saul.
Just when we were beginning to digest the news that Nicaragua had signed a contract with a Chinese company to build a $40 billion inter-oceanic canal that would compete with a soon-to-be expanded Panama Canal, Guatemala announced this week that it’s jumping into the fray and will build a $12 billion inter-oceanic “dry corridor.”
Conclusion The last topic left to be considered in this rather extended appraisal of the management of Guyana’s public investment programme is its third and fourth phases, namely, project management and implementation and the conduct of ex-post evaluation audits of projects.
Mood of the company The Guyana National Printers Limited (GNPL) will be celebrating its 75th birthday next year.
Stretching 200 miles offshore, the Exclusive Economic Zones of most Caribbean nations cover areas of ocean vastly larger than the land masses to which they belong.
As Guyana’s interest in tourism appears to be gaining momentum, it is useful to reflect on the development of that sector in two Caribbean countries – St Vincent and the Cayman Islands – that moved into tourism at approximately the same time in the 1960s.
Last week Colin Campbell, an old Etonian and quintessentially English, died at his home in Blackhorse Lane, South Mimms, in Hertfordshire at the age of 86.
By Ralph Ramkarran By the time this article is published the Emancipation Day commemoration of the 175th Anniversary of the abolition of slavery would have passed.
On each anniversary of Emancipation the African presence in the Caribbean is celebrated; whatever can be exhibited of the cultural traditions is highlighted and the performing arts pay tribute to the African vestiges that they can claim.
Continued Breast infection (mastitis) Last week we discussed ‘caked breasts.’ Today, we will examine that ailment which is a common problem that develops just after delivery of the puppies, and as they start to suckle.
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Sunday Cartoons
Dendrobium orchids originate from South-east Asia and the South Pacific including India, Australia and Fiji.
The following game was played in 1965 between Dragoljub Velimirovic and Lubomir Kavalek in Belgrade.
Photos by Mandy Thompson Every village needs an Archie to cut the grass and drain water from the potholes on the roads.
Thirty-seven years ago Beverley Drake fulfilled her father’s dream as much as her own, and as he watched his daughter become one of Guyana’s first military pilots, his facial expression reflected his pride and joy.
Bargain prices But, even as the West ponders its options, Guyanese must figure out the value of China’s money to them for something has gone wrong that is causing well-meaning actions to create a portentous situation.
Conclusion Today’s column concludes the discussion of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project (AFHP).
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