Link Show 29: Continuing a long, noble tradition
In a number of important ways the performance of the GT&T Link Show 29 in February and March of 2013 may be recorded as an achievement, while in a few other areas there are questions and blemishes.
In a number of important ways the performance of the GT&T Link Show 29 in February and March of 2013 may be recorded as an achievement, while in a few other areas there are questions and blemishes.
Continued from last week We have arrived at the point where we may discuss the final and most reliable method of birth control – the spay.
Hi Everyone, I’ve lamented about it often enough but just in case your memory fails you, let me offer a refresher.
Ithaca, described as “nice and quiet” by residents, is a predominantly African-Guyanese village located at the end of the West Bank of Berbice and is bounded by Blairmont settlement to the left.
Part 2 Introduction In the first part of this article I wrote that I did not see a copy of the final contract between Atlantic Hotel Inc (AHI) and SCG International (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited (SCG/the contractor) for the construction of the Kingston hotel property financed by the Government of Guyana, owned by AHI and proposed to be managed by and operated under the name of Marriott, the international hotel chain.
Conclusion Policy options pursued This week I wrap up my columns commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Third World Debt Crisis (TWDC) and Guyana’s fortunes in this regard since 1982.
It is astonishing to think that Derek Walcott has been writing and publishing poems since the 1940s.
(This column first appeared on Ralph Ramkarran’s blog (www.conversationtree.gy) The debate about the most suitable form of government for Guyana has been ongoing since the 1970s and continues with vigour today.
When I lived in the Cayman Islands, I became friendly with a young businessman there largely based on our interest in Caribbean culture, personalities, social movements, etc.
Last week, St Lucia’s Prime Minister, Kenny Anthony, issued a warning about Europe’s future relationship with the Caribbean.
Many people are surprised by Rafael Correa’s sweeping victory in last Sunday’s Ecuadorean presidential election, despite his government’s massive corruption scandals and his record of repression against the media and political opponents.
(Kris Rampersad, Littscapes: Landscapes of Fiction from Trinidad and Tobago, St Augustine, Trinidad, 2012 : 200 p.)
Tubal ligation As promised last week I will now deal with tubal ligation as a surgical method for birth control.
Codiaeum commonly called crotons belong to the Euphorbiaceae family and originated in Asia, mainly Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka.
Hi Everyone, the fight for crusty, overcooked, highly flavourful bottoms (bun-bun), corners, edges and ends of cooked food and baked items can be fierce.
Sometimes the wind sweeps the dark rain clouds to the side of the blue-green mountains and a grey curtain of rain drops to the dark forest below.
Introduction The so-called Marriott Hotel, a scheme conceived by former President Bharrat Jagdeo − after one of his friends failed in his bid to buy the Guyana Pegasus – blessed by Mr Jagdeo’s successor President Ramotar, facilitated by Dr Ashni Singh, his Finance Minister and Chairman of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), executed by Mr Winston Brassington, NICIL’s CEO, and defended by political heavyweights like Drs Luncheon and Gopaul, puts in the shade the questionable transactions undertaken in the name of the people of Guyana since 1992.
The column below first appeared on Ralph Ramkarran’s blog www.conversationtree.gy Both the PPP and the PNCR supported the proposals for electoral reform which were recommended by the Constitution Reform Commission (CRC) in 2000.
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