Historically, the countries of the Caribbean have always been concerned with “food security” and its corollary “food production”.  During the  period of Plantation Slavery, …

The official contacts between the governments of Suriname and Guyana have been featuring in the news over the last several weeks.  These contacts, neglected …

ON Sunday, November 15, the United Nations World Day for the Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims was commemorated under the theme ” Remember; Support; …

When one sees the newspaper headlines such as “GUYSUCO EMPLOYEES, AMBUSHED, ROBBED” or “SQUATTERS ROB NEIGHBOURING RESIDENTS”, it alarms those who yearn for a …

In the last week of October, Pesticides Awareness Week was commemorated in Guyana.  This observance is a Regional one and was established by the …

MANY POSITIVE VISTAS PRESENTED IN colonial times, the Guyana Economy rested on the tripod of sugar, rice and bauxite and if all three of …

Today Western Medicine is regarded worldwide as the most effective system of physical healing. This was not always the case. In the Middle Ages, …

From time to time this column has carried offerings on common foods which consumers use but of which they know very little.  Today, we …

FROM time to time this column carries articles on food items generally used by consumers.  We have, for example, recently carried articles on turmeric and vinegar.  The response we …

MOST people are unaware of the importance of human skin. The skin is one of the most important organs of the human body and …