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By Dr. Prem Misir Maternal deaths are preventable; a remarkable and optimistic conclusion from the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank in a study of maternal deaths in 181 countries for the years 1990 through 2010 (WHO, 2012).

The farming world is the landscape that encapsulates our history; the broadest, deepest parameters of our survival in every context; the infrastructure of our social fabric; and the basis of our economy.

— and a veritable construction boom A SYSTEM that has frustrated a young law-abiding Guyanese citizen from becoming an official gun licence owner for over 20 years, despite satisfactorily overcoming all official probes, to the extent of facilitating visits to his home by police ranks to verify safety/security precautions, is cause to question the integrity

THE white lady Christine appeared again last week looking somewhat voluptuous and definitely unescorted. She encountered much difficulty with immigration and customs prompting intense investigations into the origin and ancestry which preliminary results show that she is connected to earthly forebear.

FIRSTLY, I would like to publicly express my gratitude to all those who have read my past two columns and have taken the time to contact me with their comments both positive and negative – all have been helpful, and some of the concerns raised warrant a response in a subsequent article.

Challenges and Opportunities CONSCIOUS of the growing volume of E-Wastes generated in our society, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed Environmental Guidelines for Management and Export of Electronic Wastes Electronic Wastes. These Guidelines will be presented in a two-part series highlighting challenges and opportunities in managing E-Wastes in our local context.

Analysis by Rickey Singh NOW TO HELP COMBAT EBOLA THEY say that a friend in times of need is truly a friend indeed. Well, Cuba has been routinely demonstrating practical examples of friendship to countries in need across continents, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean/Latin America Region, ever since its Fidel Castro-led revolution 55 years ago.

By Dr. Prem Misir IN NINETEEN days’ time or thereabouts, Guyana, for the first time in its political history, would witness a move by an Opposition to remove a Government through a no-confidence motion. The minority partner Alliance For Change (AFC) in the Opposition was the architect of the no-confidence proposal that at the outset

The diction and facial expression of both male and female news anchors on NCN needs to be subjected to serious and urgent scrutiny, with a view of enhancing this aspect of their TV programmes, especially when compared with all other competing newscasts on other stations.

Within minutes of the burning down of the Umana Yana, Mabel heard from the spit press that it was Jagdeo who instigated the engulfment because the view from the Marriott Hotel was being impeded.