Columns

GUYANA recently observed its 43rd anniversary as an independent state. I propose in this article to provide a historical perspective on some of the forces that influenced and shaped the independence struggle. As shall be seen, the path to independence was one that was not without its fair share of politics, ideology and concomitant intrigues […]

All across the country, the distrust and bitterness that prevailed for decades prior to 1992, when Guyanese warred against fellow Guyanese for the most frivolous reasons drummed up by political powerbrokers and kingmakers, the average Guyanese has been discovering that persons they once hated and distrusted are merely other human beings like themselves, and gradually

VINTAGE Jagan. During a rally at the Kitty Market Square held on Saturday 9th October 1993 to mark the 1st anniversary of the return to democracy in Guyana, the old lion roared defiance at the hordes of degenerates who had obstructed, and those who continue to obstruct, the freedom and progress of his people. Dr.

Sorry — I can’t dance to your tuneI WAS born on May 26, which as most of you know, is the day of Guyana’s independence from the British in 1966. The coincidence is not remarkable but I have had fun in telling those who often ask where’s the birthday party to meet me at the

President of Synergy Holdings Inc. Fip Motilall who was here recently made a very encouraging disclosure about the current state of arrangements for the beginning of the construction of Guyana’s first large-scale hydroelectricity project at Amaila Falls. According to Motilall financial closure to the project should be completed by year end paving the way for

AS we celebrate the 43rd Anniversary of our Independence, it is about time that someone challenges the hate campaign that is being daily waged in some quarters about Cheddi Jagan’s politics and his record of service for the freedom and development of Guyana. A spontaneous hug of joy between two national leaders – Cheddi Jagan

IT IS NOT nice to say “I told you so,” but this time has to be an exception. In late February, I wrote an article in this column which called ‘Obama’s Climate Strategy’ (some papers that ran it may have changed the title), predicting that the United States would seek a one-to-one deal on climate

Today’s Caricom ‘Special Session’… ON THE heels of last week’s 49th Summit of leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Heads of Government of the wider Caribbean Community will meet today for a one-day ‘special session’ in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Arrangements being advanced for the creation of

‘In Guyana, suicide and self-inflicted injury accounted for 41 certified deaths in 1997, 35 in 1998, 164 in 1999, and 169 in 2005.’ ‘Since 1954, suicide rates have increased by 60 per cent globally, and is the three leading causes of death among people of both sexes aged 15 through 44, according to the WHO.’

First, I would like to express my appreciation for the numerous positive comments I received in response to my last column titled ‘Pain Management’, particularly those from medical professionals. This week, I wish to return thematically to an issue I had previously addressed, possibly more than once, in this column – that of the need