Squatting is one of the worst social ills that has afflicted Guyana since Independence.  Squatting, until the 1950s was a comparatively rare occurrence and …

SOME months ago, this column carried an article on mint.  The article treated mint as a folk medicine, but did make some reference to …

THE invention and widespread use of plastics has provided human beings with an accessory of life which is extraordinarily useful and cheap.  Modern man regard plastics as …

IN 1995,  Dr Cheddi Jagan designated September as “Amerindian Heritage Month” to promote the interests and enhance the image of the Amerindian peoples.  Each …

AMONG the most important occurrences following President Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s inauguration were the unplanned business meetings with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname.  The meetings …

Sellers in the markets and shops, over the centuries, have been known to exploit consumers by giving them less than the correct weights and measurements …

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 …

YESTERDAY, all Guyana celebrated Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day, first celebrated on August 1, 1834, is among the oldest holidays on the Guyanese holiday calendar.  …