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In today’s selection — the two hemispheres of our brain have very different but complimentary functions that work seamlessly together — and our society is increasingly shifting from the influence of left-brained to right-brained thinkers:
“The two hemispheres of our brains … play a role in nearly everything we do. … Neuroscientists agree that the two hemispheres take significantly different approaches to guiding our actions, understanding the world, and reacting to events. … With more than three decades of research on the brain’s hemispheres, it’s possible to distill the findings to four key differences.
1. The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body; the right hemisphere controls the left side of the body. Continue reading
Published on June 21, 2013 by Caribbean News Now
By Sir Ronald Sanders
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Sir Ronald Sanders is a Consultant and Visiting Fellow, London University. Reponses to: www.sirronaldsanders.com |
In some cases, the cost of government taxes far exceeds the actual fare charged by the airline. Intra-Caribbean travel has been seriously affected. For instance, it is cheaper to travel from some Caribbean countries to New York, Miami and Toronto than it is to journey to nearby Caribbean states.
This, of course, has a harmful effect on tourism, apart from the fact that people to people contact, which should be at the heart of a Caribbean “community”, is also undermined. Caribbean people are also tourists. For some Caribbean countries, Caribbean tourists represent their second largest market.
The taxes applied by governments on tourism-related activity is akin to adding costs to exports making them more expensive and less competitive in the global market. In other words, it is like shooting yourself in the foot, and thereby giving your competitors in a race for tourists an unrestrained opportunity to beat you.
– In light of Ramkarran’s statement
June 27th, 2013 -AFC Press Release – The revelations by the former high ranking PPP/C executive member and sole nominee of the PPPC for the position of speaker of the current parliament, about the management of the country and the manner in which decisions are arrived at, by the Government in his article entitled the Kleptocratic Republic of Guyana [article link], have confirmed the worst fears of the citizenry.
Mr. Ralph Ramkarran S.C. disclosed that at the apex of corruption in Guyana is, “a group of wealthy and influential businessmen who have high political connections.”
Most revealing in his disclosure was the following; “They have access through their political connections, to information on potential opportunities that are likely to emerge in the near to medium term and are in a position to make investments now as to cash in on those opportunities down the road. The PPP leadership is supported and financed by all these groups and state decisions are influenced by their interests.” Continue reading
