Guyana: Stabroek News- 26 July 2019.
Following a meeting with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, President David Granger has appointed retired judge Claudette Singh as the new Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Continue reading
Guyana: Stabroek News- 26 July 2019.
Following a meeting with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, President David Granger has appointed retired judge Claudette Singh as the new Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Continue reading
The stunning winners of the acclaimed Sienna International Photo Awards
If your photograph is commended or a winner in the Siena International Photo Awards it’s certainly significant – because it’s enormously popular. This year a staggering 48,000 people entered. And the standard is very high – the competition attracts entries from photographers who are at the peak of their powers.
The special counsel’s testimony was a reminder that in the U.S. as in Israel, the truth is of secondary importance to the question of who can manipulate it best
Robert Mueller was reluctant to testify before Congress about his investigation in Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 election campaign. His fears, it seems, were warranted. The spotlight was cruel to him:
He came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday as a tough and powerful super-detective and left as an old geezer who is slow on the uptake. Instead of a latter-day Elliot Ness from “The Untouchables”, Mueller looked like a sidekick to Don Lemon or Walter Matthau in “Grumpy Old Men”. Continue reading
Dmitry Orlov – Club Orlov | Russia Insider
“Vis-à-vis China, the US looks like a typical 19th-century European colonial possession.”
The old Silk Road was an ancient trade route that tied together the Roman Empire and China, where silk came from. It was so called because silk was at the heart of the trade. Silk went to Europe, gold and luxury goods went back. Silk was important because silk garments worn against the skin prevented body lice, and wealthy Roman citizens were ready to pay for silk with gold, because the alternative was watching their wives and concubines scratch themselves.
In addition to wearing silk, the Romans built baths, along with aqueducts to supply them. Continue reading