Kumar David Hyman Minsky (1919-1996) is celebrated for his thesis that economic recessions seemed to be triggered by shocks to the financial system. Downturns in the...
Who would have thought the coconut would be ludicrously measured round its middle and its price decided thereupon. Who would have imagined the day would come...
by Vijaya Chanderasoma According to Article III Section 1 of the United States Constitution, “The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in the...
by Dr. Indranee Amarasinghe Consultant Surgical Oncologist The peak incidence of Breast Cancer in Sri Lanka is between the ages of 50 to 60 years. We...
20A troubles: by Rajan Philips No one knows who the mice are and who the men are in the current government. But everyone knows that the...
Supporting the ‘fighters’, admiring the ‘survivors’, honoring the ‘taken’ and never, ever giving up ‘hope’! By Rochelle Palipane Gunaratne The month of October is dedicated globally...
By J. A. A. S. Ranasinghe (Productivity Specialist/Management Consultant) Former Managing Director of the Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) Eng. D. Godage’s article in The Island...
Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam Former Chief Medical Officer of Health, Colombo Municipal Council. The total number of Covid-19 patients in the first seven months was around 3,500...
Thank goodness for Trump! I ducked the brickbats that remark earned me. Diehard Demos of US of A would lynch me though that is a prerogative...
By Rajitha Ratwatte fromoutsidethepearl@gmail.com OK, so we have an officially acknowledged wave of the virus sweeping though the Pearl! We in Aotearoa went through this albeit...
