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Punica granatum commonly called Pomegranate originated in Iran (formerly called Persia).

World chess champion, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen emerged victorious in the brutal Tata Steel Masters Chess Tournament in the Netherlands recently.

Psychological considerations   In the January 18, 2015 column, I referred to some behavioural changes in the elderly dog/cat.

    The Yellow Oriole is also called the ‘plantain’ and ‘small corn bird’.

By Terry Golway (Terry Golway is author of Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics, due out in March.

  I prefer to eat carrots raw. The exceptions are when they are diced or julienned and cooked to make Fried Rice or Chowmein.

By Jorge Familiar, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean   Energy security is at the top of the agenda for Caribbean leaders and it has been for some time.

The Ministry of Education, in partnership with Banks DIH Limited, recently launched a national skipping rope contest intended to increase levels of physical activity among schoolchildren in Guyana.

We’re 22 today! Let’s do a layman’s “analytical” breakdown of the elements, institutional assistance experts, expertise, environment and other personnel needed to deem a society, a country, a State, a narco- friendly place.

Introduction: Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change to submit a weekly column on governance and related matters.

When a seasoned and combative politician such as Minister Clement Rohee, who is always on the lookout for public kudos, took off at the speed he did in denying any involvement of himself and his ministry in the promotion of two of their employees, it is a sure sign that he suspects that all may not be well with the promotions and that he sees no advantage in being associated with the process.

By Kevin Edmonds Kevin Edmonds is a PhD student, at the University of Toronto and is affiliated with the Center for Critical Development Studies and the Caribbean Studies Program.

Last Monday, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh announced a 30% reduction in the price of fuel at Guyana Oil Company gas stations.

So far, we have discussed the four topics relating to the above subject, the first being the prorogation of Parliament.

Part4   Introduction Today’s column concludes this four-part series on the Guyana state.

Stabroek News this week carried a photograph by Arian Browne of a solitary minibus driving on the Seawall Road in broad daylight.

There was a famous occasion in Trinidad a few years ago when an audience, bored out of their minds by an interminable function, decided to take matters into their own hands and exited the seemingly endless and agonizingly dull proceedings.

Part 2   A few days ago, Dong Xiaojun, the Chinese Ambassador in Jamaica, wrote a commentary on the recent meetings held in Beijing between China and the Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC); the political grouping that includes all of the nations in the Americas other than the US and Canada, and the dependent territories The Ambassador made clear that for China the meeting on January 8 and 9 was “of milestone significance and profound influence.”

(continued) Physical changes in the elderly dog   Since the old dog tends to be more lethargic and less likely to frolic around the yard as he used to do when younger, it stands to reason that the increased slothfulness and resting periods will lead to a loss of muscular tone.

The trick   The President of Guyana on Tuesday January 20, 2015 announced May 11, 2015 as the date on which the next elections will occur.