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America’s late imperial dilemma

By Ian Buruma  NEW YORK – US President Barack Obama is under attack – from so-called liberal hawks, more or less to the left of center, as well as from active interventionists on the right – for being a weak president, leading a war-weary (even world-weary) America in retreat.

A section of the village

Number 6 Village/Bel Air

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah   Even with a small population, Number 6 Village/Bel Air, West Coast Berbice is booming with businesses and boasts beautiful modern houses.

Rupununi gem

The folks in tourism have it right when they talk about the Guyanese treasures we have, particularly in the interior, for visitors.

Caruana defeats Grischuk and Svidler

By scoring two wins in his first two games, Italian grandmaster Fabiano Caruana is calmly demonstrating he might even take the prestigious Norway Super-Tournament, which boasts in its line-up the four highest ranked players on the planet.

Beware plant thieves

Over the weeks, I have had numerous visits and phone calls about people buying plants on the street and when they get home they’re all wilted, or a few days later they have all died on them.

Smoked-Salmon Slider (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Slider Rolls

Sliders are mini or small burgers. They are so small that a typical serving is usually 3 or 4 depending on the eating establishment.

As we Were

In addition to the Memory Lane column, where the emphasis is on places or occasions before 1966, we are offering readers space in this new column called ‘As we were,’ where the emphasis is on people, and in particular, relatives and friends.

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