We are seeing it starkly demonstrated once again this week: the power of popular music in our lives, and in particular that of the American music format with a product that is embraced all over the world, even in countries where English is not the national language.
If you are someone who works out but imbibes habitually or even just now and then, keep reading.
Introduction Today’s column wraps-up my consideration of absorption capacity. This is the fourth on the list of top-ten development challenges, which spending Guyana’s expected significant Take (petroleum revenues) has to navigate in coming years in order to achieve sustained development.
“The Performance 10 – Mixed Emotions” is a significant production announced to be presented at the National Cultural Centre on Tuesday, August 28.
American chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura emerged triumphant at the elite Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz leg of the Grand Chess Tour, which has become one of the world’s foremost chess events.
The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is found almost everywhere in the world except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific islands The plumage on head and back is a mottled shade of grey or brown, the underparts vary from white to brown and are sometimes speckled with dark markings.
Allamanda originated in the Caribbean and tropical Americas. It has several different varieties, which in turn have different common names.
What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you may have but are too shy to ask.
Guyana’s oil find seems to be the main topic dominating the news these days and rightly so.
The comedy-thriller (or is it thriller-comedy?) The Spy Who Dumped Me betrays itself from its opening scene.
Eighty-one kilometres from the city sits the village of Ross between Brahan and Yeoville on the West Coast Berbice.
I have said it before and often, but some things need repeating: particularly in a time when we see so much to fix in Guyana, we should be also taking time on the obverse to champion what is of value among us in our people.
Professor Clive Thomas stimulated much discussion last week when he proposed the idea of a US$5000 per year cash transfer to Guyanese families.
The AFC declared on Monday last that it would be contesting the November 12 local government elections on its own.
Some time ago I was seated in my parked car on Camp Street with my two sons when I overheard a ruckus.
Always someone who is willing volunteer his service, Devon Beckles, the 18-year-old newly appointed Linden Youth Mayor, is calling on his peers to become more involved in volunteerism since it would not only give them much-needed experience, but they would be involved in the development of the mining town.
I find it hard to understand why most people never, literally never, read poetry.
Introduction Today’s column continues the discussion on absorption capacity. This is on my list of top-ten development challenges, which spending of Guyana’s expected significant Government Take from first oil and first gas will have to contend with, starting 2020.
Adenium commonly called Desert Rose originated in Africa, specifically in the desert, hence the common name.
Ever since the early development of human civilisation there has always been a very close relationship between religion and theatre, or at least between theatre and spiritual belief and ritual.
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