Stabroek Weekend

When I was a boy there was an old, tall, craggy-faced priest from Scotland who used to preach on Sundays at the parish church in Tunapuna in Trinidad.

Confidence This article is intended to share this writer’s understanding of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) and to begin the process of considering how it could be made to work better for Guyana.

Those of you who have been reading me over the years know that breakfast is always a struggle for me.

(Continued) Last week, within the context of the series on ailments of the mouth and nearby organs, we discussed the various possible causes of pharyngitis, for example: the consequence of infectious diseases, inflammation of nearby tissues, extension of rhinitis, air pollutants, unskilled administration of oral medicine, the eating of hot food or genetic defects.

[Frank Birbalsingh, Guyana: History and Litera-ture, United Kingdom: Hansib, 2016. 324p.

Last week the topic of training smarter rather than harder was discussed.

The electronic chess competition which will determine a challenger for world champion Magnus Carlsen began on Friday in Moscow.

The White-crowned Manakin like others in its family is a small, compact bird and is found throughout the Guianas.

In this week’s edition of ‘In Search of West Indies Cricket,’ Roger Seymour examines one of the most popular cricket calypsos of all time.

Ceiba pentandra commonly called Kapok tree in Asia and Silk Cotton tree in the Caribbean originated from the American tropics, Asia and Africa Silk Cotton trees can be found in many Caribbean countries and here in Guyana too.

Sunday Cartoon

Hi Everyone, It is hard to resist ordering French Fries when a menu lists hand-cut fries, or house fries.

Over recent months, I have written a few articles covering the President and First Lady’s style.

Story and photos by Shabna Rahman   Residents of Maryville, Leguan Island are facing the effects of El Nino and were unable to cultivate rice for the current crop, though it is the main source of income for many farmers.

Forest definition As pointed out last week, today’s column starts an assessment of Guyana’s non-mineral extractive sector.

Dangerous driving While restricting minibuses to what in effect are regional routes results in a differentiated market, it does not necessarily result in a differentiated service.

A friend of mine was away in the South Rupununi for a couple weeks, doing some work and checking on some family, and was telling me about his travels – he was all over the map.

There are four major issues relating directly and indirectly to corruption facing Guyana at the present time.

I was reading the magazine Planet the other day and came across an article in it by the Welsh poet and playwright Damian Gorman which made an impression on me.

(Continued) Bad breath Let us turn today to a problem which I had promised to address some time ago – bad breath (halitosis) in dogs, and the supposed cures associated with this problem.