Stabroek Weekend

VIII Enough, Catullus, of this silly whining; What you can see is lost, write off as lost.

In chess we play the same game over and over again.

You may recall that last week we decided to deal with that which is normal before embarking on the pathological.

Introduction In order to contextualize the analysis of the opportunities and pitfalls of Guyana’s mineral resources extraction dependence, this week’s column introduces further economic information on the overall performance of the sector.

There is hardly a legume that I do not like. I always have a variety stocked up and whenever I go to the supermarket or travel overseas, I look for heirloom legumes and others that might be new to me.

Last week we discussed staying on track, which is very important in keeping fit.

Sunday Cartoon

Roller skater at Merriman Mall. (Photo by Keno George)

I have written so much on trees in the city and it all seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Edged on both sides by trees and flowering plants is a village situated in Canal Number Two known as Clay Brick Road.

Introduction As indicated last week, today’s column continues the discussion of risks and pitfalls facing mineral resources extraction in Guyana.

New board As many Guyanese would be aware, a new governing board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) was established in June of last year to execute the mandates expressed in Section 12 of the Revenue Authority Act regarding the approval of policy, monitoring of the performance of the GRA and the discipline and control of the staff.

The sudden transformations in societies – email, cell phones – are often the result of an equipment revolution, and we spot them quickly; the slower transformations occur so slowly that we don’t even notice the shift until some sudden circumstance makes us aware.

When I was a young and bursting with energy and exuberant life-force I was eager to travel far and wide, more than ready to range around the world discovering new places and meeting people of every kind, outlook and temper.

Although the Christmas season has ended in Christendom, it makes such an impact, and is so influential in other parts of the world that it continues in a subterranean sense, to be a subject of interest.

So you have made your fitness resolutions and you really want to keep them.

A beleaguered local chess federation, failing in its ability to organize a national junior chess championship and its senior counterpart, in addition to two national school chess championships over the past two years, seems to be stirring some reaction among our youthful precocious chess minds.

Whether raw, steamed, stir-fried, or dropped in piping hot stew, curry or soup just before serving, I love me some cabbage.

The Undulated Tinamou is a greyish ground bird that is more frequently heard than seen, with its distinctive 3-note call. 

Continued from December 13, 2015   Paralysis of the tongue In all my many decades of practice, I can only recall seeing this condition once.