Stabroek Weekend

Reasons for trade deficit As was noted in the first part of this article, trade remains a very important element of the Guyana economy.

(Continued from last week) As far as I am aware, the only surviving Yellow Poui is planted outside the Prime Minister’s Residence on Main Street.

A great part of Brazil has been in the grip of one of the worst droughts in its history: reservoirs running dry, water strictly rationed, particularly in Sao Paulo.

While we cook all year round, this is the season in which we enter into a cooking frenzy.

The announcement by government that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fedders Lloyd, a reputable Indian company, relating to the Specialty Hospital project, has attracted several negative comments.

At the stiff 2015 European Team Chess Championships which was held in Reykjavik this month, Russia triumphed with double gold medals in the men’s and women’s categories.

The Members of the Jury have completed their very intense deliberations and debates and have reached agreement on the winners of the Guyana Prize for Literature and the Guyana Prize Caribbean Awards.

Last week, we dealt with the symptoms and treatment of the classic stomatitis (sore mouth) condition.

Sunday Cartoons

Hi Everyone, Picture this – you’ve just pulled out a recipe you had bookmarked or jotted down.

It feels so good to not wear a coat. I’m back in Guyana for a bit before I leave for my belated honeymoon.

Two of Guyana’s cultural and artistic giants were born on November 22 and 23 respectively.

The sensitive subject of terrorism in a Caribbean context is a matter this column has addressed before with some caution.

Farm on the East Bank Demerara is nothing like its name, unless you count the little kitchen gardens here and there.

We should beware the over-mighty state. A state that gathers all powers to itself drains initiative away from where it does most good ‒ at the local level, at the level of the small group, the family, the individual.

Introduction Thus far, my reflections on Guyana’s economic statistics have centred on its national accounts, and in particular the GDP.

The absurdities are everywhere, conspiring to tax your brain when it needs a break.

On the 26th of May 2015, President David Granger said “Our diplomats must open more markets”.

Tabeluia serratifolia commonly called Yellow Poui is a member of the Bignoniaceae family and is native to Central and South America.