Stabroek Weekend

De Buff, a little village along a dam parallel to the Canal Number Two public road, is listed in the Guyana Gazetteer as The Bluff, but villagers are sticking with the name they know and point to their village sign as evidence.

Public affairs The government is responsible for several enterprises that are classified in the public accounts as public corporations.

Introduction Presently Guyana’s national accounts are compiled relative to the base year 2006.

Reading is a good friend, whether the wind blows good or ill.

Heliconias are magnificent and beautiful. A few years ago there were approximately 20 species of heliconia grown in the Caribbean; today, there are more than 400 species in cultivation.

In his recent interview on Venezuela, former president Mr Bharrat Jagdeo spoke about his administration’s approach to resolving the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.

As with so much in politics it is often what is not seen, said or fully understood that drives events.

Someone approached me out of the blue this week outside a store on Sheriff Street to ask for advice on the music business; he was not a musician, but interested in recording and was wondering how to proceed.

The Theatre Guild of Guyana staged a Festival of Plays at the Playhouse in Kingston last week-end in which four new plays and playwrights were presented.

The exclusive World Youth and Cadet Chess Championships in Greece, came to a conclusion on Friday.

Over the last few weeks, we have been discussing problems associated with the lips in particular.

If you want food that feeds the soul, a bowl of Crab and Callaloo Soup can do the job.

 Sunday  Cartoons

Hi Everyone, Skin on, skin off; with or without seeds; sliced, diced, smashed or pureed, cucumbers are cool and tasty!

Almost every fashion conscious person with Instagram is aware of the Balmain Fashion Revolution or the hashtag Balmainarmy.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Catherina Sophia or CS as most villagers refer to their home, lies tucked away in a tiny corner of the West Bank Demerara.

Introduction Let me admit upfront, I agree entirely with Ramesh Gampat’s headline statement as reported in his SN letter of October 26, 2015: `While Guyana’s data is too weak to be subjected to rigorous analysis it allows for broad trends’.

Constant trade deficit Guyana, like several other countries, runs a constant trade deficit.

In last week’s offering, I made the point that if we want Guyanese to move beyond their ethnic positions to be comfortable under the wider umbrella of a bona fide nation, we need to work to ensure that the populace knows of the achievements and successes behind that national entity.

The list is long in Guyana of problems needing solution and the list isn’t shortening.