Stabroek Weekend

Ham and eggs are an age-old combination as are bacon and eggs.

At the lively awards ceremony to mark the 30th death anniversary of former president Forbes Burnham at the Carifesta Sports Club on the evening of Friday before last, there was a palpable sense of excitement among the karate kids who assembled to uplift their medals and trophies.

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

Hi Everyone, Last month, an article was published in Stabroek News (Friday, August 14) written by Guyana’s former Director of the Government Analyst Food & Drug Department, Marilyn Collins, titled – ‘Food Fortification & The Health of the Guyanese Population.’

As fashion month swings into top gear, as usual, there is a designer who goes viral.

By Mariah Lall  With photos by Keno George   Whether it’s relaxing with old friends on a cool afternoon or playing a friendly game of draughts with someone from another generation, life in Little Diamond is laid back.

The APNU+AFC coalition has taken an important initiative towards transforming Guyana’s culture of ethno-political dominance.

It is described how Confucius when asked by one of his disciples what he would do if he were given his own territory to govern the Master replied that he would first and above all “rectify the names” ‒ that is, make words correspond to reality.

MDGs: Both necessary and sufficient Following on my previous columns that have been assessing the Post-2015 Development Agenda and its accompanying sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2015-2030, which is scheduled to be approved at the upcoming United Nations (UN) Summit (September 24-27) later this year, quite a few readers have asked me a rather pertinent question: whether I believe the SDGs,

A few days ago in London, the Bahamas Prime Minister, Perry Christie, told a meeting organised by Caribbean Export that the region needed a new formula to maximise investment.

Disclosures Over the last few years, a series of disclosures has exposed flaws in the way the former PPP/C government did business.

Our Caribbean cricket woes continue to make headlines with a variety of explanations and theories ranging from lack of systems, insularity, inefficient West Indies Cricket Board, aborted tours, etc.

  By Sri Mulyani Indrawati   Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of the World Bank   In 100 countries around the world, women are barred from doing certain work solely because they are women.

The World Chess Federa-tion’s Candidate Master Anthony Drayton emerged victorious in the fierce Forbes Burnham Memorial Chess Tournament last Sunday following a defeat of Plaisance’s Alexander Duncan in his final game.

Triplaris surinamensis commonly called Long John or Helicopter Tree originated in South America – Guyana, Brazil, Suriname and is indigenous to the Amazon basin.

General considerations Now that we have concluded the discussions on maladies of the ears, it is only fitting that we deal with ailments of the nose and nostrils.

Pocomania Long Mountain, rise, Lift you’ shoulder, blot the moon, Black the stars, hide the skies, Long Mountain, rise, lift you shoulder high.

Like red kidney beans? Like kidney beans and rice? Looking for a vegetarian dish to serve as a main course?

Hi Everyone, The August holidays are over and it’s time to get back to ‘reality’.