Stabroek Weekend

A friend asked me how important a part poetry plays in my life.

For most countries, the national championship in a sporting discipline remains the celebrated feature of that particular event.

Story and photos by Jeanna Pearson   Sandwiched between the Plaisance and Vryheid’s Lust communities, Better Hope is a beacon of togetherness with its friendly villagers and rustic homes.

  Introduction   As indicated last week, in order to promote an intelligent appraisal of PetroCaribe and the current regime of Guyana’s oil importation, an appreciation of the trajectory of the current global crude oil price is essential.

There can no longer be any serious debate about it: wherever we aim our gaze, the evidence is clearly before us now that Guyana must find a way to get off this fractured political path that has bedevilled us since independence.

The annual Republic of Guyana Distinguished Lecture Series, established in 2011, continued last week with a lecture that provided, as has been the intention, an opportunity for intellectual engagement with concepts that define Guyana as a nation as a part of the celebration of Mashramani and the anniversary of Republicanism.

(continued) As promised, we continue with more detailed discussions relative to changes that take place as your dog ages.

This sauce is quick and easy and it requires no cooking.

Bad for business   The labour dispute at the University of Guyana has brought to mind the debate of whether or not union activity and collective bargaining help or hurt the economy.

While Latin American presidents meet in regular summits that usually end with grandiose declarations vowing to dramatically increase economic integration, several little-noticed reports paint a very different picture: they show that trade within the region is falling fast.

The Cummingsburg Accord is only the latest in the history of alliances in Guyana’s post-war politics.

When the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, opens the 26th Caricom Heads of Government Intersessional meeting on February 26th in Nassau, one might be forgiven for wondering if this regional summit will be perceived any more positively than those in the recent past.

The White-tailed Hawk is a stocky, long-winged, long-legged polymorphic hawk that feeds on small vertebrates and invertebrates, including snakes, lizards, young rabbits, rats and frogs.

Spathiphyllum commonly called Peace Lily originated in the tropical rainforest of Central and South America.

Hi Everyone, I’ve never considered myself to be someone who has a green thumb.

Hey Guys, I am finally back in Guyana after a 50-day detox situation.

Guyana is awash, virtually daily, with an array of ‘bad news’ stories.

Story and photos by Jannelle Williams Number 2 Village is perhaps one of the most prosperous villages in East Canje Berbice as a large percentage of its residents are involved in private enterprise.

We are too obsessed by success, by deeds of glory and heroic feats.

The last general and regional elections were characterized by extensive delay in announcing election results and there was an outcry against it.