Stabroek Weekend

Privatization   This week I shall continue with the presentation of the second and third ‘other proposals.’

When I was a youngster growing up in West Demerara and going to Saints, we usually headed for the Pomeroon in the August school break.

Continued from last week   As was promised last week, we will deal with a condition known as ‘Hygroma’ or, as some scientists refer to it, a ‘False bursa’ or ‘bursitis.’

More than normally, our politicians seem to be tearing at each other’s throats.

When Barack Obama campaigned to be-come President of the United States he made clear that he was against what he described as ‘wars of choice,’ a reference to the way he saw George W Bush’s decision to invade Iraq.

Cuba’s first major independent newspaper in more than five decades — a digital daily called 14ymedio — was quickly blocked within the island last week, but the big question is for how long the country’s regime will be able to maintain its monopoly on the news media.

The first appointment of a Queen’s Counsel in England was that of Sir Francis Bacon, made by Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1594, for a political purpose.

Unique way In what could be a unique way to focus attention on the issue of poverty and how it could be tackled, the World Bank in its World Development Report 2014 points to the need for risk management by all economic units in an economy.

Wild animals are exported from Guyana to supply the global demand for exotic pets.

Mangoes of many varieties are in season and tis the time to enjoy this fruit to the full extent.

Brunfeisia pauciflora commonly called ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ originated from Brazil, and is found throughout South and Central America.

China has won the women’s event in the Asian Nations Cup championship tournament that is currently being held in Tabriz, Iran.

Hi Everyone, We have been chatting for several years now, so much so that things have reached the stage where I have to start some of our conversations with one of these phrases: Remember I told you… Last year I shared with you… If you have been reading me for a while… Well this is going to be one of those occasions.

Story and photos by Kenesha Fraser Following emancipation, some white planters made quick money by selling the front lands of their estates to African labourers.

In my early life, that stretch when Tradewinds began, a young man from Linden, living in Toronto, got very annoyed with me over a song.

This is an appropriate time, on the occasion of the celebration of Guyana’s 48th Independence Anniversary, only two years before age 50, to begin the assessment of our condition as an independent nation and try to assess the future.

Currently cuss-down and buse-up are of a very low standard. We need new and more imaginative swear words.

The landslide election of pro-business candidate Narendra Modi as India’s new prime minister is likely to shake up that country’s politics and jump-start its economy, but it could also have a big impact on the world economy and emerging markets.

Youngest Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) is one of the youngest commercial banks in Guyana.

Introduction Starting today I shall focus on the way forward for Guyana’s sugar industry.