Stabroek Weekend

I have a dear friend whom I admire in all things and who herself writes beautifully and clearly but who has what I consider a blind spot.

In recent months, observers of Guyana’s tourism industry have noted the contributions coming from both government and private sector in a number of energetic moves that translate into very hopeful signs for the industry.

Governments, tourist boards, and the travel industry spend millions of dollars each year to create a positive picture of the Caribbean and the visitor experience; a sense that all is well in a country and that a destination and a vacation will provide a happy and memorable time. 

President Barack Obama’s remarks about immigration during his State of the Union address — and the ovation they drew from most Democratic and many Republican legislators — are fuelling high hopes that Congress will finally reach an agreement this year to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants.

Introduction The world sugar prices for the period 1960 to 2013, which I presented last week, were formed in the ‘free market,’ where the sugar bought and sold is not subject to governmental regulation and control.

Introduction On January 28 last, a meeting was held in Linden that could be considered the continuation of a process that started last year to rebuild the region’s economy. 

About suffering they were never wrong, The Old Masters; how well, they understood Its human position; how it takes place While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along; How, when the aged are reverently, passionately waiting For the miraculous birth, there always must be Children who did not specially want it to happen, skating On a pond at the edge of the wood: They never forgot That even the dreadful martyrdom must run its course Anyhow in a corner, some untidy spot Where the dogs go on with their doggy life and the torturer’s horse Scratches its innocent behind on a tree.

Over the last few weeks I have been writing about fungus and pests. 

Chess, like music and mathematics, has its prodigies. Extraordinary chess talent, similar to mathematical and musical abilities, is demonstrated early in life, and once identified, has to be carefully cultivated.

Sunday Cartoons

(Continued from last week)  Buying a healthy puppy The best age at which to buy a puppy is when he/she is about eight weeks old. 

Hi Everyone, Taken for granted though indispensable for many meals, plainly cooked-rice is content and secure in its supportive role.

Stories and photos by Shabna Ullah Residents of Sandvoort, an agricultural village in West Canje, Berbice whose residents are close-knit, have been involved in self-help activities from the inception.

The big news circulating within the chess world is that Anand wants his world championship title back.

This week’s column wraps up my presentation on the long-term situation of the global sugar industry, which as I have argued stands in stark contrast to that of Guyana’s.

(Continued from last week)   Weaning The time to wean the pups away from the mother depends upon several factors which include the size of the litter.

‘The unexamined life is not worth living’ – Socrates.   When I was no more than twelve or thirteen the feeling grew in me that it was important not simply to live life day by day but somehow to give greater meaning to it by recording what was happening every one of those days and by planning how I should shape and what I should make of my life in the future.

Last week’s headlines highlighted efforts by Gecom to speed up the reporting of election results by introducing electronic counting and compilation of votes for a limited area, presumably as a pilot project.

Naan is a Middle Eastern and South Asian type of flatbread.

My mother was an unusual woman who had, among other attributes, an inclination to laugh at anything and everything.