Stabroek Weekend

Outward movement Guyana continues to be a net exporter of its human resources and has one of the highest emigration rates in the world. 

As mentioned last week, hedges are grown mostly for privacy.  A hedge can be described as a continuous line of plants with one height that needs little or no support.

Caricom governments are struggling to maintain the levels of social and other spending that electorates have come to expect. 

The Guyana Prize for Literature Awards 2012 will be announced and presented tonight at the Awards Presentation to be held at the Pegasus Hotel starting at 7.00pm. 

Continued Why do newborn puppies die? According to USA textbook figures, thirty per cent of puppies die between birth and weaning. 

Recalling chess positions which existed previously, is critical for assessing a current position that you are playing.

Sunday Cartoons

Hi Everyone, There are many things that the Atlantic hurricane season brings – the need to stock up on canned food, bottled water, batteries, candles, matches, portable radios and then there is the requisite construction work to ensure that roofs are intact, shutters are sturdy, trees trimmed and the yard free of debris.

Story and photos by Mandy Thompson Nobody seems to know that away from the hustle and bustle of the Parika Stelling tucked away behind tall trees is the small community of Bendorff.

Introduction At this point of the ongoing discussion of the money-laundering situation in Guyana, readers would have come to realize that they cannot expect to form an intelligent appreciation of this issue, and as a result the several serious challenges which the country presently faces, without, at the very least, a rudimentary appreciation of the basic contextual issues surrounding this phenomenon.

The curtain is only just down on the recent Limacol Caribbean Premier League cricket tournament, enjoying sold-out games and strong sponsorship, and here comes the usual wailing in the press about the demise of cricket propelled by the T20. 

The world has changed immensely but in what fundamental way has it progressed?

The recent Congress of the PPP concluded just as was predicted by me in a recent article (‘The PPP’s 30th Congress’).

Continued   Last week we started sharing some basic information on newborn pups/kittens.

One of the strikingly different aspects of today’s Caribbean to that of the late 1970s and early 1980s, is the near invisibility of the private sector as a vocal single entity at a regional level.

A part of the Amerindian heritage that is very well known, highly visible and accessible is the literature. 

Escovitch fish is a popular Jamaican dish of whole fried fish that is marinated in a fiery-vinegary pickle made of onions and vegetables, overnight, and served as a breakfast dish.

The World Economic Forum’s ranking of competitiveness released this week confirms what many of us feared: Latin America is losing ground in the global economy and is doing very little about it.

Pioneer About 10 days ago, it was reported that Guyana had granted a licence to a company called Creditinfo Guyana to carry on the services of a credit bureau. 

Are you planting a hedge and don’t know what to choose?