Stabroek Weekend

One man is running a company with the help of three old family retainers, two others who haven’t had a new idea in a couple of generations, and a whole raft of school drop-outs.

Gloriosa rothschildiana is better known in these parts as the Gloriosa lily, or the Glory lily.

Macaws are large, dramatic birds, of the Psittacidae family which also includes parrots.

I’ve said it before.  Songwriters are people with a musical skill, but the genesis of what they do is observation.

President Barack Obama’s re-election was a huge victory for Latino voters, one that will transform US presidential elections for the foreseeable future.

Introduction In last week’s column I urged the point of view that, the most important performance indicator for GuySuCo during the period of the Turnaround Plan, which has elapsed so far (2009 to the first crop 2012), is its annual sugar production.

Introduction Proving that true honeymoons are for first timers only, President Barack Obama returned the morning after the night before to his office/home at the White House and was immediately confronted with some of the immediate challenges he would face the second time round.

What is art?  It is an expression, an illusion, a love. 

There are several causes of infertility (inability to conceive) in the bitch, but most times it is due to an infection in the womb or in other parts of the reproductive tract (cervix, vagina, etc). 

Hi Everyone, Say the words Shine Rice and the responses would range from nostalgia to longing to hunger.

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah Islington, the first village on the East Bank of Berbice located next to New Amsterdam was described by residents as the “forgotten village” or a “depressed community.”

The Black Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus) is also known as the Red Faced Monkey.

Many of us grew up in a Caribbean where the frequent message, ranging from gently implied to pungently expressed, was that we were a second-rate people.

Introduction Last Thursday, President Donald Ramotar swore in Mr Deodat Sharma as the country’s Auditor General. 

Introduction Guyanese are rightfully concerned that all major industries in the economy are performing well.

We have on a number of occasions analysed the state of dance in Guyana, the factors contributing to the way it has developed over the past 35 years, the pre-Independence traditions, the element of formal training, and the notable rise of schools, companies and dance theatre productions.

If, after the successful completion of the physical sex act (called the ‘tie‘ in dogs), the bitch fails to conceive, you may be faced with an infertility problem – in either the male or the female, or both. 

Judging from what President Barack Obama’s campaign manager David Axelrod told me in an interview this week, early voting figures show that Latinos nationwide are turning out in larger numbers than in 2008, which is great news for Obama’s reelection bid.

A week ago, before Hurricane Sandy rampaged across the Caribbean, up the US  east coast and through New York, a wide variety of opinion polls showed a virtual dead heat in the US presidential race; or at least a result that was too close to call.

The Pink Poui (Tabeduia pentaphylla) is a member of the Bignoniaceae family and originates from South America.