Stabroek Weekend

Introduction In last week’s column I presented a graph, which illustrated both the downward trend and the wide variations in sugar production for Guyana over the last half-century or so.

I’m a bit of a romantic – some would even say quite a bit – so I’ve always been fascinated by the approaches men take as they set about, as we used to say in Guyana, to “trap a binny”.

Wheel And Come Again – An Anthology of Reggae Poetry was published by Peepal Tree Press in the UK in 1998 and edited by Kwame Dawes. 

Improving Public Accountability: The Guyana Experience 1985-2007 by Anand Goolsarran is an expert, in-depth analysis and discussion of many of the roiling governance issues that have existed for the last several decades, and which continue to bedevil local society. 

The smallest of the Anteaters, Cyclopes didactylus or Silky Anteater inhabits primary rain forests with continuous canopy; it lives in tall trees under the leaves to avoid detection.

Narcotics trafficking through the Caribbean, and the associated criminality that accompanies it may be about to get worse.

Anything is possible in Venezuela’s elections today, but there is a good chance that opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski will do better than any of his predecessors in the polls, and that — win or lose — he will put President Hugo Chávez’s 14-year-old regime against the ropes.

Continued Unwilling breeders On several occasions, owners would confront vets with the lament that, irrespective of their efforts and following the rules, their dogs won’t mate.

With the recent housing drive on and many citizens owning their own home, there is the desire to beautify surroundings.

Hi Everyone, Though I do not have a sweet-tooth, every now and then I like to have some sweet baked item with my tea in the afternoon or evening.

Despite its small size, the community of Onderneeming on the West Coast Berbice is culturally very active, and is developing rapidly, according to residents.

By Ronald Austin This week the 57th quadrennial presidential election of the United States entered its final phase.

This is my 50th year in the entertainment business, and along the way there’s been much to be grateful for.

Indicator Perhaps the single most revealing performance indicator of the state of Guyana’s sugar industry is to be found in its annual production figures.

Conclusion In the introduction to last week’s Business Page I pointed out that it was refreshing that the mid-year report was not only prepared within the statutory deadline but that the report was actually made public even before it was laid in the National Assembly which is presided over by the Speaker.

One year ago Europe made clear that it intended changing the basis on which it provides development assistance to the region.

I remember ‘Read to Succeed‘ was once the theme of the activities and exhibitions organized to celebrate the work of library services for the children of Guyana.

While the speeches by President Obama, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew the biggest headlines at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, there was a major event that went almost unnoticed: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s launch of a plan to put education at the centre of the world’s political agenda.

One of the Giants of Eldorado, the Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus) is the largest of the armadillos, and weighing in at 26 kg (approximately 57 lbs), is truly deserving of its name.

Everything on earth is changing – bit by bit – right now – in front of our very eyes.