Stabroek Weekend

Story and photos by Zoisa Fraser As night steps in, Port Kaituma (PK) Central comes alive as miners and residents converge after a hard day’s work to relax, share news, party, eat and drink.

I apologise for the non-appearance of the column last week owing to travel commitments    Introduction It is now more than three weeks since what was intended as a five-day protest against the electricity hikes in the region took a dramatic turn for the worse on the very first day with the deaths of three protesters.

If you do not read poetry you miss much. You miss star showers around your head and arrows near your heart.

By Ronald Austin Barack Obama was elected in 2008 on a programme of change and prosperity.

Now that we have documented the pertinent discussions pertaining to the roles, prerequisites and expectations of the brood bitch and the stud dog, we can proceed with answers to the salient question of when to breed.

Part 7 Introduction Under the miscellaneous category of economic-structural challenges and threats to macroeconomic stability over the near to medium-term, last week I considered those posed by three “crime-driven sectors,” for want of a better of label.

The year 2012 is generally regarded as the 50th anniversary of Independence in the Caribbean. 

It’s not obvious – in fact it’s often completely overlooked – but the truth is that in every high quality performance in the arts, including literature, the writing is the key. 

To a significant extent the history of Caribbean economic development has been led by one or another nation external to the region seeking advantage for itself or for its enterprises.

You have to give credit to Brazil for what it’s doing to combat corruption and solve the worst political scandal in the country’s recent history.

Rain forests are rich in biodiversity and are home to many different plants and animals as well as indigenous communities.

Hi Everyone, There are certain dishes when made and eaten just set your soul at ease.

“I came here about five years ago from West Berbice but I find it ok here because it peaceful,” said Roy Shivdat, one of the  less than 200 residents who live in the Region One mining community of Arakaka.

Like a stampede of wild horses on a dirt highway, daily events in the constant chaos of their unfolding kick up a vast obscuring cloud of dust and smoke.

Folks who come back to Guyana, even for a visit, are hardly off the plane before they suddenly become experts on what’s wrong with the country. 

The conventional wisdom is that Venezuela was the big winner at last week’s Mercosur summit when the country officially joined South America’s trade bloc.

Part 6 Introduction The last grouping of challenges and threats to macroeconomic stability over the near to medium-term which remains to be covered, is a miscellany of items which I term economic-structural.

Trying to understand what China wants of the Carib-bean has become a subject of conversation from one end of the region to the other.

Rain forests are rich in biodiversity and are home to many different plants and animals as well as indigenous communities.

Looking for a small tree to plant in your garden?  Look no further!