Stabroek Weekend

Continued The stud dog Last week, we dealt with the brood bitch.

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We have previously made comments on different factors concerning Emancipation and the state of African culture in Guyana and the Caribbean. 

Hi Everyone, There are subtle differences between a country style biscuit (think KFC and Pillsbury) and a scone.

Story and photos by David Pappanah Well known because it is home to Guyana’s premier beach, No 63 is a small village whose official name is No 63 Benab.

Part 5 Aftermath In last Sunday’s column I considered the overhang of poverty (extreme and moderate), inequality (consumption), and vulnerability as constituting challenges and threats to macroeconomic stability. 

Introduction In the 2012 Budget Speech, Dr Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance said: “Currently, in Linden, electricity costs between $5 and $15 per kWh, while on the GPL [Guyana Power and Light] grid customers pay an average of $64 perkWh.

I first played international sport when I represented Trinidad in lawn tennis as a schoolboy in 1949.

There are all sorts of strange tales about my song Not A Blade O’ Grass.

The idea of a comprehensive global trade round of the kind envisaged when governments met in Doha in November 2001 is dead for the foreseeable future.

It’s very nice of US politicians to express their grief over the death of Cuban dissident leader Oswaldo Payá, but if they really want to honour his memory, they should stop making aggressive statements that play directly into the hands of the Castro brothers’ dictatorship.

In the Caribbean there are several cultural forms and events that tend to associate themselves with the First of August. 

Have you ever thought of growing your own herbs in pots or window boxes? 

Continued Today, we will have a closer look at one of the main actors in the drama of reproduction – the brood bitch (the potential mother).

Iwokrama boasts over 1,500 species of flowering plants (and counting). As you travel along the Iwokrama road or walk along the trails in the forest you are likely to come across many spectacular flowers, like the Norantea.

Today we begin a weekly series on the presidential election campaign in the United States that looks beyond the news stories.

Hi Everyone, The one particular aspect about food in Guyana that I miss the most is fish.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud Overlooking the Soesdyke-Linden Highway is a village called Long Creek which is home to about 400 persons who maintain a simple lifestyle because of the hardships they face.

(Conclusion) Introduction Today’s column concludes my review of the strengthening of economic relations between Guyana and China.

It is understandable that newsmen look for sensational stories since these are what sell newspapers and make the names of correspondents.