Stabroek Weekend

Introduction The brouhaha over Financial Papers 7 and 8 in the National Assembly has served to expose the state of the public financial management in Guyana.

Introduction For now this is my last column in the series considering tax reform, following President Ramotar’s appointment of a Tax Reform Committee ― the first significant policy initiative of his administration.

Pope Benedict XVI’s three-day visit to Cuba starting Monday will begin under a cloud: human rights groups are appalled by Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega’s decision to call the police to evict peaceful dissidents who had sought refuge in a church to draw international attention to their demands for civil rights.

Sydney Allicock – APNU This is the twelfth in our series on new parliamentarians A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) parliamentarian Sydney Allicock believes that the new dispensation in the National Assembly creates an avenue for politicians to “attack the issues rather than personalities and try to bring back that good name that Guyana really deserves.”

Some years ago, David Dabydeen did a presentation on the close historical relationship between British art and sugar, articulating the association of art with the financial gains of African slavery in the West Indies.

Most Caribbean Governments and companies have yet to take seriously the threat posed by cyber attack.

The Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus) is a large, handsome bird which can be regularly seen in the North Rupununi savannahs, especially at Bina Hill, perched on the thatched roofs, and around the Rock View airstrip foraging in the savannah.

Wandering Lameness (Eosinophilic Panosteitis) Panosteitis, also called “growing pains” or “wandering lameness”, is a disease of puppies between five  and twelve months of age.

Overwatering African violet plants can lead to disease, such as root or crown rot, and can also cause denitrification in the African violet, which occurs when the violet is robbed of nitrogen that is vital for its survival.

Hi Everyone, Last week, within a 48-hour period, I heard some food related things that I thought I’d share with you.

Uitvlugt is a West Coast Demerara village located in Region Three about 20 minutes away from Vreed-en-Hoop.

The attempts to build a Guyanese film industry continue. The latest contribution in this long-running saga is the new film A Jasmine for A Gardener directed by Mahadeo Shivraj and released in Georgetown last week. 

When President Barack Obama welcomes Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the White House on April 9, both leaders will say that their countries’ bilateral ties are better than ever, and growing steadily.

Destruction of the Ball of the Femur (Aseptic Necrosis) Aseptic Necrosis of the head (‘ball’) of the femur (that part of the thigh bone which fits into the ‘socket’ of the hip bone) is due to impaired blood supply to that ‘ball’.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – April might be the cruelest month, but, for India’s major political parties this year, March is fairly brutal.

A good idea, although previously ignored, always bears repeating.  Here is one: Guyana should officially set about taking advantage of the very substantial unused resource this country has in the Guyanese diaspora sitting in the developed world.

The Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) or Porcupine is a spiny, arboreal, nocturnal creature and in the North Rupununi has been noted for having a preference for palm forests.

The orchid (Orchidaceae) is the most diverse family of plants. According to Paul Thomas of the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, more than 28,000 species of orchid are known to exist.

So much begins with parents. So much continues in the training grounds.

What exactly did Caricom Heads of Government agree to in respect of the Caricom Secretariat when they met in Paramaribo?