Stabroek Weekend

Nestled on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), Stewartville is located about ten miles from Vreed-en-Hoop, and has a population of around 2,500 made up of various ethnic groups.

Conclusion Introduction Last week I began a review of the Telecommunications Bill which is currently being considered by a Special Select Committee of the National Assembly before it is returned to the main body for passage and certain assent by the President before the Parliament is prorogued no later than September 28, 2011.

Most motorists who have encounters with members of the Police Force are familiar with the “routine” stops conducted by Traffic ranks, who examine your driver’s licence, insurance, fitness, and road licence to ensure that you are compliant with the various statutory requirements. 

Introduction The gravamen of last week’s discussion of the technological developments pursued by Booker Tate and GuySuCo in the area of cane cultivation is that these were expected to proceed hand-in-hand with technological improvements in the factories. 

Continued from last week Heart failure Heart failure can be defined as a condition whereby the ability of the heart muscle to contract is compromised.

Consumers are encouraged to know the social responsibilities that are due to them.

The myrtle family, the Myrtaceae, contains many plants which we all know well.

The Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporine) is locally known as the Akuri in Guyana.

A number of interesting factors will arise from an examination of the shortlists of contending books released by the juries of the Guyana Prize. 

Two impulses contend in me – one is to allow chaos to take hold and the other is to keep everything tidy and in good order.

A friend of mine living outside, Alex Neptune, recently sent me a photo of the Caribbean fruits and vegetables he grows in his backyard in New York and remarked on the number of fruits we have in the region, and that we appear to have lost some.

SANTIAGO, Chile — The student protests that paralyzed Chile this week have been widely depicted as a symptom of the failure of this country’s free-market-oriented education system.

Hi Everyone, There are many pork buns and pork sandwiches out there, each with its own legion of worshippers and adoring fans, but there is one that has stolen my heart, rendered me helpless and always desperate with longing – Momofuku’s Pork Buns.

Last week’s column carried a schedule listing the key specifications for the new Skeldon factory.

Two very important pieces of legislation to which the Jagdeo administration had committed itself are now before Special Select Committees of the National Assembly working feverishly overtime to ensure that this legislation is passed before the Ninth Parliament comes to an end.

For the residents of Victory Valley life is not too far below the average compared to persons living in other communities on the west bank of the Demerara River at Linden.

Despite the avalanche of bad news for President Barack Obama, he remains the most likely winner of the 2012 elections.

It is part of the fulminations of life that nothing happens in isolation.

Twelve years ago, when Joe Pierre was just 13 years old, his mother died, leaving him with no alternative but to leave school and assist his father with providing for himself and siblings.

Theodor Fontane is the German writer best known as the author of novels which are considered “the most completely achieved of any writer between Goethe and Thomas Mann.”