Stabroek Weekend

This is adapted from International Standard ISO 26000. The first edition was on November 1, 2010.

There are quite a few fern species which are probably best described as tree ferns, for the simple reason that they have a ‘trunk.’ 

The pulse is really an expression of the heartbeat. The way you take the pulse in humans (feeling the wrist or the pulsation of the big vessels running along the neck area) is not the same with dogs.

Last week we attempted a broad overview of the African presence in Guyanese culture; the nature of it, the way it manifests itself and its considerable influence on the national culture and social structure. 

Summary offences, which have been described as less serious breaches of the law, are to be contrasted with felonies and misdemeanours. 

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Hi Everyone, I love peppers – of all varieties, shapes and heat level.

Introduction The columns I have written so far on the sugar industry, starting on May 29, 2011 are intended to conclude with a broad appraisal of its prospects and suggestions for the way forward. 

Nobel Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz, a rock-star among left-of-centre progressives around the world, was quite upbeat about Latin America, Asia and other emerging economies when I interviewed him extensively last week about the possibility of a new world recession.

for what else is there but books, books and the sea, verandahs and the pages of the sea to write of the wind and the memory of wind whipped hair in the sun, the colour of fire.

Getting inside a culture and unravelling it for someone is tough enough if you’re from that culture. 

Every gardener who aspires to the name will really know his or her way round a pair of secateurs, and will, I think, automatically know that the harder you prune shrubs (particularly roses) the stronger the new growths will be.

There is no escaping the sea in Wakenaam. Here the Essequibo River and the Atlantic Ocean clash and mingle, threatening to overrun the fragile defences of the island as they have done in the past.

T he Suriname Toad (Pipa pipa) could be one of the strangest frogs you might see in the rainforest; in fact it’s not a toad but an aquatic dwelling frog.

Regent Road and Street, with pavements on either side of the carriageway running east to west from Water Street to the Botanic Gardens’ entrance divides the capital city of Georgetown into northern and southern halves.

General comments As we introduced this new topic last week, we mentioned that the blood circulatory system comprises the blood itself (red cells, white cells, platelets, liquid plasma, dissolved nutrients, waste products), the heart, which pumps the blood throughout the body, and the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries) through which the blood flows.

This is adapted from International Standard ISO 26000. The first edition was on November 1, 2010.

A summary offence can loosely be defined as a minor violation of the law. 

In the Essequibo River island of Wakenaam, Ram converts coconut milk to oil in a process that takes days.

Conclusion Introduction I ended last week’s column by suggesting that the commercial banks – which account for 58% of the mortgage lending by financial institutions – have both the liquidity and the reserves to withstand any significant reduction in house prices and consequential foreclosures.