Stabroek Weekend

Today’s column resumes the review of the 2011 budgetary allocations to the principal ministries of government.

I grew up in Guyana in a little village on the West Coast, and I remember clearly the first time I saw a waxed greenheart floor.

Kinkajous (Potos Flavus), also known as Night Monkeys or Honey Bears, and Olingos (genus Bassaricyon) are both members of the Racoon family.

Curing fish is not just a means of making a living for the Deodat family, it is a family tradition that has been passed down for several generations.

In Caribbean literature there has always been a vigorous strain of oral composition existing alongside the written tradition.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Venezuelan-backed President Daniel Ortega has only 36 per cent of the vote in the polls, and is facing growing accusations of abuse of power and corruption.

Introduction In last Sunday’s column I argued that government activity is operating as a drag on the national economy.

How well does the Caribbean relate to the European Union? A region that still sees Europe as the source of development assistance, has not fully erased a belief in special arrangements for commodities and is dubious about the value of the Economic Partnership Agreement, there seems little awareness of the ways in which Europe is changing.

The recent staging of the Harold Bascom drama Makantali by The Theatre Guild was an extremely important production.

Many wild creatures are kept as pets. Sometimes, the intentions of the owners of these pets are very noble; they may have rescued an injured, orphaned animal from the wild, or the animal lover may have bought the wild animal off a trader or hunter, because it was being kept under deplorable conditions and was perceived to be suffering.

Continued 38.    (1)   The Registrar shall make the appropriate entry or alteration in the Court Roll and publish the  appropriate notice in the Gazette whenever the Court orders the name of an attorney-at-law to be removed from the Court Roll or that the attorney-at-law be suspended from  practising law; where by the virtue of any law, the name of an attorney-at-law is removed from the Court Roll or an attorney-at-law is suspended from practising law, but where there is an appeal against any order from which the removal or suspension results, the Registrar shall take no action under this section until the order has been confirmed on appeal (2)   Where the name of an attorney-at-law

The South American continent has played a vitally important part in the culinary improvements of peoples throughout the world, not to mention (yet) of the ornamental delights the world enjoys. It

Hi Everyone, the recipe I get the most requests for is dhal puri.

A spirit of restoration is afoot in the East Coast Village of Victoria and the movement is being led by the Victoria Reconstruction Trust (VRT).

I hate souse.  I really don’t know how people enjoy that stuff.

A few nights ago I had a vivid dream of my father.

Introduction In last week’s column I discussed two concepts which readers should find useful as we proceed to evaluate the impact of government activity on the economy of Guyana.

It’s more than six feet long with a great bushy tail, long snout, and big claws on its front feet.

A soil and food prices continue to rise and further levies are introduced on travel, could the Caribbean be priced out of the low to middle end of the European tourism market?

WASHINGTON — Here is an interesting idea that is drawing attention in US foreign policy circles — help Egypt, Tunisia and other countries in the Arab world learn some valuable lessons from Latin America’s most successful transitions to democracy.