Stabroek Weekend

‘The Hunter’ by Anil Roberts
‘The Hunter’ by Anil Roberts

The rise of Amerindian art

Continued from last week The single event responsible for the world really taking notice of Amerindian art as a major subject and its rise to its present power was the exhibition of six men identifying themselves as ‘Lokono Artists’ at the Venezuelan Cultural Centre in 1998. 

 A look of apprehension as this male dog wonders if any kind person will come to the GSPCA and offer to adopt him (he has been neutered)
A look of apprehension as this male dog wonders if any kind person will come to the GSPCA and offer to adopt him (he has been neutered)

Medication misuse

Continued from last week Antibiotics In the practice of human medicine, the misuse, abuse and incorrect use of drugs and all forms of medication must be high on doctors’ lists of frustrating activities carried out by their patients.

Care workers for persons with a mental disorder

The Sexual Offences Act 2010 Continued from last week 25. (1) A person (“the accused’’) who is a care worker, commits the offence of a care worker engaging in, causing  or inciting sexual activity with a person (“ the complainant”) if – (a) the accused- (i) engages in sexual activity with the complainant; (ii) causes or incites the complainant  to engage in sexual activity with a third party; or (iii) causes or incites the complainant to perform sexual acts including but not limited to causing the complainant to masturbate; (b) the complainant has a mental disorder and the accused knows or could reasonably be expected to know that the complainant has a mental disorder; and (c) the accused is involved in the complainant’s care in a way that falls within section 27.

Despair and redemption

Giacomo Leopardi, who was to become one of the greatest poets of his time, was born in 1798 on his parents’ estate near the small Italian town of Recanati in the dusty hills above the Adriatic sea.

A monument erected in 1976 commemorates the tenth anniversary of the country’s independence

Kuru Kururu

For some people, living away from the capital may present a challenge but for the residents of Kuru Kururu, they are satisfied with life in their community and regard it as “a peaceful place to live where everyone gets along with one another.”

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