Stabroek Weekend

The muse of hatred Back in mid-April, the US Department of Homeland Security under new Obama appointee Janet Napolitano released a sobering report on the recent rise of right-wing extremism in the US.

Sri Prakash Gossai, MS, April 25, 1953 – June 15, 2009 Sri Prakash Gossai, MS, Special Assistant to the President, Chairman of the National Council on Suicide Prevention and popular Hindu community leader, died on June 15, aged 56.

Ailments of the nose General considerations Now that we have concluded the discussions on maladies of the ears, it is only fitting that we deal with ailments of the nose and nostrils.

The pendulum is swinging back with potting composts If you have a garden which is rather on the small side, as mine most certainly was when my wife and I first bought our home in New Providence, then you may have learned a long time ago to tailor the stature of your plants to fit comfortably into it, especially your trees.

The Caribbean diaspora in the UK flexes its muscles For years now there has been talk about the manner in which the Caribbean might mobilise its sizeable silent army, the diaspora.

The Guyana Chess Federation will feature the Sasha Cells chess tournament beginning next Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club.

Gelfand v Nisipeanu The Chess Society of Bucharest is staging a double round–robin tournament from June 14-25 in Bazna, featuring six of the finest chess players who are currently active on the international circuit.

Guyana and the Wider World by Clive Thomas E-mail address cythomas@guyana.net.gy

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Ian on Sunday Experience comes to us not just through our lives but as much, perhaps more as we grow old, through reading.

Arts on Sunday Although that might evoke quite a nice laugh, it is neither as laughable, as farfetched or as unlikely as it sounds. 

Ear ailments (Conclusion)  Deafness An animal can be born deaf (congenital deafness) or it could acquire the deafness during the course of its life.

Is growth limitless? From time to time, leaders from the financial services industry are invited by a well known intermediary to brief prime ministers and key ministers from the Caribbean. 

The silent majority Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

A player to watchWendell Meusa, a 21-year-old Guyanese who has been living in Barbados for ten years, and who recently returned to Guyana, gave an impressive display of chess talent during last Sunday’s one day rapid tournament that was held at the YMCA.

Cut down your Acalyphas on a tree-year cycle It is my experience living in the quiet backwater of New Providence that a few yards can make a whole lot of difference in terms of weather.

Labelling and the cigarette industry The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will be hosting a public consultation on “Specification for the labelling of retail packages of tobacco products” on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from 8:30h to 12:00h at Hotel Tower, Main Street, Georgetown, where a decision will be made on the new and improved Guyana standards for the packaging and labelling of tobacco products in Guyana.

The IMF Consultation on the Guyana economy in 2008 Introduction Using its stock-in-trade jargon the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund in a Public Information Notice issued on May 19, 2009 gave a very favourable report on the performance of the Guyana economy for 2008.

Hiccups on the road to economic recovery! Last week’s column referred to two important ongoing debates concerning the future course of the global economic crisis.