Stabroek Weekend

Milton Hatoum’s multicultural Amazon This week Arts on Sunday takes a brief look at one aspect of contemporary Brazilian literature. 

Diabetes and foot care: Why is it important? By Dr Anirban Banerjee MS, MRCS (Consultant Surgeon) Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affects up to 6% of the population (higher in the older age groups).

Ear ailments (Continued) Maladies of the ear flap (Pinna) Biting flies The ear flap has an assortment of blood vessels which, when damaged, tend to bleed uncontrollably.

A chess exchange programme may be possible The impromptu visit of German grandmaster Rainer Buhmann to Guyana has deepened the conviction held by local chess players that for sure, the oldest game known to man is on the rise, and that in time, we may yet present our country as a global player on the international stage.

Danger signs Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A common virus may be a major  cause of high blood pressure, researchers said on Thursday in a  finding that may bring new approach to treating a condition  that affects an estimated 1 billion people worldwide.

CAYENNE, French Guiana (Reuters) – An Ariane rocket  launched two scientific space observatories on Thursday that  will help scientists better understand the formation of the  universe, space officials said.

The design for the rehabilitation of the Brickdam lock-ups has been completed and work is set to start by the end of the year to the tune of $10M, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said yesterday.

The global economic crisis: A tipping point in regional integration As I have tried to show in recent columns the meltdown of the CL Financial and Stanford Financial Groups has had serious damaging effects on the financial sector of most Caricom member states.

Cultivate your flower garden A flower garden is a lovable thing.

Nrityageet 30: A varied programmeOne of Guyana’s most prominent annual dance productions celebrated its “30th Anniver-sary Performance” at the National Cultural Centre last week in commemoration of Indian Arrival Day. 

Ear ailments(Continued) Maladies of the ear flap (pinna) Swollen ear flap (Othematoma) If the inner surface of the ear (usually, but not always, one side only) of your dog suddenly becomes swollen, then 99 times out of 100 it is because small blood vessels in the ear flap have ruptured and  blood oozes out.

A blessingPerhaps my oldest memory, I must have been two or three, is of my mother hugging me at night when she put me into bed and holding the palms of my hands together while she said a simple prayer which I soon learned by heart.

H1N1 Flu: The virus cocktail By Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD The much-dreaded H1N1 flu which is spreading fear across the globe is actually a cocktail of three viruses, namely Avian flu, human flu and swine flu, making it difficult to contain.

Worse than Vietnam ‘The good news: Obama understands what’s wrong in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Don’t over-water the petunias When I originally moved into my home in New Providence there were two huge Casuarina trees at the north side of the property, close by the house.

What will be the impact of normalised US-Cuba relations on the region?

Guyana and the Wider World Next in importance to the damaging effects of the global economic crisis on Caricom’s exports of goods and services, and possibly also public and private investment flows to the region, I predict that when the information is finally forthcoming, the contagion effects of the global crisis on the region’s financial sector will be the most devastating.

Ian on Sunday Running anything – whether it is a national government, vast state industry, world-circling multi-national, small family business, or private club – involves making choices.

International Viewpoint By Jonathan Powers Of all the words said and written about torture in the current debate very few have bothered to look up the history of the birth in 1984 of the UN’s Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.