Stabroek Weekend

It’s carnival season T  he year 2009 is one of those when the calendar conspires to have a clash of dates in three countries very close to each other in the Caribbean-South America carnival belt, so that tomorrow the festival will be at its peak in all three of them. 

Women’s cricket is still neglected In April 2007 Terry Holder, Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Cricket Board sent a letter to the Stabroek News concerning women’s cricket.

Obama overreaching? Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

From the mosquito’s bite to Satan’s delight − Dengue fever unveiled!

Joshua Ramsammy, April 5, 1928-February 11, 2009 Dr Joshua Reuben Ramsammy, CCH, former senior lecturer and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, died on February 11, aged 80.

The golden rules for chemical use Over time, sometimes a very long time, the nature of all countries changes.

Kamsky v Topalov The FIDE Candidates’ qualifying match to determine a challenger for world champion Vishy Anand between Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov and the USA’s Gata Kamsky is under way.

Taking their toll:  external shocks and the Guyana economyIn last week’s column I had introduced the first of eleven economic shocks/challenges that rocked the Guyana economy in the second half of 2008.

Anxiety grows in meLet me make another trawl in the deep sea of reading which lies all around us and see what bright catch comes up.

The new tourism market is becoming more segmentedAcross the Caribbean, governments and the tourism industry are developing new strategies and initiatives aimed at trying to offset the fall in visitor arrivals that most nations expect from April onwards as a consequence of the global economic crisis.

Explanatory Memorandum for the Integrity Commission ActWe have already noted that the Explanatory Memorandum of a bill gives reasons for the introduction of a new bill.

What’s in a word?History teaches that, in times of crisis, ingrained prejudices can, by themselves, make all the difference between success and ruin.

Professor Charles Denbow, September 30, 1945 – February 10, 2009Dr Charles Egerton Denbow, CD, DM, FRCP, FACP, FACC, Professor in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies, Mona, died on February 10, 2009, aged 63.

Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General, famously remarked a decade ago “You can do a lot with diplomacy but, of course, you can do a lot more with diplomacy backed up by fairness and force.”

The ‘where’ and the ‘what’ of genital wartsBy Dr S Dash, MD (Consultant Gynaecologist) Genital warts, also called condylomata, are a common infection of the female reproductive tract.

Eye ailmentsContinued Sty I might have mentioned before that the great designer was at his/her constructive best when the eye was being put together. 

The spirit of the ageI’ve studied, alas, philosophy, Law and medicine, recto and verso, And how I regret it, theology also, Oh God, how hard I’ve slaved away, With what result?

A prized possessionUnlike the gentle Ian I am not qualified to pass judgement on the economic consequences of the recent flooding.

Putting some sense in the 2009 BudgetIntroduction The National Assembly has the most unenviable task of making sense of the 2009 Budget presented last Monday in the National Assembly.