Stabroek Weekend

Breast milk… best milk By Dr Santosh Mhetre, MD  (Paediatrics) This is especially for all new mothers and women who are planning a pregnancy.

On the line: Banks DIH Annual Report Banks DIH, the giant food and beverage company will be holding its 53rd annual general meeting on Saturday, January 17, 2009, close to four months following the end of its financial year of September 30, 2008.

How is the crisis being transmitted to Caricom? In the space of a couple of months and with breathtaking speed, what began as the bursting of the private housing market bubble in the United States, has turned into a gargantuan financial crisis, credit crunch, and global recession.

Enhance your life It is extremely important that you pay attention to what today’s column says if you wish to live a longer, healthier, more alert and happier life.

Robert Spaemann is a leading Roman Catholic philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at both the University of Munich and the University of Salzburg.

Four days into the New Year, but I don’t think that it’s too late to wish each and everyone of you the happiest of New Years.

Planning versus spontaneity Last week I gave what may be called an introduction to my daughter’s article, ‘On be-coming a writer.’

Omeros returns to the spotlight Derek Walcott’s exceptional 300-page poem, Omeros, which received immediate universal acclaim as soon as it was released some 18 years ago, returned to the world spotlight yet again recently. 

Leptospirosis – Are you at risk? By Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD (Internal Medicine Specialist) What is leptospirosis?

Diseases of the eye Let’s face it; the eye is a very vulnerable organ.

Some years ago, in what was not a confession but a roughneck’s boast, GW Bush declared that he didn’t read the papers.

Obama: From poetry to prose Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.

How will future economic growth be affected? V, U, or L-shaped growth curve Following last week’s column, I shall discuss this week the impact of the financial crisis and credit crunch on the prospects for economic growth performance in the United States, the broader global economy, and Caricom.

Sunday Stabroek asked a few of Guyana’s politicians to share their wishes for the New Year; here are their responses.

Our world in 2009 Introduction Certainly the most authoritative publication which predicts the grand occasions and developments of the following year is the widely circulated Economist, published in the UK.

Dark night of the soul When our young son was struck by agonising abdominal pains in the middle of the night recently and we had to rush him to Emergency at York Central Hospital in Toronto, in the four or five hours before he was attended to I felt the sort of helpless despair which must be the experience of countless thousands in this pitiless world when their loved ones are at deadly risk or dying or dead by accident or some other stroke of unrelenting fate.

Why re-celebrate Martin Carter? Last week we highlighted contributions to the celebration of the life and work of Martin Carter and to the rememberance of the poet. 

A tumultuous year It proved to be a tumultuous year for the game of chess.

By Nigel Westmaas “To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world; our stories are singular but our destinies are shared – the new dawn of American leadership is at hand.”