Stabroek Weekend

Ringworm ‘Ringworm’ has nothing to do with a worm. It is a fungus disease.

Water: The liquid of life As children growing in British Guiana we had few choices for drinking water.

Keeping him safe’ Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

Half year economic performance The Guyana economy has performed reasonably well during the first half of the year according to Dr Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance, and there is cautious optimism about the domestic economy for the rest of the year.

At the epicentre of the crisis − a bursting bubble In last week’s column I put forward the thesis that, the enormity of the global financial crisis and its associated credit cr-unch could be gauged from two indicators.

The outlook for tourism is far from brightAs the global economic outlook darkens, the Caribbean tourism industry has begun to look closely at its revenue forecasts and how best to position itself to weather the storm that will affect negatively arrivals from the second quarter of 2009 onwards from all of its main markets.

The joy of a lifetime All my life I have loved sport.

Van Wely v Shirov The 38th Chess Olympiad began last Wednesday in Dresden, Germany.

Feline ‘Flu’ Continued Last week, we dealt with the situation whereby feline respiratory distress comes on rapidly and with great severity (acute form).

The first Leader of the World? Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now lives in Jamaica.

The bill prohibiting loud music in public transportation is not yet an act The Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) (Amendment) Bill, No.

A more expository than experimental production One of the important developments in Caribbean drama in the middle of the twentieth century was a phenomenon called the ‘theatre of the backyard’ and sometimes ‘yard theatre.’

Eye exercises and healthy visionBy Dr Neeraj Jain (MBBS, MD (Ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS Consultant ophthalmologist)The natural state of the body is to be at peace.

Plants, pests and soil I think a lot about visitors to our garden.

Teaching beyond the ordinary run of our lives When we are young, if we are lucky, we meet a person who opens our minds to the infinite possibilities of life in this wondrous world.

How is a credit crunch different from a financial crisis? The enormity of the challenges posed by the present financial crisis and credit crunch is starkly revealed in its two most basic aspects, firstly, the enormous toll on the United States’ financial system and secondly, the unprecedented scope of the governmental responses, which have been provoked.

David – a Goliath of a man David de Caires was very clear on what Business Page was about – the dissemination of financial and economic information and discussion of ideas and issues aimed at enhancing the business culture and environment.

The Caribbean and restructuring the global financial system On November 15, the heads of government from the world’s most powerful nations will meet in Washington to discuss how to restructure the global financial system.

David de Caires, December 31, 1937 –  November 1, 2008 David Francis de Caires, Executive Chairman of Guyana Publications Inc, and Editor-in-Chief of the Stabroek News, died on November 1, aged 70 years.