Stabroek Weekend

Crisis in the USA: Is America too big to fail? September has been a disastrous month for the US whose leading presidential candidates like to refer to it jarringly as the greatest country on earth.

World champion Viswanathan Anand loses to Levon AronianAnand, V (2798) – Aronian, L (2751) Grand Slam Final Bilbao ESP (8), 10.9.2008 1.e4

The Guyana National Consultation on the Cariforum-EC, Economic Partnership Agreement   As a participant and presenter I might have been biased, but I believe that by any reasonable standard the Guyana National Consultation on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) held on September 5 at the National Convention Centre was a success. 

The whole point is not to talk or think I avoid as far as I can any party, club, reception or event when or where rap music is likely to be predominant.

The region’s leaders need to ensure delivery on the EPABy David Jessop Some time on or around October 15 the Economic Part-nership Agreement (EPA) between Europe and Cariforum will be signed in Barbados.

Palin filin Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.

Canine Parvovirus (CPV) Continued   Last week, we began with the big theme of specific infectious diseases against which we can vaccinate.

Coconut: The perfect answer for the idle gardener The largest seed most of us have had to handle in Guyana is the coconut.

Caesarean  section: The easy way out?By Dr Soumyaroop Dash, MD (Consultant Obstetrician and  Gynaecologist) Caesarean section refers to a major surgical procedure where a baby is removed from the uterus by making a cut into the abdomen, then into the uterus.

So was Carifesta X worth the effort? Carifesta X is already fading from the headlines but it will take a much longer time before it begins to show any signs of fading from memory. 

By Nigel Westmaas It was forty years ago this October that Walter Rodney was banned from Jamaica and set off  disturbances that came to be known as the “Walter Rodney riots.”

Reprinting the past ARF Webber  Centenary history and handbook of British Guiana.

Near-term prospects for the Guyana economy: The internal environment US financial intervention The recent unprecedented and spectacular intervention of the US Federal Government into that country’s financial markets is testimony to how serious the risk of financial meltdown is in the USA, and around the world. 

Paying attention to tourism When Caribbean Heads of Government met in Antigua in July they devoted the first business day of their meeting to discussions with representatives from the tourism, hotel and regional airline industries.

Unsung heroes In the last month I have enjoyed watching the Olympics from majestic opening to colourful and tumultuous closing and between those spectacular bookends have seen an endless display of compelling competitive excellence.

Coping with the EPA Introduction Over the strident objections of President Jagdeo the Caribbean countries and the Dominican Republic will sign the Cariforum-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) some time within the next few weeks.

The accuracy of petrol pump readings depends partly on the efforts of weights and measures officials Lloyd David, Public Relations Officer at the Guyana National Bureau of Standards has prepared a paper which should interest all persons who use motor fuel. 

Every once in a while, a well-meaning friend or relative forwards me a chain email which says that angels are watching over me or that the email itself represents an angel.

Specific infectious diseases Now that we have, over the past few weeks, discussed the basic principles of immunity and vaccination schedules, we can now turn to the many specific infectious diseases, including those against which we advocate vaccination.