Stabroek Weekend

Sowing with thunder and lightningBy John Warrington This week has been a busy kind of week.

A close-up look at the QA II dealBy Christopher Ram Introduction When the Ministry of Finance belatedly broke its silence last month on the concessions given by the government to Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QA II) it asked Guyanese to ignore such considerations as transparency and the rule of law and sought to shift the debate to the “ultimate question that needs to be asked… whether these investments are a positive development for Guyana.”

Caribbean ministers, officials meet to prepare for the WTO mini-ministerial meeting By David Jessop In a matter of days Caribbean ministers and officials will meet in London to prepare for a World Trade Organisation (WTO) mini-ministerial meeting that will take place in Geneva from July 21 onwards.

Risky business: Second thoughts on biofuels and rising food pricesBy Dr.

Heads of government By Ian McDonald We should all be pleased.

Tulips won’t grow here after the first year By John Warrrington How time goes by.

Land of many waters By Alim Hosein It is impossible to travel far in any direction in Guyana without encountering water.

A Weekly column prepared by Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospitap Inc. What I need to know about diarrhoea (stomach flu) By Dr Santosh Mhetre, MBBS, MD (Paediatrics) What is diarrhoea?

Infectious diseases By Dr. Steve Surujbally Continued   Factors influencing infectious diseases        1.

An unusual chess tournament With Errol Tiwari It was an unusual chess tournament that was held in November 2007 in the Basque city of Bilbao, Spain.

Obama breaks free (Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and colum-nist who now resides in Jamaica.

We should conform to the conventions By Eileen Cox Caricom Day was celebrated on Monday, July 7. 

Rising food prices, inflation and oil prices By Dr Clive Thomas Last week’s column posed the question: has the era of cheap food really ended?

Facing the threat of rising oil and food pricesBy Christopher Ram IntroductionOil seems to have a talismanic role in the world’s psyche.

Living in darkness By Eileen Cox The Guyana Power & Light Inc seems committed to improving its service. 

There is a change in political mood about trade liberalization among small states By David Jessop As this is being written Caribbean Heads of Government are meeting in Barbados.

Don’t hold your breath By Cheryl Springer Women, women’s organizations and anti-violence advocates may just have felt a sliver of hope three weeks ago, when the government launched its much-touted national policy on domestic violence, titled ‘Break the Cycle – Take Control.’

The filthy rich By Ian McDonald I have been asked why I criticize the way rich countries treat poor countries.

River Bottom: Reflecting current popular trends in theatre The theatre of Oliver Samuels as it is today has many things to tell us about itself and its development over three decades, but it can also say quite a bit about Jamaican and Caribbean theatre over the same period.