Stabroek Weekend

Pet Corner

Cancer By Dr Steve Surujbally  (Continued) Possible causes Last week we mentioned that although one, at present, cannot define with certainty the cause of cancer, there are certain possible considerations that enter any ’cause-of-cancer’ discussion.

Health

Make a breast-screening programme By Dr Amrish Kamboj, MD Pathology (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)  Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, with approximately one in nine women developing the disease in her lifetime.

The View From Europe

The message is implementation By David Jessop Some time before the end of June this year the Caribbean will sign in Barbados an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe.

Arts On Sunday

Deryck Bernard: A career of many achievements  By Al Creighton When the Macmillan Caribbean Writers Series published Going Home and Other Tales from Guyana (Macmillan Caribbean, 2002), it was a significant milepost artistic achievement for its author Deryck Bernard.

Ian On Sunday

By Ian McDonald  The hard duty of communicating clearly The importance of using clear, accurate language in explaining the problems that face a nation like Guyana cannot be too strongly emphasized.

Business Page

Spending those billions – conclusion Introduction Last week I began looking at the capital expenditure of the central government comparing it with the rate of growth over a five year period.

Consumer Concerns

A sustainable solution to Georgetown’s waste management programme Let us turn our minds to the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Programme.

Guyana and the wider world

Over the last two weeks I have sought to establish that it is incorrect to assume that there are specific binding pledges of EU assistance to underpin the development dimension of the EPA.

A Gardener’s Diary

Don’t panic about plant extinction Our most popular ornamentals, fruit and vegetables are changing, or are being changed almost beyond recognition since they were brought in from their wild state.

Health

Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins occur elsewhere.

Chess

In Round 12 of the Linares tournament, the game of the day was the Norwegian teenager, 17- year-old Magnus Carlsen, versus former FIDE world champion Topalov.

A Gardener’s Diary

Our most popular ornamentals, fruit and vegetables are changing, or are being changed almost beyond recognition since they were brought in from their wild state.

Arts On Sunday

Time alone Oh, time will tell You think you’re in heaven But you living in hell You think you’re in heaven But you living in hell .

Eye Issues

I’ve been hearing about transitions lenses. What are they? Studies have found that people of all ages can benefit from protecting their eyes from the sun.

Consumer Concerns

On April 29, 2007, this column dealt with women’s cricket and carried the caption ‘All Stars Club had mastered women’s cricket.’

Guyana and the wider world

The aid-for-trade scam Last week I initiated a discussion of one of the most contentious planks on which the EPA is based; that is, the supposition that its development dimension is securely rooted in assured EU development assistance.

Ian On Sunday

I have been reading a magnificent biography of that powerfully charismatic man of God and extraordinary historical figure, Pope John Paul II.

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