Stabroek Weekend

One of the most difficult aspects of writing about the negotiations with Europe for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is that events at a government level that are shaping their outcome may well have moved on by the time this appears in print.

Despite the cost of living increasing 2.7 times since 1992 – the US$ exchange rate has only increased 1.6 times Increase in the cost of living since 1992 A Stabroek Business article “Our purchasing power has fallen” (2 November 2007) prompted me to investigate the cost of living in Guyana.

This week’s article is a collaborative effort be-tween myself and wife, the latter at one time in her achievement filled life being an animal nutritionist.

Torture, misplaced allegiance and recent police revelations Last week I announced that I had concluded my reassessment of the criminalisation of the state in Guyana.

Why should children get their eyes checked? Studies have found that nearly 25% of school-age children have vision problems of which neither they nor their parents are aware.

BIntroduction A heart attack is an injury to the heart muscle caused by a loss of blood supply.

Last week in this column we carried the first five paragraphs of an article entitled ‘Competition in the CSME needs a national quality infrastructure.’

(Akima McPherson is a painter and a member of the Division of Creative Arts in the Department of Language and Cultural Studies at the University of Guyana.)

Cold War JP: Was the Cold War necessary? ZB: It certainly took place -that’s part of the answer.

Compost is as important to your garden as the air you breathe.

A s the years go by consumers show a marked preference for processed foods rather than homemade foods.

All forms of the state have operated in a world context.

It has been a lifetime highlight to serve, along with Sir Alister McIntyre, on the Governance Committee on West Indies Cricket chaired by former Prime Minister PJ Patterson.

A black widow is a common American spider with a characteristic that attracts much interest and curiosity: the female of the species is deadly.

Today is Remembrance Day. A very sad day for older people.

I am confused. What is the difference between an optician and an optometrist?

Over the last few weeks we have been discussing the difficulties bitches could have before, during and after puppy birth.

Surgery is a common reason for you to be in hospital.

In the next two weeks European and Caribbean ministers and their trade negotiators are going to have to explain clearly to business in particular where the negotiating process for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the region has reached and what happens next.

Memories are being refreshed for scores of Guyanese who took an interest in the chess of yesteryear now that the National Chess Championships are being contested following a lapse in activity of well over a decade.