Stabroek Weekend

At around 1.30am on the morning of Sunday, December 16, weary Caribbean and European negotiators finally initialled the text of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Europe and Cariforum.

I have been reading in our garden of flowers and old trees favourite Christmas poems collected over the years and for this column nearest Christmas Day I share a few of them.

Introduction Guyana was ranked 104th out of 131 countries for “ease of access to loans” in the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competiveness Report 2007-2008.

Lest we forget, let me remind the GWI and consumers of Order No 3 of 2005 made by the Public Utilities Commission in the matter of the application by Guyana Water Inc for an increase in rates.

Do you have a young child whose weight or eating habits are out of control?

I got a copy of my spectacle prescription and it’s a lot of numbers.

Today, on the threshold of the festive season, we’ll deal with food intake, or rather, what not to feed your pet(s) at Christmas.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and in the town there will be one mad rush to get all the essentials bought and of course a lot of non-essential things as well.

‘I have always held the view that we must invest in our young people, and must be able to develop their potential and channel their youthful enthusiasm into productive ventures’ -President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Every family has its Christmas traditions. These are manifested in the way the tree is trimmed, who trims it and with what; how and when the house is decorated; and whether new curtains are bought or old ones recycled.

During the Christmas season one of the main things besides shopping for presents and coming up with menus is what to wear for those various functions and parties you may have to attend.

As the Caribbean struggles to conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe, a matter has emerged which is just as likely to challenge regional thinking about governance, the economy and international relations.

The Saturday before last Godfrey Chin’s book Nostalgias was launched at the Sidewalk Caf

Over the last two weeks we spent some time discussing the care of orphaned pups.

Cook-shop-fly has finally found his true calling. I tried previously gigolo, pimp, epicurean!

It is customary at the end of the year to turn our thoughts to the New Year and the expectations that are in our minds.

The Poems Man Look, look, she cried, the poems man, running across the frail bridge of her innocence.

I have measured the rainfall in a particular part of my garden for about five years, and have been very surprised at the amount the garden has received.

People who are unfortunate enough to incur a fracture have the belief that their fracture will be treated by the application of a cast leading to the end of their problems.

I am very nearsighted and wear ‘coke-bottle’ glasses. Can I get thinner lenses that look better?