Daily Features

October 5

October 5, 1992, was an historic day for Guyana – the day when democracy returned in free and fair elections for the first time in twenty-four years. 

Deteriorating public language

I haven’t noticed much mention of it but in the recent maelstrom emanating from Donald Trump’s run at the US Presidency, it is striking how much the choice of words coming from various persons in the campaign confuses the issues completely. 

A male Pompadour Cotinga (Xipholena punicea) photographed at Rockstone, Region 10. (Photo by Kester Clarke / www.kesterclarke.net)

Pompadour Cotinga

Pompadour Cotinga are often found in canopy and near forest edges where they feed on fruit only, preferring figs.

Improve fat loss with BCAAs

For the past two weeks, I touched on the benefits of supplementing with Citrulline Malate and Glutamine for cardiovascular health, recovery and effective blood flow.

Hardened coconut oil after overnight refrigeration Photo by Cynthia Nelson

Coconut Scones with Coconut Oil

A couple of years ago, in my Tastes Like Home column, I had written about my experiments using hardened coconut oil (liquid coconut oil that solidified when refrigerated) to replace butter in pastries, cakes and other treats like scones and biscuits.

Soursop

Annona muricata commonly called Soursop or Guanabana by the Spanish originated in the Peruvian rainforest and the lowlands of Central America; it comes from the Annonaceae family.

Blacken and the bandits

Niggling worries about an American-backed assassination plot, looming local economic problems, and the sudden bombing of the country’s Consulate in Trinidad, plagued Guyana’s troubled leader, at the time doomed Cubana Airliner Flight 455 went down in 1976, American diplomatic cables reveal.

Patricia Scotland

Why our economies need inclusive trade

By Patricia Scotland and Arancha González In the vibrant flea market in Apia, Samoa, bustling with eager vendors and tourists browsing stalls lined with elegant Polynesian dresses and colourful Pacific jewellery, one lady stands out.

PPP/C went low: APNU+AFC has gone lower

On 6 October 2016, Stabroek News published an article ‘Cabinet deeply perturbed at Grade Six math results’, the content of which, if true, has certainly taken official education reporting to a new low, and this is magnified by the hackneyed solutions to the problem that are proffered.

Salary increases, contracted employees and the COI report

On 3 September 2012, we had carried an article entitled “State employees and the Public Service Commission” in which we bemoaned the fact that the then Administration was operating with two types of public service: the traditional public service; and a parallel service comprising hand-picked persons recruited on a contractual basis at emoluments and conditions of service superior to those of the tradition service.

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