Stabroek Weekend

Competitiveness in industries Last week’s article identified some of the characteristics of competition and the role that it plays in making an economy better. 

Introduction Today’s column, and the next, continues to evaluate the feasibility of a Guyana state-owned oil refinery, promoted by many as the leading edge of a local content requirements (LCRs) regime aimed at maximizing downstream domestic value-added in the coming petroleum sector.

Schoonord on the West Bank Demerara is bordered by the overpopulated Goed Fortuin and uninhabited Meer Zorgen.

Calypso achieved popularity with the arrival of calypso tents in Port-of-Spain, particularly from the first commercial recordings in the 1930s, and from the spread of the tents after World War Two ended in 1945.

A long time ago when I was with GuySuCo there was an occasion when I found myself growing irritated because my secretary was urging me to find time for an interview with an old man, a pensioner from the old sugar times, who had been trying to see me for a couple of days. 

October 5 will forever be remembered in the history of Guyana as the date when a short-lived democracy was restored.

Popular literature is an important and substantial study. It is a genre whose international impact is astounding.

The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America.

“For me the experience was life changing because in there, I had enough time to think and to figure out what I really want to do with my life.

The ‘bad boy’ hormone also known as ‘test’ representing male muscles and sex drive has been proven to profoundly influence health and disease as well as predict behaviour in both sexes.

“I tried to be reasonable; I didn’t like it.” – Clint Eastwood In the game of chess, you cannot be reasonable.

Whenever there is a holiday marking a religious festival, I always try to make something that keeps me connected to home.

Cyperus Papyrus and Cyperus Alterni-folius, commonly known as Umbrella Grass, Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Sedge or the Umbrella Palm, originated in Egypt many years ago.

Hi Everyone,   How does this combo sound to you – green plantains, smoked fish and callaloo?

During my extremely short-lived tenure as a model for Donna Ramsammy-James when I lived in Guyana, I was always hesitant of highlighting it as something that I did.

There’s a scene in Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” that I use very often when discussing art and our relationship with it.

Introduction In last week’s column I sought to recall, for the benefit of readers, several key observations and conclusions that were drawn from my earlier review of refinery economics in order to support Decision Rule 2.

The village of Crane is believed to have been in existence since the late 1800s or early 1900s and is home to more than 3,000 people.

  In the bewildering variety of things that come over the electronic transom we now have on the internet, there occasionally comes a gem that stops you in your tracks; even more rare is the gem that gives you goose bumps. 

Light on competition Almost every set of recommendations for improving the economy of developing countries contains references to competition.