Stabroek Weekend

Making you proud

In last week’s offering, I made the point that if we want Guyanese to move beyond their ethnic positions to be comfortable under the wider umbrella of a bona fide nation, we need to work to ensure that the populace knows of the achievements and successes behind that national entity.

Lukanani and Lemons Marjorie Broodhagen  Oil 1967 (Photo courtesy of Castellani House)

Lukanani and Lemons

In this their eighth Conversation, artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson examine Marjorie Broodhagen’s painting, Lukanani and Lemons, completed in 1967.

Educating us about us

One of the things that emerged with renewed vigour during the run-up to the recent elections, and continuing since, is the argument that Guyana must address the dilemma of the ethnic divide that is hanging like a millstone around the country’s collective neck.

LUCAS STOCK INDEXThe Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 1.16 percent during the third trading period of October 2015.  The stocks of five companies were traded with 296,103 shares changing hands.  There was one Climber and two Tumblers.  The stocks of Demerara Tobacco Company (DTC) rose 0.49 percent on the sale of 1,103 shares.  The stocks of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) fell 7.69 percent on the sale of 20,250 shares while the stocks of Republic Bank Limited (RBL) fell 0.87 percent on the sale of 9,294 shares.  In the meanwhile, the stocks of Banks DIH (DIH) and Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry remained unchanged on the sale of 265,296 and 160 shares respectively.

That ministerial salary increase

Public Outcry Ever since it was discovered that the new administration had increased the salaries of its ministers and parliamentarians, there has been a public outcry and groundswell of criticism for taking the action.

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