Stabroek Weekend

Story and photos by Jannelle Williams   Some 7.5km from New Amsterdam the village of Palmyra begins with a cluster of houses that take on a housing scheme kind of look.

Jitters There are jitters about the Guyana economy and some observers have moved towards the view that the economy is in recession.

Daiquiri is a rum cocktail and the original daiquiri is a mixture of lime juice, sugar and rum poured over ice.

1st of August, 1838 ‘O ye first of August freed men who now liberty enjoy Salute the day and shout hurrah to Queen Victoria; On this glad day the galling chains of slavery were broke From off the necks of Afric’s sons who bled beneath its yoke.

At the outset, I’m not a big techno guy. As the new gadgets come out, I’m often one of the last ones to get on board.

When it comes to Cuba what is often missed is that its government’s primary focus is not on the process of normalising its relationship with the US, but on the far more fundamental domestic reforms that are gradually changing the country’s political and economic model in ways that are intended to better deliver its objectives.

Introduction Last week’s column reported on the Third Financing for Development Conference and the positions it took in regard to the recovery of stolen public assets.

During his trip to Africa last week, President Barack Obama gave a powerful speech asking the region’s long-entrenched leaders to end corruption, respect freedom of the press and stop changing the constitution to remain in power indefinitely.

The end of the world as some of us know and love it is here.

Lagerstroemia speciosa commonly called Queens Crape Myrtle or Pride of India originated in India and southern Asia.

Chess is not a physical contact sport. In chess, contact is made with the mind, sometimes through speech, sometimes silently.

 Sunday Cartoon

The Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823 was a seminal event in the history of slave resistance in British Guiana and in the colonial world.

  Akima McPherson: Omawale Lumumba’s Galaxy I is a deceptive piece in what it seems to be saying.

Hi Everyone,  For many of us Coconut Ice is very much a childhood treat.

I was in conversation earlier this week with a friend of mine and I was relating to her the frustration of being stylish in a world where fashion has become ‘dog cheap’.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Uitkomst is a petite village in Canal Number One.

Introduction         Hypothesis: Paradigm shift   The hypothesis that has been under consideration in my July columns thus far, is that international best practices in the area of financing for development are undergoing a paradigm shift, which is partly reflected in mounting global efforts to incorporate “recovery of stolen public assets” (StPAR) as a central feature of domestic resource mobilization, particularly for developing countries.

Endowed It is understood that Guyana has been encouraged to become a part of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Following recent musical explorations in the country, including Dr Vibert Cambridge’s excellent book, Musical Life in Guyana, the current depressed state of our music industry is once again a topic of discussion.