Stabroek Weekend

The burden of debt is overwhelming country after country. Greece is in the headlines now but there are scores of others teetering on the precipice.

Sean Hinds comes out of the dark and dangerous recesses of our recent history.

Critics of the popular play in contemporary drama, and very specifically those in the Caribbean and Guyana, often hold it up against what is called ‘serious’ theatre.

(Continued) Tick infestation on the ear   Throughout the year, it is possible to find ticks abounding on the ear flap (Pinna), and to a lesser degree in the ear canal (ticks usually do not wander deep into the ear canal).

At times, the column focuses primarily on regurgitating chess stories from around the world in juxtaposition to highlighting what is happening locally.

Many of us are more familiar with the hot version of lemongrass tea but have you ever considered making the tea and having it cold?

Part 1 In the last seven months much has been written about Cuba and the reopening of full diplomatic relations with the US.

If Secretary of State John Kerry is serious when he claims that the Obama administration will keep pressing for democracy and human rights in Cuba, this is the least he should do: invite Cuban dissidents to the flag-raising ceremony at the US Embassy in Havana when he travels for the historic event there on August 14.

As I said last week, there is a lot of hype around mulch and wood waste but sometimes the sawmills cannot be trusted to provide safe wood waste.

Hi Everyone,   For decades now, electrical devices have been conceptualized, designed and manufactured to make our lives easier in the kitchen.

A few weeks ago Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan would have enforced the 2 am cap on nightlife.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Home to approximately 250 people, Supply, East Bank Demerara is a beautiful, little multi-cultural village.

I have known Vibert Cambridge for more than 40 years, going back to 1970 in the We Place nightclub home of the Tradewinds in Toronto.

Interesting: a new world ranking shows that many Latin American countries are way ahead of China and India in creativity, and suggests that — if they improve their education and technology standards — they could be among the world’s most competitive economies.

Submersible The change of government and the aggression shown by Venezuela towards Guyana have brought the PetroCaribe energy agreement into sharp focus.

Introduction The Third International Conference on Financing for Development has just concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 to 16 July.

It is only fair that the traditional honeymoon period of three months of the new APNU+AFC administration be exhausted before its performance is assessed.

Climate change is an issue on which the Caribbean has every reason to have its voice heard and be taken very seriously.

There is an entry in my father’s diary which moved me deeply when I read it after he died.