Stabroek Weekend

It is reported that as many as 20,000 politicians, officials, international functionaries, journalists and activists attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as the Bali Conference.

PARIS – Once, as I picked up the Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen at his hotel, the receptionist asked me if I was his driver.

Last week I exposed several of the myths and fallacies surrounding money laundering operations in Guyana.

One of the significant things to be noted about social traditions is that the ancient ones are fading and tend to be somewhat cryptic.

Last week’s column intimated that at least three items we have been discussing for some time now, are directly related to the significant roles played by two of the World Economic Forum’s “problematic factors,” namely, “crime and theft” and “corruption” in the poor results obtained by Guyana in the 2007-2008 Global Competitiveness Report.

At around 1.30am on the morning of Sunday, December 16, weary Caribbean and European negotiators finally initialled the text of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Europe and Cariforum.

I have been reading in our garden of flowers and old trees favourite Christmas poems collected over the years and for this column nearest Christmas Day I share a few of them.

Introduction Guyana was ranked 104th out of 131 countries for “ease of access to loans” in the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competiveness Report 2007-2008.

Lest we forget, let me remind the GWI and consumers of Order No 3 of 2005 made by the Public Utilities Commission in the matter of the application by Guyana Water Inc for an increase in rates.

Do you have a young child whose weight or eating habits are out of control?

I got a copy of my spectacle prescription and it’s a lot of numbers.

Today, on the threshold of the festive season, we’ll deal with food intake, or rather, what not to feed your pet(s) at Christmas.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and in the town there will be one mad rush to get all the essentials bought and of course a lot of non-essential things as well.

‘I have always held the view that we must invest in our young people, and must be able to develop their potential and channel their youthful enthusiasm into productive ventures’ -President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Every family has its Christmas traditions. These are manifested in the way the tree is trimmed, who trims it and with what; how and when the house is decorated; and whether new curtains are bought or old ones recycled.

During the Christmas season one of the main things besides shopping for presents and coming up with menus is what to wear for those various functions and parties you may have to attend.

As the Caribbean struggles to conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe, a matter has emerged which is just as likely to challenge regional thinking about governance, the economy and international relations.

The Saturday before last Godfrey Chin’s book Nostalgias was launched at the Sidewalk Caf

Over the last two weeks we spent some time discussing the care of orphaned pups.

Cook-shop-fly has finally found his true calling. I tried previously gigolo, pimp, epicurean!