Stabroek Weekend

Tragedy Mother, four children die in No. 64 fire: A woman and her four children died in an early morning fire last Wednesday at Second Street, No.

Two-time Olympian and national table tennis ace player Chelsea Edghill aims to shift the low thinking of how sports are viewed locally to that of it being viewed professionally, with her  newly minted Edge Sports Management (ESM) consultancy that seeks to provide services in sport, athlete and sports event management “I am focusing on policy and strategy development in sport management generally.

The Miss World Guyana 2024 national competition has embraced a format that the organisers say blends a virtual selection process with limited in-person events, focusing on quality over quantity.

Road rehabilitation projects have been awarded to 365 women to date as part of the government’s nationwide road development programme, according to information from the Ministry of Public Works, a Department of Public Information (DPI) press release has said. 

There is an excitement that you get when you shop at an open air (farmer’s) market that you do not get when you shop in a supermarket.

At 18 years old, Gukesh Dommaraju often referred to as Gukesh D of India, is the youngest person in the history of chess to have ever qualified to become a contender for the title of World Champion.

A difficult pregnancy, deaths of loved ones and challenges from childhood abandonment were some of the hurdles that four recent graduates of the University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, had to overcome.

The recent graduation ceremony for President’s College’s Class of 2024 took an unexpected turn when the Salutatorian Nishal Samaroo, a transfer student from St Stanislaus College, delivered an unsanctioned speech criticising the school’s administration and several teachers.

Consultant at the Urology Department at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Dr Rajendra Sukhraj has been elected President of the International Conference of the Caribbean Urological Association (CURA) at its 26th annual conference held in Guyana at the Pegasus Hotel from November 8th to 10th.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony encouraged graduating students of the University of Guyana’s School of Medicine to embark on a lifelong journey of growth, compassion, and dedication to healthcare.

Many Christmas films have revolved around a recurring concept: “What if Santa Claus were real?”

Introduction Last week’s column wrapped-up a four-column series on the ruling Stabroek PSA [backward looking] and the new Model PSA and its Public Modalities [forward looking].

“I love my mother. But then I could say I dislike my mother.

The three members of the Elections Commission representing the Opposition recently issued a joint letter calling for the implementation of biometrics by way of electronic fingerprint technology, to identify voters at elections.

One of the tragic, eternal facts of human life is that there will always be wars – some the hideous, misguided choice of evil men and some “wars of necessity” but war all the same since the horror and indiscriminate agony caused by war is not changed by what designation war is given.

Have you ever noticed a stranger who did something significant that led you to wonder what their story is?

By Nigel Westmaas One hundred years ago, British Guiana—modern-day Guyana—was rocked by one of the most consequential labour movements and civil uprisings in its history, events collectively remembered as the Ruimveldt strike or rebellion.

Since the launch of the Child Advocacy Centre (CAC) in Port Kaituma, Region One just over three years ago, Blossom Inc, the non-governmental organisation that runs the centre, has conducted over 200 forensic interviews with child victims of sexual abuse, according to its Founder and Managing Director Ayo Dalgety-Dean.

Electricity Turkish powership company wins contract to supply 60 MW: As the holiday season approaches, Karpowership of Turkey has secured the bid to provide an additional 60 MW of electricity to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).