Daily Features

I get told a lot that my writing is hugely based on losing weight.

Cuban-Guyanese Maria Varona-Thomas has become the first Woman FIDE Master (WFM) from Guyana, following her successful participation at the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Whenever I go out to breakfast or brunch, I ignore the bread, bagels and pancakes and head straight to the breakfast potatoes.

Dracaena fragrans commonly called corn plant originated from Africa and has adapted well in the tropics.

To his socio-political credit, David Arthur Granger, whilst on the pre-May 2015 Election Campaign trail did visit and interest himself in many hinterland communities at a very personal level.

Each dazzling day, next to the muddy, grassy verges of the busy main road along the eastern bank of the murky Demerara River, a few families dry racks of freshly gutted, still bloody, thickly salted Atlantic fish openly spread out under the harsh, blinding sun.

Last week I spoke of the growing perception, even among the supporters of the APNU+AFC government, that what happened at the last general elections was, as they say on the streets, an exchange not a change of government.

CARTAGENA, Colombia — During an interview with President Juan Manuel Santos in Colombia to discuss the Oct.

Lowliness is young ambition’s ladder, Whereto the climber upward turns his face.

  By: Naicelis Rozema   Naicelis Rozema is an independent researcher and former teacher at Queen’s College, Guyana.

Photos  by Jonelle Fields This week we asked the public’s opinion on whether or not workers should post comments about fellow co-workers on Facebook or other social media   Jameel Grahame ‘It is my opinion that the principle of freedom of expression is grounded in controversial commentary.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast is a relatively large village when it comes to square miles, but many of its residents, particularly those who lived along the Public Road, have migrated.

A liar, racist, demagogue and misogynist is the presidential candidate of the once great Republican Party.

When I was young, and benefited not only from a fresh and eagerly absorptive mind but also from a strong belief that an eternity of life stretched in front of me, I loved to read big books, books of immense length.

I came into music at a time when comedy was a big ingredient in the popular music of the Caribbean.

Ten per cent of Guyana’s women believe that a husband is justified in beating a wife if she neglects the children, demonstrates her autonomy ‒ for example by leaving the house without his permission ‒  refuses him sex, argues with him or burns the food.

Over the next ten years it is likely that the ways in which we all think about the Caribbean will change radically.

Introduction Last’s week column identified several key trends on the demand side of the global energy market.

Mumbling and grumbling Over the years, there has been plenty mumbling and grumbling about the quality of government services among the general public. 

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks at events that took place 77 years ago this month.