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As Soviet grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi (right) completed his moves during the 1983 World Chess Championship semifinal in London, Garry Kasparov took notes, according to the New York Times. At 85, Korchnoi passed on in Switzerland on June 6.
As Soviet grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi (right) completed his moves during the 1983 World Chess Championship semifinal in London, Garry Kasparov took notes, according to the New York Times. At 85, Korchnoi passed on in Switzerland on June 6.

Russian chess grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi dies

“In all of history you cannot find another player with his long-lived discipline, vigour and ferocity,” Garry Kasparov, writing in Viktor Korchnoi’s autobiography Chess is my Life.

UK Prime Minister James Callaghan and Commonwealth leaders at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland in 1977 (Commonwealth photo)
UK Prime Minister James Callaghan and Commonwealth leaders at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland in 1977 (Commonwealth photo)

The Test that never was Part 2

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour continues his initial look at the controversial subject of apartheid and cricket.

Boosting your immunity

During the May/June rainy season here it’s also flu season. I’m sure many of you readers can agree that some of your loved ones, friends and/or co-workers have been bitten with the flu bug lately.

Purple Heart

Secreasea purpurea commonly called Purple Heart originated in Mexico. Purple Heart is a perennial plant with a striking foliage of delicate purple leaves with bright pink flowers.

Another democracy without political virtue

Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham became an autocrat, dictator, whatever description suits you, under our 1966 independence constitution, with its non-executive governor/president titular head of the government and armed forces; prime minister directly answerable to the national assembly; Westminster-type separation of powers; right to prorogation, etc.

Still from Rebecca’s Story, by Witness Project, Guyana

The Timehri Film Festival

By Vidyaratha Kissoon Vidyaratha Kissoon escaped from the yawning jaguar but wrote this column because so much of what was published about events in May 2016 was negative (The  first Timehri Film Festival was held at Moray House Trust, in Georgetown from 18 to 20 May, 2016.

Robin Jackman

The Test that never was

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour takes an initial look at the controversial subject of apartheid and cricket.

Sir Walter Raleigh and Son
Dorofield Hardy
Oil 1933

Sir Walter Raleigh and Son

Dorofield Hardy’s painting Sir Walter Raleigh and Son is the subject of this the 15th Conversation on Art between Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson.

Life

I like to tell the story of Tony Judt. Tony Judt was a writer on recent world history whom I greatly admire.

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