Stabroek Weekend

By R M Austin I do not propose to spend much time writing about the impressive achievements of Shridath Surendranath Ramphal.

We are pleased to present a small sample to give a picture of the poetry of Edgar Mittelholzer (1909 -1965), the prolific Guyanese writer best known for his several novels.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) recently held a Naturalist Tour Guide training session at Rockstone Village, Region Ten.

For a film so firmly entrenched in the power of solidarity and togetherness, I was surprised that my favourite moment in the recently released “Sing Sing” is one defined by separation.

Not having been back home for some 50 years, Sir Dexter Hutt, who was knighted in his second home, the UK, for his contributions to education, was initially apprehensive about feeling like a stranger.

On some days, the sun takes on a warmer, brighter hue.

Yesterday for half an hour GEMS Theatre Productions in collaboration with NCN TV commenced the presentation of the popular TV sitcom ‘Days Like Dese’, on NCN TV 11 from  5 pm with a repeat broadcast tomorrow at 9.30 am.

The Guyana Tourism Authority, as part of its observance of Amerindian Heritage Month 2024, will feature several approved tourism-focused Indigenous communities, tour operators, and experiences that have made a significant impact on the country’s tourism developmental journey over the years.

On 3rd September 2024, Guyanese social media personality and social commentator Mikhail Rodrigues was found guilty of criminal contempt of court.

On 20 February 2013, my son Kamal, was on the platform just outside the front door of the offices of Cameron & Shepherd in Avenue of the Republic on the western side of the Victoria Law Courts.

As I get older, and the older I get the faster I seem to get older, I find myself regretting all the wonders and miraculous developments I read about and feel that I will miss as time goes on beyond my passing. 

The great St Petersburg chess tournament of 1914, saw the world’s best players in attendance.

By Nigel Westmaas (This is a summarised version of a paper delivered at the Guyana Institute of Historical Research in June 2013 to mark the 250th anniversary of the 1763 revolution.

Governance President bristles at suggestion of autocracy: President Irfaan Ali has fired back at former Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr Bertrand Ramcharan on the criticism that the PPP/C operates in a seemingly autocratic way, contending that most academics target his administration although it is the most inclusive.

By Miranda La Rose When she left school some 30 years ago, Esther Isaacs-Roberts of Karaudarnau Village in South Rupununi had no certificates.

By Khadidja Ba Students thrive better in a classroom environment that embraces and supports diversity.

Propa GT Local Wines, a small producer of fruit wines, last week received the Made in Guyana certification from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), following a demanding and rigorous process.

It is a prized part of the pig that’s loved by many.

The ‘Overseas Friends of Guyana’s Chess from the USA donated a total of five tournament size chess sets to the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in June, which were subsequently presented to the St Ignatius Primary School, Lethem in Region Nine through the Allied Arts Division, Ministry of Education.

[Makeda Braithwaite, Go Fish: Go In De Pack,  Bamboo Talk Press, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, 2024.