Stabroek Weekend

The rectus abdominis, commonly called the abs, gets all the attention, and rightly so.

Last Update: 1,840.132                               Movement: -0.947% Current Update: 1,822.705                         YTD Movement: 77.169%                                      LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.947% during the third period of trading in August 2022.

Who knew that opinions could be so divided on an all-time Caribbean favourite – fried ripe plantains?

Managing relationships can be rocky particularly when they involve more than two parties. 

In a little under two weeks, Gairy Sinclair, a Guyana-born boxing promoter and businessman, is to be inducted into the Australian Boxing Hall of Fame in Melbourne, Australia, where he now calls home. 

Whether it was a ‘sweetie’ stand in front of their home or selling leather belts to tourists, Tiffany Johnson’s parents were always into some form of business so much so that when their young teenage daughter moved to the US she followed in their footsteps and made money from shoveling snow.

Recently I re-read for the umpteenth time one of Derek Walcott’s earlier books, The Star-Apple Kingdom.

It is now over twenty years that inclusive governance, referred to previously by other slogans such as ‘participatory democracy,’ was enshrined in the Guyana constitution.

Introduction In today’s column I wrap- up last week’s presentation dealing with the economic rationale behind the creation of a state-owned NRF or SWF to be used for effective regulation of the anticipated medium-term boom in oil revenues and the efficient spending of same revenues.

As theatre in Guyana is still trying, among a number of testing circumstances, to return to normalcy following the two years of prohibition inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, among the most important recent developments was the return of the Link Show.

On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on Tuesday, the United Nations Guyana and the High Commission of Canada partnered with the Pakuri council on a cultural exchange which saw over 50 of the villagers visiting Georgetown in their traditional garb.

The Guyana chess team which participated in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, returned home last week after some enhanced performances during 11 rounds of sustained play.

By Dennis Zulu, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and Yeşim Oruç, UN Resident Coordinator in Guyana, on the occasion of UN International Youth Day Skills development and future of work Skills development and lifelong learning is an investment in the future.

A few months ago, somewhere in the middle of the umpteenth round of the ongoing debate over “Superhero Movies vs Art Movies” online, a superhero-enthusiast proposed an idea to bridge the gap.

Recognising that diabetes remains one of the country’s most common diseases, the Davis Memorial Hospital with support from the Guyana Metropolitan Relief Organisation (GUYMETRO) recently launched a diabetic clinic.

For the past week in England, I got to witness some of the world’s best athletes at their craft up close and personal at the just concluded Commonwealth Games and I can safely say that exercise is definitely the best medicine.

Today I digress again from the usual format of this column to write about a beauty queen in the Cayman Islands.

Last Update: 1,864.376                 Movement: -1.300% Current Update: 1,840.135                YTD Movement: 78.863% The Lucas Stock Index fell 1.300% during the second period of trading in August 2022.

Here’s a Salsa to relish and a Relish that will make you want to Salsa.

This summer in Europe has made me question if I was really once a child who was born and raised in the tropics.