Stabroek Weekend

Grand prix marks return to face-to-face chess

Three years after the last behind-the-board classical chess game was contested in 2019, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is ready to re-commence this traditional activity with the Gaico Grand Prix Chess Tournament which begins on Saturday, March 19 at the National Stadium, Providence.

Confidence in the police

The theme of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Annual Police Officers Conference, held during last week, was “Promoting improvement of public trust and confidence, maintaining safety and security through competence, professionalism and partnership.”

Guyana’s Emergent Oil and Gas Sector: Linking Guyana’s Petroleum Sector to ExxonMobil’s turnaround from its Zombification

Introduction A month ago, in my February 13 column, I had readily acknowledged my strong support for the widely expressed judgment that “ExxonMobil in the second half of the 2010s and certainly all of 2020, had become a classic zombie firm, as that term is defined… in business, finance and economics” I used the preceding month to evaluate whether a turnaround away from this zombie status was likely; beginning in Q4 2021.

Poetry and war

  Embassy As evening fell the day’s oppression lifted Far peaks came into focus it had rained Across wide lawns and cultured flowers drifted The conversation of the highly trained Two gardeners watched them pass and priced their shoes A chauffeur waited reading in the drive For them to finish their exchange of views.

More on ExxonMobil’s ability to turn around its Zombification

Introduction My two immediately preceding columns have been dedicated to exploring, for reader’s benefit the thesis advanced by Envision Research, which argues that, ExxonMobil, an iconic Global 500 corporation, can successfully turnaround its fortunes away from its heavy indebtedness and ongoing zombification – if it could arrive at a financial position where it is able to generate sufficient revenues to be able to invest in its own self-driven or organic growth.

Lucas stock index

Last Update: 1,373.195                              Movement: 7.761% Current Update: 1,479.763                        YTD Movement: 43.835%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index increased 7.761% during the final period of trading in February 2022.

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