Stabroek Weekend

A tourist from the U.S. reacts as she cuts a rolled tatami mat by using a real Japanese sword in front of mock samurai armours during a Japanese sword-cutting experience at Samurai Theater Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan September 17, 2024.
A tourist from the U.S. reacts as she cuts a rolled tatami mat by using a real Japanese sword in front of mock samurai armours during a Japanese sword-cutting experience at Samurai Theater Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan September 17, 2024.

Japan hails record Emmy success for ‘Shogun’ as cultural win

Meanwhile, foreign tourists are flooding into Japan each month, with total visitor numbers and spending poised to smash records this year.

This Week-in-Review September 8th to September 14th

Investigation SOCU gets tender board documents on Brutus probe: SOCU has acquired documents relating to procurement for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) from the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) as it continues its investigation of financial impropriety claims against Deputy Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus.

Sexual offences courts

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act I took a break last week to give a snapshot of how the law of criminal contempt works in Guyana’s court system.

What Pilates can teach you

What started out as a desire to do more girly things and expand my social settings in order to make new friends turned out to be what feels like if I’m fighting for my life for two hours every week.

Dave Martins

Dave Martins – A Cultural Titan

Introduction [We are honoured to present today a short analysis of the life and work of Caribbean calypsonian, musician, playwright, dramatist, comedian, band leader and cultural administrator Dave Martins written by former President of Guyana Donald Ramotar. 

Mohinder Amarnath in full flight, hooking one of the West Indies fast bowlers during the 1983 series in the Caribbean (Source: 1983 West Indies Cricket Annual)

Hooked on Jimmy

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour examines Mohinder Amarnath’s glorious run spree during India’s 1983 Tour of the Caribbean and the phenomenon whereby elite batsmen experience the euphoric sensation of being in a state of Nirvana, when runs gush from their bats for an extended period of time.

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