Stabroek Weekend

Intricate Rangolis and lit diyas symbolise Diwali
Intricate Rangolis and lit diyas symbolise Diwali

In honour of Diwali

Sita and Jatayu                                      It was Jatayu who tried to pursue Rawan to save Sita, his treasured King’s wife, as she prayed to her Rama to free her from Rawan’s clutch, squeezing tight her spleen.

Lucas stock index

Last Update: 955.12                               Movement: 1.078% Current Update: 965.42                         YTD Movement: 39.538%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index increased 1.078% during the third period of trading in October 2021.

 Castellani House

Protecting the National Collection

By Stanley Greaves The recent fire that destroyed the Brickdam Police Station—an historic building that housed the Region 4 (A) Headquarters—has implications for the safety of our National Art Collection in the wooden building, Castellani House, Guyana’s National Art Gallery.

Coretta Moore

Bouncing back: Coretta Moore’s journey with depression

Throughout her professional life Coretta Moore was accustomed to receiving commendations for her performance, until her later years as a bank employee when she was forced into a position she was ill-equipped for and which ultimately led to her collapse into a severe state of depression.

Young chess players representing Guyana during a virtual international competition

Making chess a national pastime

“Pawns are the soul of chess.” — Francois Andre Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (1726-1795)                                                   Decades ago when I learned chess, a few years after the Guyana Chess Association (GCA) was established in 1972, we were excited at the thought of exploring a new game.

Guyana’s Oil and Gas Sector: The Buxton Proposal for Oil Revenues- to-cash transfers for Guyanese Households  Part 4

Introduction In last week’s column I was able to introduce only four of the 11 reasonings, or what I have labelled as the Whys and Wherefores, which lie behind my singling out of a portion of Guyana’s windfall oil revenues for cash transfers to Guyanese households as a singularly effective policy intervention measure against income poverty.

Is anyone safe?

Up to five years ago I would walk regularly to meetings from my office north along Avenue of the Republic, from west of the Supreme Court building, then west into Robb Street, to the then Fogarty’s building in Water Street.

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