Stabroek Weekend

By Ralph Ramkarran Guyana holds a special place in China’s diplomatic history.

I have been working really hard on my calves. For most physique athletes, myself included, the calves are the body parts that tend to be found lacking.

Two of my Uncles were extraordinary men. Here are a few sparks from the fire of their lives.

“These last few months since the pandemic came to Guyana have really been hard for me.

Introduction Table 1 shows various estimated GDP growth rates data for Guyana in 2020.

You know how every week we are think of ways to cook the ingredients – particularly vegetables – that we buy every week?

Fashion appeals to me in different ways now. Even though there are usually at least five tabs open on my laptop that are related to fashion at any given time there is a growing reluctance to engross myself in fashions shows.

“Luzzu”, Alex Camilleri’s feature-film debut, is named after a particular traditional fishing boat used in the Maltese islands.

A chance, somewhat unpleasant encounter with a government official in a hair salon, later became an opportunity for Ayo Dalgety-Dean to start working in the area of child rights in Guyana and today she heads a non-governmental organisation (NGO) which is known for working with children, especially those who are sexually abused.

Sandy Jackman never expected to become a survivor of a hate crime.

Founded in 2017, the Girl Build Girl Foundation is an offshoot of a self-empowerment platform presented by Gabriella Chapman when she competed at the Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant that year and won.

Photos of scrumptious looking pastries, cakes and snacks available from Carol’s Kitchen are posted to Facebook, along with testimonials from customers who appreciate being able to order authentic Guyanese dishes for shipping or pickup in North America.

In 1920s Harlem, two childhood friends have a chance reunion. Irene, our mixed-race protagonist, is the wife of a black doctor.

Acts of Kindness Family visiting, cousins from the old days, hadn’t been back for forty years, refugees from the bad days of nothing in the shops, fear of always being below, no future for the children, they with gifts, brought back memories, then it was bare food my wife didn’t have; now it was a tablecloth wonderfully embroidered and, for me, bottles of Niagara wine.

By Nikita Blair When I saw the cover of The Deep by Rivers Solomon, my mind immediately bounced back to the 2013 Animal Planet docufiction Mermaids: The Body Found.

With one day of games left to be played in the delayed 2020 National Chess Championship, World Chess Federation (FIDE) national master Taffin Khan was on Thursday leading the scores with 5½ points after six games.

By Richard Kuhn The SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates fast. That’s a concern because these more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 are now present in the U.S.,

Last Update: 693. 99                            Movement: 0.03% Current Update: 693.81                     YTD Movement: 0.28% The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.03% during the second period of trading in February, 2021.

Introduction In today’s column I continue my summary appraisal of the adverse impacts of the 2020 general crisis, as I have defined this phenomenon, on Guyana’s infant oil and gas sector.

The public is hardly interested in the details of budgetary explanations and analysis and for many like myself, I find going through figures to be sheer drudgery.