Stabroek Weekend

In a letter to SN of January 13 Dr. Kwesi Sansculotte-Greenidge pointed out the necessity and possibility of a political solution to Guyana’s ethno-political problems through constitutional restructuring.

Any practical person in charge of anything periodically asks the question: “How do we get things done most effectively?”

Introduction As pointed out in the conclusion of last week’s column, today’s will wrap-up my current efforts to interrogate the IDB report on Guyana’s Oil Opportunity and its estimation of likely Government of Guyana (GoG) revenues.

In the midst of all the continuing malaise triggered by the COVID pandemic here, one of the lesser noted consequences is the effect on the music industry. 

Last Update: 691.87                                       Movement: 0.09% Current Update: 692.49                                  YTD Movement: 0.09%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index rose 0.09% during the second period of trading in January 2021.

“Soooooo delicious! Now I don’t wanna ever eat plain white bread again!”

I have never really examined why I have never been inclined to have children up until this current period in my life.

When 28-year-old Dexter Smartt was admitted to the local bar to practice law in Guyana last week, it marked the latest step in his journey in service to others others.

For some Guyanese, better health and spiritual wellness are among their aims for the New Year, when many people make promises to themselves to be better or do better than they might have in the past year.

When Saskia Caesar had her son almost two years ago, she knew more than anything that she wanted a better life for him.

In “Proxima,” the allure of a trip to another planet comes to symbolise the inevitable isolation of being a human in the world.

  Ode to Brother Joe Nothing can soak Brother Joe’s tough sermon, his head swollen with certainties.

“This is the second day I coming here. Yesterday when I come I didn’t even had nothing to eat because I say I would come and get through fast.

  Last Update: 691.87                                    Movement: 0.00%  Current Update: 691.87                             YTD Movement: 0.00%The Lucas Stock Index remained unchanged during the first period of trading in January, 2021.

The calendar has flipped to January and naturally it is time for the New Year’s fitness resolutions.

It is difficult to avoid the shocking events of Wednesday last in the United States of America.

It seems not a day, and certainly not a week, passes without our stomachs being turned by appalling news of women cruelly abused, beaten and, often enough, murdered in headline-hot, red blood.

Introduction In the previous three columns I have been addressing the August 2020 IDB report, which estimates prospective Guyana Government Take (revenues) accruing from its one- year- old crude oil and gas sector.

Going in, I admit to being rather easily astonished, so perhaps it’s not strange that I am completely bowled over by some of the actions one sees ordinary citizens in their daily lives delivering to various animals and birds in their care. 

The column expresses its optimism for chess in 2021. The production of a vaccine to temper the spread of COVID-19 is music to our ears as we anticipate a healthier year and a rosier future for local and international chess.