Stabroek Weekend

Several years ago I played at the funeral of a St Lucian friend who had died after a tough two-year battle with cancer.

The diaries of William Gladstone, one of the greatest British Prime Ministers, are astonishing.

Eleven years ago, following the success of his first full-length film, “Hunger,” director Steve McQueen had an idea – a series dedicated to the West Indian experience in the UK.

They are here again. Despite the strictures of COVID-19, masquerade bands have already begun to appear on the streets of Georgetown for the 2020 Christmas season.

By Gemma Robinson To mark the anniversary of Martin Carter’s passing in December 1997, Gemma Robinson looks at the ways that Carter writes about crisis.

He may not yet be a household name as yet but you’ve probably seen Randy Fredericks’ work.

1. Have a budget – In these times you must know how much you are willing to spend, so you do not go overboard and end up eating ramen for Christmas in a beautifully decorated home.

Contrary to what its name might suggest, the Standpipe Foundation has nothing to do with pipelines or supplying water.

Linden Cave, a former videographer at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), has invented a trivia board game, Real #1 Guyanese.

Like its name implies, Elite Fitness Diner offers wholesome meals geared towards getting people started on a healthy lifestyle, once they have decided that this is the path they wish to take.

A colleague of mine shared that she has been eating healthy and drinking her flat tummy teas yet she has not been losing any weight.

It occurred to me recently, after a long, rambling conversation with a young musician hopeful, that unless one has gone down that road, you have no idea of how very difficult, I would even say daunting, that path is.

Last Update: 656.93                                           Movement: 2.93% Current Update: 676.18                                   YTD Movement: 11.58% The Lucas Stock Index rose 2.93% during the first period of trading in December 2020.

Introduction Today’s column wraps-up my rather extended assessment of the impact of the 2020 general crisis (as I have previously defined this phenomenon) on Guyana’s infant oil and gas sector.

The world is endlessly fascinating, and countlessly full of interesting people.

The letter published by Mr. Raphael Trotman in yesterday’s newspapers is worth reading.

Two weeks ago, Guyana contested the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Worldwide Youth and Cadet Tournament online.

About half way into “Ammonite”, the second film of British filmmaker Francis Lee, there is a scene that lays the groundwork for the shift that will come in its second half.

In last week’s column I asked what you were cooking this holiday; whether you were going all out as usual or bigger than usual given the kind of year we’ve had, or, if you were planning something simple and low-key.

Women tend to shy away from the subject of miscarriages, mostly because they feel there is a stigma attached to it.