Stabroek Weekend

Seamus Heaney, the great Irish poet, whose marvelous collection of essays The Redress of Poetry I like to re-read, wrote that W.H.

Introduction Last week’s column continued my examination of the likely impact of the 2020 global general crisis on crude oil prices in world markets this year; and, following that, on the price obtained for Guyana’s Liza crude, as reflected in the price received for Government of Guyana, GoG, petroleum lifts, earned through its Production Sharing Agreement, PSA, with ExxonMobil and its partners.

When Guyana defeated the Bahamas 6-0 at last month’s 2020 International Chess Federation Online Olympiad, it signalled a boost in chess for our nation although we failed to proceed to a further qualifying round.

When last did you have Fish Choka? Or should I ask, have you ever had Fish Choka?

This story has been published as part of “Mercury”, a project led by InfoAmazonia in partnership with Stabroek News and outlets from several countries, including TV Globo (Brazil) and Armando Info (Venezuela).

By Jamella Chesney  when the Matriarch dies She takes with Her the breath of the house   She takes with Her a generation a history a truth   She was a movement She mothered the village and fathered the farm   farewell to the voice that scolded the child  and consoled the broken farewell to the recipes i never cared to learn the stories She never told me   as i held Her in the final hour She had already gone cold the angels had gathered round stillness befell Her aura   then there were the cries guttural wails piercing the saturday sky like the horn of a ship with a broken compass pleading for a light in the horizon Her daughters held each other as if in utero as if muscle memory because now the cord hangs loose the branches become roots   the men draw words on the ground with their eyes the children panic   the light which had guided them beckons the Mother ship to the unearthly plains   when the Matriarch dies She leaves her trauma with a shattered lineage   as they wrapped Her in clean, white sheets Her rocking chair swayed in the breeze in the verandah overlooking the village that birthed Her   Dedicated to my dear granny, Cilene English nee Simon (3rd September, 1944 – 12th October, 2019)

Born and raised in Georgetown, Guyana, Jamella Chesney has been a lifelong writer and storyteller.

Sarah (not her real name), a teenager, was removed from her home by the Childcare and Protection Agency (C&PA) after she was sexually molested.

Caribbean theatre began to experience very fundamental changes, formal developments, diversification, and other advancements from the end of the 1960s and through the 1970s.

“I don’t say anything but to tell you the truth sometimes I can’t describe the pain, it hurts me bad.

Alcohol consumption, Netflix subscriptions and online shopping have all skyrocketed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

If viewed as an allegory, or as a film with any philosophical profundities to offer about the world, “The Burnt Orange Heresy” seems to collapse before our eyes.

Chess playing on a high level requires a certain type of mind – though exactly what kind the psychologists have not yet determined.

Way up, even farther up than even eye can spy A solitary drifting hawk marking out the sky Down below the manatee gone hunting for some grass And birdlife far too plenty now to pass.

According to media reports, if accurate, the election petition to be filed on behalf of APNU+AFC alleges that the elections were fraudulent and seeks an order that new elections be held or that Mr.

To those in power, to command and control without question will often seem a more appealing option than to govern through consultation, tactical concession and necessary compromise. 

Introduction Today’s column continues “counting the cost” of the continued economic setbacks/reverses facing Guyana’s infant oil and gas sector, as a consequence of the 2020 general crisis, as I have portrayed this crisis previously, in some detail.

Last Update: 638.51                                             Movement: 0.41% Current Update:641.14                                        YTD Movement: 5.80% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.41 percent during the fourth period of trading in August 2020.

One’s attitude is defined as a set way of thinking and feeling about something.

Many of us are more familiar with the hot version of lemongrass tea but have you ever considered making the tea and having it cold?