Stabroek Weekend

“The rain wet me through and through. You see, I had to take off me socks today.

Before the North American premiere of “Wasp Network” at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last year, director Olivier Assayas appeared to introduce the film to the audience.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has launched virtual pride events set to take place over a three-week period in celebration of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) pride.

How do chess games end? In a previous article it was stated that the principal aim of chess was not to swap pieces, but rather to checkmate the King.

The early years Local rehabilitation services began 71 years ago in then British Guiana in a small room under the X-ray department at the Georgetown Public Hospi-tal (GPH).

APNU will not succeed in its efforts to reverse the results of the recount; and shared governance will not be achieved by the light touch of a Madame Chancellor/President or on the rubble of burnt out ballot boxes.

The insights of others continually add to our understanding of what is going on and how the world works. 

Introduction In today’s column I continue this extended appraisal of the likely future impacts of the 2020 global general crisis (as I have described this term in previous columns) on Guyana’s infant oil and gas sector.

Today, June 21, is International Yoga Day and there is no better time to highlight the benefits of including yoga and Pilates into your training routine. 

On certain occasions, I use the space in this column to deal with a pressing subject using the expertise of someone proficient in that field. 

Every day I miss the men in my family, for all sorts of reasons.

It is hard to believe that just a few weeks ago I was complaining about price gouging for masks and hand sanitizers where I live as well as looking for toilet paper helplessly and stocking up on non-perishable food items.

Last week she created history when she became the first woman to be appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana and while she feels sad that it took some 57 years for such an appointment to be made, Professor Paloma Mohamed-Martin says she must now honour the contributions and challenges of the many women who have served the university in acting positions but did not manage to shatter the glass ceiling.

In the quiet village of Wakenaam many, many years ago, two teachers gave their eleven-year-old son a book as a birthday gift.

With many lives impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous Guyanese have since united to make lives easier for the less fortunate through donations of food hampers, medical supplies and other necessities.

It’s anyone’s guess what the film industry, local and international, will look like whenever the world comes out on the other side of the current pandemic.

“I was molested when I was 12 years old and you know what was the worst part of it?

This week we return to notation to allow readers a better understanding of how the pieces move and capture, how to react when the King is in check and how to bring a chess game to its conclusion.

For many Guyanese, there is just something satisfying about opening a cold Banks Beer after a hard day.

Introduction In last week’s column I started an evaluation of the likely future impacts of the 2020 global general crisis, as I have portrayed this in recent columns, on Guyana’s infant oil and gas sector.