Stabroek Weekend

There are some unsung heroes who we see every day but often do not recognize them for who they are.

With social distancing mandatory in the United Arab Emirates to help curb the spread of the virus, VOX Cinemas says viewers will be limited to two per car at the open-air venue, which opens on Sunday and can accommodate up to 75 cars at a time.

Today marks one year since the Empowering Queers using Artistic Learning (EQUAL) Guyana organisation was launched with the intention of utilising art to empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.

“I am now getting the hang of it, but I can tell you this is the new me, the planting.

The May/June rains are here again and with them come the common cold, the flu, and other upper respiratory infections.

Since many places across the world have been forced to institute lockdowns, where citizens are forced to stay in our homes and go out only when absolutely necessary, we have seen an increase in the domestic violence cases.

Guyanese Timeka Marshall and Adrian Dutchin are among 25 artistes from 14 Caribbean countries who have joined their voices for a song to give hope during the current pandemic.

At the end of the great novel Lord of the Flies (1954) by William Golding, the hero, Ralph, a 12-year-old schoolboy, cries.

There’s a tenderness to Lucio Castro’s debut film, “End of the Century,” that feels too fragile to be sustained.

A birthday – even an 87th birthday which is leaving it a bit late in the day – is a good time to see if there are any aspects of life which need some sort of reassessment.

As the week ended, a clear strategy by APNU+AFC appears to be emerging.

Introduction Some readers query my continued use of modifiers when referring to a coming 2020 economic recession and unfolding 2020 economic depression.

Basically, I come out of the song-writer mould, but every now and then a poem does come to me, as this one does today.

Castling is an unusual move in chess. The purpose of castling is to place the King in a safe place away from the ferocity of battle.

What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you have but may be too shy to ask.

Three years ago, Nafeeza Khan decided that it was time for her to take care of herself and her special needs son and no longer depend on anyone. 

Debra Anibal of Ithaca Village, West Bank Berbice, faces a bleak Mother’s Day without her daughter, Vanessa Benjamin, who was brutally stabbed to death last month, allegedly by her children’s father. 

While the restrictions put in place to curb COVID-19 have put a squeeze on some businesses, they have provided a springboard for some like the delivery services that are becoming lifelines for Guyanese not eager to leave their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five Guyanese singers have united virtually to release one of the latest anti-Covid-19 songs.

My Boy Lollipop                                         My boy lollipop You make my heart go giddy up You are as sweet as candy You’re my sugar dandy My boy lollipop Never ever leave me Because it would grieve me My heart told me so   I love you, I love you, I love you so But I don’t want you to know I need you, I need you, I need you so And I’ll never let you go   My boy lollipop You make my heart go giddy up You set my heart on fire You are my one desire My boy lollipop   Millie Small Today, the legacy of this music rules popular culture around the world, but especially in every corner of the Caribbean region.