Stabroek Weekend

Most people are aware of the physical benefits of exercise and also possibly know that its health-related benefits reduce the risk of chronic conditions.

My 87th Birthday has come and gone. I hear old Sam Beckett’s pessimistic shout: “We breathe, we change!

This is a time when most of us are finding new hobbies, whether it is cooking, gardening, or reading.

So far, in our introduction to chess, we have named the chess pieces and examined how the Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King and Pawn are moved.

2002: Long Island, New York. Frank Tassone, a high-school superintendent, impeccably dressed in a fancy suit, preps for an evening assembly meeting with parents of Roslyn High School.

There are certain dishes that are celebratory in nature. They are either made to mark occasions, or are seasonal, as in they are generally made at a particular time of the year for holidays or festivals.

With the pandemic continuing to wreak havoc on our lives and the global economy most of us are trying to become accustomed to the new normal.

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide, local attorney and photographer Nikhil Ramkarran has turned his skills towards producing facial shields for frontline doctors fighting the disease.

Introduction As revealed in last week’s column, thankfully the “crazy” oil price war has lasted for about one month.

The world is currently rife with discussions about the coronavirus pandemic and its effects, even on the living.

I once read a long article about two remarkable books: “The Poetical Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins,” published by the Clarendon Press in Oxford, and “The Early Poetic Manuscripts and Note-Books of Gerard Manley Hopkins in Facsimile,” published by Garland in New York.

No one knows how long this pandemic will last and by now we ought to realise that we are in this for the long haul.

Given that I’m always scribbling notes regarding topics for upcoming columns, I occasionally end up with a number of short bits that don’t add up to a single cell but are still worthwhile fodder. Case

The jury is still out on whether the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will deliver credible election results, notwithstanding the widespread demands of the international community and a broad cross-section of Guyanese.

“This thing really bothering me because dem children just deh home whole day and I not there to see what dem doing.

A single dad and his two daughters who have been almost homeless have been given a second chance by businessman Sattaur Gafoor, who not only renovated a house for the family but assisted with some furnishings to make it a home.

Drama in the time of Coronavirus is a long dark play.

It makes sense that Australian director Justin Kurzel would get around to making a film about Ned Kelly, Australia’s most infamous outlaw.

Like many of you, I too have been baking since the Covid-19 lockdown.

Weird dreams, insomnia and anxiety are among the things we have become accustomed to experiencing since the beginning of this pandemic.