Stabroek Weekend

As most of us start to come to terms with the idea of our temporary new normal and practice social distancing, slowly but surely our tastes and what we now want to prioritize are changing.

Private schools shuttered in light of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are providing lessons to their students online while for public schools, the Minis-try of Education (MoE) has resources on its website and has also shared links to educational websites on its Facebook page.

When Celestine Butters started working at the Guyana Marketing Cooperation (GMC) at the age of 20 she felt it was just a stepping stone to bigger and better things, but 43 years later she is still in the corporation’s employ and continues to enjoy the work she does.

Whether you’re practicing social distancing, in self-quarantine or going about your business as normal, it’s hard to ignore that the current times are a bit fraught.

By Dr Lystra Fletcher-Paul As the COVID 19 pandemic rapidly unfolds around the world and particularly the Caribbean, people are now awakening to the new reality of the far-reaching impacts that this pandemic will have on their lives in the future.

Sans Souci, a community on the north-western coast of Wakenaam Island, is home to approximately 200 people, many of whom are farmers and fishermen.

World literature has never failed to provide insights into politics and the human condition. 

“My workplace ain’t give us anything. They just telling we to wash we hand and be careful but nothing to wash we hand with.

Last week we discussed the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the most contagious pandemic since the Spanish flu 100 years ago.

The bad news is that the coronavirus can remain on myriad surfaces for long periods, which means that it is possible to contract it even if you do not come into direct contact with someone who has it.

The international 2020 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament began on Tuesday amid some unprecedented measures related to the coronavirus pandemic.

Last Update: 624.29                            Movement: -0.28% Current Update: 622.53                      YTD Movement 2.73% LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) fell 0.28% during the third period of trading in March, 2020.

Introduction Last week’s column wrapped-up my evaluation of Guyana’s first Report on Petroleum Production and Revenues (RPPR). 

Just as the Elections Commission (“the Commission”) was getting its act together, gingerly tiptoeing its way to a decision to recount the votes cast in the general and regional elections held on March 2, Ulita Moore, a candidate for the APNU+AFC in the regional elections, caused to be filed a case in court seeking a variety of declarations and orders against the Commission.

Readers may want to know why this space again this Sunday lacks its usual text.

Over the years, I have put my head down, as we say in Guyana, in several other countries.

With many of us working remotely (from home) in this age of Covid-19, we find some of our eating routine disrupted, altered, changed in some way.

Social distancing, washing your hands, staying two metres apart from people, and working from home if you can, are all pieces of advice you have probably been hearing for the past week at a more intense rate.

With another Mash Road March title under her belt, Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts has edged closer to her ultimate goal.

It has been announced that Guyana has had its first case of the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) which has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).