Stabroek Weekend

Accountability Mocha/Arcadia residents allege injustices by gov’t in meeting with US congressman: Emotions ran high last week as residents of Mocha/Arcadia expressed their concerns to visiting US Congressman Jonathan Jackson over injustices they said they have been facing at the hands of the government.

Katifa Lester’s nearly two-year-old daughter often enjoyed looking through the window from the couch.

By Abigail Headley When he was young, US-based Guyanese travel nurse Laurice White had his heart set on becoming a lawyer.

Keith Cort’s journey is a testament to the power of resilience, determination, and unwavering support from family and community.

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

                           If music be the food of love, play on,                 Give me excess of it: that, surfeiting,                 The appetite may sicken, and so die,                 That strain again – it had a dying fall.

Fighting 2,000 pound bombs with an Instagram post feels pointless. Yet, without social media so many of us would have remained in the dark to genocide and other global problems far from our shores.

As one gets old it is inevitable that sadness grows as beloved friends die. 

Mother Teresa once said, “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”

There is always much to write about Guyana. But whether there is anything this week beyond the regular news, good and bad, to interest the reader enough to spend fifteen minutes on a Sunday morning on an 800-word article, is doubtful. 

Breaking Down Sexual Offences This week I will be breaking down section 33 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the SOA), which creates the offence of committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.

Recently I have seen quite a few sisters speak of their journeys to success; whether in education, business or just escaping an abusive relationship.

By Haimdat Sawh Down in the verdant heart of Berbice, Guyana, nestled between sprawling sugarcane fields and winding rivers, lies Whim Village.

The upcoming Netflix release, “Hit Man” feels tailor made for the sensibilities of director-writer Richard Linklater.

I was replaying some games from the National Qualifiers Tournament that was held to identify entrants for the 2024 National Chess Championship which began yesterday.

By Nigel Westmaas In Guyana, the evolution of policing has been deeply intertwined with its colonial history under British rule.

Investigation ‘Insufficient credible evidence’ to charge Dharamlall over new rape allegation – Police legal advisor: The police force last week said that there was “insufficient credible evidence” to charge former Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall over a new rape allegation.

At 70 years old, farmer, miner, and businessman Deleep Singh lives a fulfilling life and he likes to share his knowledge.