Stabroek Weekend

In disappointing news for chocolate lovers, researchers have found that contrary to an earlier report, eating dark chocolate will not improve your vision.

Politics Granger says elections will be on March 2nd: President David Granger last week announced that general and regional elections will be held on March 2nd, 2020, whether or not the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) returns to Parliament and grants an extension.

For five pre-teens, the next worry after excelling at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) was being able to afford secondary school.

(UNWomen.org) At a high-level event during the 74th UN General Assembly, UN Women and the Council of Women World Leaders came together to lend their voices and power to the Generation Equality campaign.

The inaugural Gaico seven-round chess tournament is gradually becoming more competitive as the rounds are being completed.

Today’s edition of Sunday Style features a few more pieces from local designer Pamela Fox’s latest collection, which is called ‘Guyana’s Jungle’.

People in certain occupations have a three-times-higher risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those in other jobs, probably because of lifestyle factors, a nationwide study in Sweden suggests.

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“Downton Abbey” premiered as a self-contained miniseries in 2010. At the time, it comprised seven episodes exploring the lives of the Crawley family in Yorkshire England for two years between 1912 and 1914.

At the North American premiere of “The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão” at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz explained his aesthetic desire for the film.

She sat by herself at the Lusignan Health Centre, her heavily pregnant stomach at odds with her frail-looking body.

Before they left for Trinidad and Tobago last month, the three youths who made up Guyana’s Literary Arts contingent for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) wanted to leave an everlasting impression of Guyanese literature on attendees.

Not many people wan hear bout’ haunting. They doh wan hear bout ghosts and angry dead babies coming back to take you in ground that warm yet somehow cold.

“The Haunting” is a unique take on the issues of cyclic poverty and its impact on generations of people, whose suffering result in issues of mental health, explains writer Akola Thompson.

Creative Writing will again be a major feature when the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA) stages its Sixth Convocation at the National Cultural Centre on the evening of Wednes-day, September 25.

If we are truly open to them, we will gain lessons in life from the usual sources – parents, teachers, religious leaders, writers, etc.

The Guyana Government’s lawful tenure in office came to an end on September 18.

Introduction Today’s column addresses three additional “top-10 economic challenges” in light of Guyana’s coming petroleum sector; namely: intergenerational equity, the permanent income hypothesis (PIH) budget rule, and managing public expectations.

Vereeniging is in Mahaica, sandwiched between Supply and Cane Grove. This farming village is home to approximately 200 residents.

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