Stabroek Weekend

Teenager Nellisha Johnson, a member of Guyana’s 2018 team to the Chess Olympiad, which was held in Batumi, Georgia, is participating in this year’s qualifier for the National Junior Chess Championship. The qualifier will select seven persons along with the previous national junior champion to compete for the 2019 National Junior Championship. Johnson lost her first game of the qualifier to Chelsea Juma, a capable player among the women. 
Teenager Nellisha Johnson, a member of Guyana’s 2018 team to the Chess Olympiad, which was held in Batumi, Georgia, is participating in this year’s qualifier for the National Junior Chess Championship. The qualifier will select seven persons along with the previous national junior champion to compete for the 2019 National Junior Championship. Johnson lost her first game of the qualifier to Chelsea Juma, a capable player among the women. 

Wheels begin to turn for national championships

The wheels of the 2019 National Chess Championships have begun to turn with the current hosting of the qualifier for the National Junior Championship.

A male Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) in Timehri (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Northern Slaty Antshrike

The male Northern Slaty Antshrike (Thamnophilus punctatus) is distributed across much of the Guiana Shield, as well as more locally in the foothills of the east Andes, from southwest Venezuela to eastern Colombia, and thereafter reappearing in southern Ecuador and northernmost Peru.

Keeping standards high

Even a casual observer of the various debates in the public spectrum of Guyana will notice that the subject of raising standards in the society is an abiding condition in the mix.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX

Last Update: 526.85                                               Movement: 0.002% Currebt Update: 526.84                                        YTD Movement: -2.33% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) declined 0.002% during the third period of trading in February 2019. 

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