Stabroek Weekend

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour looks at one of Brian Lara’s innings during his 1994 run spree.

Today the Dharm Shala Home of Benevolence celebrates its 103rd anniversary and the granddaughters of the founder say that it continues to serve those who are in need.

La Grange Primary School has advanced in the third edition of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS)  Academia Quiz Competition for primary schools across the country.

There’s an allure to ambiguity in art that A24’s “Civil War” constantly seems aware of.

The Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) has begun building capacity amongst beneficiaries of the Womwn and Vulnerable Groups Empowerment sub-project in Region # 2.

Introduction Last week’s column displayed, in brief, the crucial macroeconomic foundations to my assertion that, recently, Guyana has become the newest Petrostate in the Americas.

“It is sad that we have to make an appointment for us to speak!”

Article 147(2) of the Constitution provides that: “Except with his or her own consent no person shall he hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom to strike.”

Last week, we delved into section 24 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the “SOA”), which addressed the offence of causing a person with a mental disorder to watch a sexual act or to look at an image of a person engaging in sexual activity.

When a small seed sprouts, it identifies its place with leaves, thin roots and a small green stem.

I remember a very long time ago, in the era of Prime Minister, not even President L.F.S.

The University of Guyana’s Artist in Residence Programme recently held an exclusive music master class, with internationally acclaimed Grammy and Tony nominated trumpeter and jazz musician, Reggie Pittman, at the university’s Education Lecture Theatre (ELT), Turkeyen Campus, a UG release stated last week. 

Oil & Gas Gas to energy contractor in US$50m dispute with gov’t: Gas-to-energy contractor, CH4-Lindsayca, has moved to a Dispute Adjudication Board as it is locked in a stalemate with the Government of Guyana over the sum of US$50 million the company feels it is owed because the Wales, West Bank Demerara project site was delivered to it three months late, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday, April 11th  said.

Sport physiotherapist Jana Edghill hopes to continue working on a plan to elevate and expand the standard of practice in her field in the public sector and is doing so along with a team of sport physiotherapists now based at the National Sports Clinic and other parties.

By Abigail Headley April is Autism Awareness Month and Rosanne Farley, the mother of an autistic child and a dedicated advocate for individuals with autism, has made good use of the occasion to open a centre to bring awareness of the condition.

“I lived here when I was a little girl,” Gaiutra Bahadur pleaded nostalgically to the security guard, unsuccessfully seeking entry to the derelict Wales Estate compound.

A leader can inspire change for the better so profound and far-reaching that he deserves to be called a genius.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index grew 0.542 percent on the sale of 104,845 shares during the second period of trading in April 2024. 

What a coincidence that Matthew Vaughn’s action blockbuster comedy “Argylle” arrived to streaming on Apple TV+ at the tail-end of last week, the same week that saw online film enthusiasts grappling with the leaked industry responses from the March 28 screening of Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming “Megalopolis”.

According to the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that in 2022 arts and cultural production accounted for US$1,102,084,995,000 or 4.31% of the US economy.