Stabroek Weekend

The Russian Revolution, referred to as the ‘Great October Socialist Revolution,’ took place one hundred years ago on November 7 (October 25 on the calendar in force in Russia at the time).

Leea Coccinea ‘Rubra’ commonly called Hawaiian or West Indian Holly originated in Burma and comes from the Leeaceae family.

The Bronzy Jacamar (Galbula leucogastra) is a species of bird in the family Galbulidae. It is found in north-central South America in the Amazon Basin and the Guianas.

The staff and members of the History Department of the University of Guyana used to produce a feature in Stabroek News called History This Week.

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Digital media can be both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because of its cost effectiveness, immediacy and adaptability and a curse because through its abundance and steadiness it can potentially exhaust its content.

Terence Davies has never met an opportunity for a tableau vivant he did not like.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Goedverwagting, East Cost Demerara is enclosed by Sparendaam, Ogle, farmland and the Atlantic Ocean in the north.

“I grow up on the market, since I was a child.

My father died twenty years ago at the age of 89.

Political tensions in Guyana took a turn for the worse over the past two weeks.

Anyone who writes will attest that one direction leads to another. 

General overview More often than not when one thinks about a tourist area, blue waters, white sandy beaches and surf boards are things that come to mind.

Most of the times when we think of spareribs, we think of seasoned meat cooking low and slow over smoldering coals or wood fire in the style of barbecue.

Ever since the 1960s, the Candidates chess matches and subsequently the chess tournaments, have been recognized as definitive and contentious battles.

  If you’re lifting heavy, it’s going to take a toll on your muscles.

Creative Writing in Guyana has a long history, though the formal and certified training in it is very short.

Marvel of Peru or Mirabilis commonly called Four O’ Clock flowers originated in Peru and is native to tropical South America.

Introduction Last week’s column had raised the conundrum: What next? Given that, I am advising against state investment in oil refining therefore, what other major options I am recommending for realizing the substantial potential of Guyana’s recent petroleum finds.

The black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) is a mainly South American hummingbird species. The male has glossy bright green upperparts.