Stabroek Weekend

This week we turn our attention to and will break down a particularly sensitive and complex provision: Section 22 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the SOA).

Introduction As titled, today’s column sums up my efforts since January 28 to assess the sustainability of Guyana’s oil and gas explosive growth.

Have you ever seen a bee collect pollen? It is a seemingly haphazard act that does not last for more than a few seconds or minutes.

In 2012, in an article in the PPP’s Mirror newspaper, I argued that while the Government had done much to curb corruption, the time had come to consider additional preventative measures.

Children between the ages of eight and 14 from the community of East Ruimveldt last week were involved in a kite-making workshop.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index grew 1.567 percent on the sale of 147,917 shares during the final period of trading in March 2024. 

Border controversy Gov’t `gravely concerned’ over Venezuelan law on Essequibo: The Government of Guyana has expressed “grave concern” over the announcement that the Venezuelan National Assembly has declared Essequibo, which constitutes two-thirds of Guyana’s sovereign territory, to be a constituent part of Venezuela.

By Rae Wiltshire At the age of 19, Keyola Hinckson (previously Brower) found herself discontented after trying multiple part-time jobs.

By Miranda La Rose Publication is a major concern as there is no local printing press that a writer could readily approach, according to winners of the 2023 Guyana Prize for Literature.

The Guyana Classics Collection, a reprint of books by Guyanese authors that were out of circulation and parliamentary speeches of former presidents Forbes Burnham, Dr Cheddi Jagan and Janet Jagan, were among over 240 rarely seen books at the University of Guyana Library book exhibition of past winners of the Guyana Prize for Literature.

Long holiday weekends are delightful – you can sleep in, take long drives, have a mini vacation, binge-watch your favourite shows, have leisurely meals, or you can do absolutely nothing and simply enjoy the down time.

The Lucas Stock Index declined 0.084 percent on the sale of 37,694 shares during the third period of trading in March 2024. 

Introduction Today’s column concludes the discussion on the fourth and final modeled driver and its metrics, which I believe undergirds any serious appraisal of the viability or affordability of a Guyana Universal Basic Income, UBI, mechanism, the Buxton Proposal.

Haiti became independent in 1804 when Dessalines assumed the role of Governor General, later assuming the title of Emperor.

My tutor at Cambridge, Professor Nick Hammond, authority on the history of ancient Macedonia and on the life of Alexander the Great, used to coach me on what he called “exercises of the mind.”

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour examines a forgotten aspect of Test cricket at Bourda.

By Vishnu Bisram US-based Guyanese Deocalli Ramnarine (nee Ramdass) celebrates 46 years as an educator; 27 of which she served in Guyana.

Venerating his role in preserving generations of Caribbean culture and thought in print, the Guyana-born, UK-based Arif Ali, founder of Hansib Publications, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters. 

The unexpected thrill of seeing a pudgy panda excelling at expert martial arts were long-gone by the time “Kung Fu Panda” arrived in cinemas in early 2016.