Stabroek Weekend

Extreme damage The extreme damage and swath of devastation that have occurred over the past weeks have left many wondering as to what is really happening with global warming and climate change.

In any given situation we assume that people, including ourselves, will act sensibly.

The drive for ethnic dominance is an unavoidable consequence of our social history.

Introduction Last week’s column was aimed at walking readers who are unfamiliar with economic feasibility studies, through the PowerPoint presentation by Pedro Haas of Hartree Partners, on the feasibility study for a state-owned Guyana refinery.

A very significant factor in Carifesta is literature. A meaningful study of this regional cultural festival is a lengthy and complex undertaking that will require many revisits, including its treatment and representation of the region’s literature.

A good Bolognese sauce (ragù Bolognese or simply ragù), takes time to make so that the flavours can develop and meld.

As anyone who has seen me perform knows, I frequently go off in some good-natured commentary on various things cultural, and one of them is the effectiveness of our dialect, so that a reaction from Bernard Fernandes, a diaspora Guyanese, lauding a point about dialect I recently made, leads me to shout, as I have before, for the value of our dialect and to consequently object when it is attacked. 

Now is the time to stake your plants! Last Sunday, the heavy rain came and it became so windy that many of my trees and shrubs were swaying in all directions. Thunder

There is absolutely no need to avoid or fear certain types of foods.

“When I hear the verdict, not guilty, it sent me in a rage.

The most accurate chess thinkers worldwide, the most prolific grandmasters in the world, 128 of them, began the 2017 FIDE World Cup with solid hopes of taking one of the two qualifying spots for next year’s Candidates Tournament.

The yellow-tufted is a small, mostly black woodpecker with a white rump, and an elaborate yellow facial tuft that extends from a yellow eye ring; it also has a red belly. Yellow-tufted

Hi Everyone, This is part 4 of the 5-part series on Tastes Like Home August Holidays.

I always find myself being unreasonably nervous during introductions. Not because I don’t like socializing, but rather because I fear judgement based on my likes, interests and passions.

“Who drew the dicks?” This is the narrative hook on which Netflix’s new mockumentary comedy “American Vandal” rests.

Goed Bananen Land can be found between Adelphi and Betsy Ground in East Canje Berbice.

Membership of our two main political parties does not necessarily imply that one is a racist or subscribes to an ethnic approach to politics.

With school/college/university re-opened, I am back to making foods that can work as a stand-in for a meal as well as breakfast; teatime eats and light night eating.

This past week I found myself once again being asked to explain to someone in the diaspora why I chose to remain in Guyana. 

“I am now waking up from the shock. You know, initially, I was in shock but now reality is stepping in and I am feeling emotional.