Stabroek Weekend

The world recently witnessed an intense nine-round chess tournament in Stavanger, Norway, featuring ten of the world’s highest-ranked chess players.

I want you to think of today’s recipe as a precursor to the recipes that will be shared over the next two Sundays in this column.

Impatiens, commonly called Busy Lizzie, originated in eastern Africa and comes from the Balsaminaceae family.

The Anhinga or snake bird, as it is called, is a large water bird found in much of the Americas.

Hi Everyone, This week begins a 3-part series on hot peppers that are currently enjoying a bountiful season.

The memory of the spoken word can last a long time.

This past week the Star Wars franchise was in some brief trouble.

Situated on the East Coast Demerara, Clonbrook us the village between Ann’s Grove and Bee Hive.

Isaiah Berlin was in my view the most distinguished political philosopher and historian of ideas of the 20th century.

I came back to live in Guyana in 2008 with no illusions, no pipe dreams, no blindness to the reality of life here. 

“Yes so…,” and then she was silent for a few seconds, or longer.

Various observations Various observations about the Guyana economy have been made over the past year or so. 

By Alim Hosein As the deadline for receipt of entries to the 2017 Guyana Visual Arts Competition (GVAC) approached on May 27, there was a large number of artists who had earlier arrived at Castellani House, the National Gallery of Art, to submit their entries.

Umm, baked custard, it is one of the most comforting sweet treats.

We all know that a glass or two of red wine may lead to an interesting evening, but what other foods can we incorporate into our lives if we wish to increase our mood and libido?

By John Lloyd (John Lloyd co-founded the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where he is senior research fellow.

At the conclusion of the 8th round of the brutal Altibox Norway Chess Tournament, categorized as the strongest-ever in the world based on the elite rank of its participants, world chess champion Magnus Carlsen sits in the penultimate position following his lone victory over his former challenger for the title, Sergey Karjakin.

As repeatedly urged, readers need to be familiar with the basic structure/features of global oil refining, if they wish to make informed contributions towards Guyana’s first oil, particularly in view of the fact that a local refinery would likely contribute marginally (0.1 per cent) to global refining capacity.

As I said last week, with rain comes fungus. With the constant rainfall that we are experiencing, plants are not being allowed to dry off properly.

Hi Everyone, How are you enjoying the bountiful mango season? I love gazing at the basket of mangoes on my kitchen counter.