Stabroek Weekend

There was excitement at seeing Marine Le Pen defeated by the ever-so-hot Emmanuel Macron, who also happens to be 39 (I know), in France’s recently held elections.

Norma Rae is a 1979 film about a textile mill factory worker who joins a union to challenge her employers after her workplace compromises the health of co-workers and herself.

Last week the 27-year-old Anthony Joshua dethroned 41-year-old Wladimir Klitschko, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion for the past 15 years. 

At a time when one is still shaken by the death of Derek Walcott – the thought which diminishes us that he will never again decipher the beauty of the world for us – let us celebrate poetry – “the bread that lasts when systems have decayed.”

Her father was involved in a misunderstanding with a relative, which was about to get violent.

Mandate The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is one of the international entities of the United Nations family of organizations. 

From time to time on this ubiquitous internet that parades things before us, one often sees presentations reminding us of aspects of our lives that are no more. 

(Continued from last week) Photos by Joanna Dhanraj The only word to describe the village garden is lush.

Introduction Today I provide my penultimate presentation on “lessons to be learned from global experiences with local content requirements (LCRs) for the oil and gas sector”.

On Wednesday, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) met with Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine in his Brickdam office to press for the introduction of chess into the school system.

In very general terms there has been a great leap forward in terms of theatre and secondary schools in Guyana recently.

Today’s recipe is more about the main ingredient – rice noodles – than the other things that contribute to the composition of the dish.

Are you looking to lose a few extra pounds and start the day with energy?

The Chestnut Woodpecker has a rufous-chestnut colour overall, with a yellow rump and flanks.

Torenia commonly called Wishbone Flower originated in southern and western Asia.

Hi Everyone, The season for huge, fist-sized, yellow to orange flesh, fragrant, juicy, sweet mangoes, will soon be upon us.

In a world where everything as it relates to fashion has become ordinary and lacklustre, the Met Gala is one of the few events that fashion enthusiasts look forward to.

Director James Gray’s The Lost City of Z is a languorous, pensive film that immediately sticks out amongst the releases showing in cinemas right now.

Kwatamang, one of the five satellite villages of Annai, is situated on very hilly terrain.

Introduction There is a formidable body of literature devoted to economic theorizing on the efficacy of local content requirements (LCRs) policies generally, and in developing countries specifically.