Stabroek Weekend

A Slice of Itiribisi This month, artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson turn their attention to Merlene Ellis’s acrylic painting A Slice of Itiribisi, which was completed in 2006.

It is imperative at this time to put on record another tribute to Dr Doris Elrina Rogers, distinguished artist, art educator, researcher, administrator, Professor Emeritus of the University of Guyana and Lifetime Fellow of the Institute of Creative Arts, Guyana, who died last week.

The King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is large and predominantly white with a grayish-black flight and tail feathers.

On Wednesday while sipping on a pre-workout supplement in my hotel room overlooking the horizon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, it occurred to me that I should tell readers about some of the supplements I take and why.

The 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan, afforded Guyana the rare opportunity of showcasing its hidden chess talent and demonstrating a more glamorous side to the supposedly boring mind game.

Boil and fry is one of my favourite ways to cook and eat green plantains.

Trees are grown for their beautiful flowers and others for their beautiful foliage.

Hi Everyone, The next time you peel green or turning plantains to cook, do not throw away the skins.

As fashion month concludes in Paris, this season has brought about an incredible amount discourse and dispute among those in the fashion community.

One of the things that is prevalent in Guyana is several villages in different parts of the country with the same name.

It is frustrating, not to say humiliating, to think how much one is missing by not knowing any language except one’s own.

The frightening reality is that the race for the presidency in the US is so close, and getting so much closer, that Donald Trump may well win the presidency.

Introduction Based on the medium and long-term outlook of the world’s energy market, today’s column introduces two further policy lessons to guide Guyana’s planning for future oil and gas production and export.

Important planks In thinking about the issues of economic inclusion and social cohesion, the mind of this writer was drawn to the business organization known as the cooperative society. 

A few days ago the US President, Barack Obama, gave what in effect was a farewell address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Anyone who is fascinated, as I am, perhaps even enthralled, by Caribbean history, would have to have noticed our disposition for disregarding what has gone before.

By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent   GENEVA (Reuters) – The view outside the office of the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) dazzles, stretching across Lake Geneva to Alpine peaks.

A deep craving to add value to lives is what drives film director, playwright, script writer, novelist and poet Jude Idaba who is of the opinion that his words introduce cultures, which work to create a more tolerant society.

Dracena deremensis commonly called Janet Craig originated from Tropical Africa. Dracena Janet Craig is a greener version to Dracena fragrans commonly called Corn Plant and they are related to each other.

This dish of pasta and chicken is another one of those dishes where the food is made fast.