Stabroek Weekend

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour examines the phenomenon elite batsmen experience, the euphoric sensation, where runs just seem to gush out of their bats for an extended period of time.

  The Guyanese Alphabet A             for the great Arapaima River fish that’s as tall as a man,

Crispy, sweet, and savoury with a hint of salt, fried shallots can be sprinkled over many things.

The Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations are here. These celebrations mean lots of fun, fetes and music.

Long-billed Gnatwrens actively forage in the undergrowth and vines of dry forests where they eat mainly insects.

From time to time in our local press, we are reminded of the rich diverse strains that make up what we refer to as Guyanese culture, and in most of those reminders we are asked to rightly reflect on the fact that right alongside that attractive span we see the disturbing signs of ethnic division among our people. 

Hi Everyone, As I told you last week, my mother is visiting and, over the period of time that she’s been here, there have been several requests for specific things that she would like to eat and drink.

Last week, I came across an article on the UK Telegraph’s website about a woman’s work wear fiasco.

The word stalemate has its origins in chess. It represents a drawing position in which only the king can move, and although not in check, can move only into check.

Financial wilderness Guyanese farmers continue to lament the lack of adequate access to commercial financing for their agricultural activities. 

Here’s a coincidence: in 2016, as Guyana reaches 50 years as an independent country, the Tradewinds band is also 50 years old. 

A little over a week ago, Caribbean and Central American leaders met in Washington to discuss an extensive programme intended to diversify energy sources in the countries of the Caribbean Basin.

A thrilling 45-minute ride from Parika, passed by thick forested islands, boats bobbing on the Essequibo River or sunken in a corner, brings you to Good Hope on the Essequibo Coast.

Introduction Last week I indicated that, for a small nation, Guyana has exhibited exemplary ambition in the development of its responses to worldwide environmental challenges, in the face of global warming and climate change.

My wife’s garden is as much a work of art as a painting by a master spirit or a poet’s inspired sonnet or a perfectly composed piece of music.

Last Monday General Secretary of the PPP, Mr Clement Rohee, reacting at his press conference to questions about that morning’s SN’s headline ‘PPP executives jockeying for top position – Jagdeo, others seeking to consolidate support before crucial congress,’ deemed the media as “stray dogs, going by the smell of things and rummaging the PPP neighbourhood for new and old juicy inaccuracies and speculations.”

Datura commonly called Devil’s Trumpet originated in Mexico, and comes from the Solanaceae family.

The Lineated Woodpecker is a large, black woodpecker with a red crest and a white-barred under belly and chest.

Last week we discussed the numerous benefits of not skipping ‘leg day’.

Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good.