Stabroek Weekend

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The release last week of the new film The Ole Higue by Ssignal Productions refocused the camera on Guyana’s attempts to build a film industry and on recent attention paid to the recognition and development of cultural industries.

Hi Everyone, Years ago, on an occasion just like this – Valentine’s – I publicly declared my love for curry.

This week I wanted to share with you a few things that have come under my radar that I found quite interesting and important to the way fashion and the arts are shaped in the Caribbean.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   One of the cars parked at Stanleytown junction, once full, takes off to its destination.

Introduction: one-off As I have done over the past several years, I had intended, some time much later in the year, to devote a few columns to an update on the state of Guyana’s sugar industry.

World of transportation This article is an attempt to unravel the complex world of the transportation service in Guyana.

That’s right, 50 years ago or now: when would you rather be living?

The Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge is one of the most famous science buildings in the world.

Scrolling through my Instagram timeline last week I came across a funny meme with the caption: “Some people can eat five burgers and not gain a pound; I click ‘like’ on a picture of a Nutella jar and gain five pounds.”

(continued) Periodontitis I read somewhere that the most common disease in humans is Periodontitis.

The announcement by the government that the Wales Sugar Estate would be closed at the end of 2016 was the subject of a symposium at Moray House at Camp and Quamina Streets, the former home of the late David de Caires, the founding editor of Stabroek News.

Cumin/geera and potatoes seem to have a natural affinity. Potatoes, being bland and porous, easily absorb the flavour of whatever they are cooked with (it is one of the reasons potatoes are added to foods while cooking to remove excess salt).

Last July, the Financial Times contained as a paid for insert, a glossy brochure offering citizenship-by-investment in the Caribbean.

In this week’s edition of in search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour takes a look at World Series Cricket.

At the 40 per cent completion stage of the Trophy Stall chess tournament, it is difficult to identify a clear winner.

New Year’s Day In the midst of firecrackers goes the old year, and the spring wind has wafted warm breath to the Tusu wine.

  Grafting and budding are horticultural techniques used to propagate cultivars which are more vigorous when grown on another plant.

The Bananaquit has dark grey upperparts, and a black crown with a white eyestripe.

In this their eleventh Conversation on Guyanese art Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson examine Hubert Moshett Shrimping.