Stabroek Weekend

It’s avocado (pear) season and all around you can find them.

The big news circulating in the international chess world is Fabiano Caruana’s riveting performances in the Sinquefield Cup, St Louis, USA.

One of the most striking events of the past two weeks was the demolition by fire of the Umana Yana in Georgetown on the afternoon of Tuesday September 9.

Momordica charantia commonly called Carilla, bitter melon or bitter gourd originated from the Indian sub-continent.

Hi Everyone, There are many cooks who cook their hearts out and feed as many people as possible.

By Peter Sutherland LONDON – On both sides of the Atlantic, anti-immigrant politics are undermining democracies and damaging lives.

I have far exceeded the Biblical span of three score years and ten, so I realize clearly that this overtime gifted by the Gods must be most carefully husbanded.

The announcement of support for a Nagamootoo/Hughes elections ticket for the AFC by its Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan, has attracted much comment.

Meet Dendropsophus leucophyllatus, the clown tree frog. This beautiful rainforest species occurs in the Guianas and the Amazon Basin and is active at night.

Portulaca grandiflora commonly called Jump-up-and-kiss-me is native to South America and the Caribbean.

This week, on Thursday, September 18, four schools, all tertiary colleges specialising in the creative arts disciplines in Guyana, will hold their 2014 Convocation ceremony at the National Cultural Centre.

Why is chess important? This question has been de-bated over time.

Continued from last week We will continue today analyzing the questionable arguments that develop when a person wants to self-justify reasons for killing his/her pet.

By Cynthia Nelson   Last week at Tastes Like Home we talked about Caramelized onions – the cooking of onions low and slow until they brown, caramelize, get soft and sweet.

For years, US officials have been in a quandary about how to counter Venezuela’s political influence in Central American and the Caribbean through its subsidized oil exports.

Inequality results As indicated, this week I begin with reporting the key results of official studies that sought to measure inequality and poverty in Guyana.

In the Cayman Islands, where I once lived, a part of the culture there, as in Guyana where I grew up, is a toy called ‘gigs’ (our word for it is ‘tops’).

On September 10 the incoming President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Junker, named seven Vice Presidents and 20 commissioners who will jointly control the European Commission for the next five years, assuming they are confirmed in November by the European Parliament.

Primitive to sublime The world in which we live is full of natural resources and the economics around them can bring many pleasant and regrettable memories.

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