Stabroek Weekend

Narges Mohammadi, a professional engineer, is a 51-year-old Iranian wife and mother of two, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence imposed in May 2016 for spreading propaganda against the state.

Shortly after Jocelyne Josiah’s student application for entry to the University of Guyana (UG) was rejected, supposedly based on her qualifications and teaching experiences, she was accepted at the University of Waterloo (UofW) in Ontario, Canada.

By Mia Anthony Sheikh Mohamed, one of the three hearing-impaired Guyanese models set to compete for the titles of Mr and Miss Deaf International in Tanzania, has said that the opportunity to represent Guyana on an international stage is a dream come true.

As time draws near for the annual celebration of Cancer Awareness (in the month of October), data in a new Lancet Commission on Women, Power, and Cancer (LCWPC) and an accompanying analysis of previous International Agency for Research on Cancer data has shown that nearly seven in 10 women who died prematurely from cancer in 2020 could have been saved.

One of the exciting things I like about going to markets is discovering new ingredients or unfamiliar varieties of familiar fruits, vegetables, herbs etc.

The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.165 percent during the final period of trading in September 2023. 

John David Washington and Gemma Chan star in a fast, “relentlessly tense” new sci-fi that is “hard-edged and dark”, writes Nicholas Barber.

Surveying our Guyana-based visual art community in 2023, must give one cause to pause.

The Caribbean Premier League dubbed ‘the biggest party in sports’ was won by the Amazon Warriors for the first time since its inception and Guyanese fittingly celebrated.

An impulsive buy, a scented candle, a bath bomb, a new essential oil, pillow mist, the list can go on and on, are all products and practices we tend to associate with self-care, a word that gets thrown around steadily that seeks to describe the way in which we tend to ourselves after we have been battered by life and all its woes.

Last week, we started a celebration of Guyanese Amerindian art by directing some attention to its origins, history and rise.

International condemnation greeted Venezuela’s statement of 19 September rejecting the “illegal bidding” for oil blocks carried out by the Government of Guyana.

At high tide, when the wind is strong, from my veranda in Bel Air Gardens I could swear the sea seems taller.

Introduction In today’s column I take on board more frontally the added reputational and business risks, which flow from the circumstance that ExxonMobil [Guyana’s lead oil Contractor] displays the characteristics of a zombie corporation as that term is commonly understood in the formularization of the dynamics of zombie firms in business and economics.

In the 1980s, Garry Kasparov was taking the world by storm which reminds me of a time in the 1920s when Jose Raul Capablanca of Cuba was beating everyone in chess.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks at one of the most phenomenal feats in the annals of Test cricket, the West Indies’ record of 27 consecutive Test matches without defeat.

Recently I came across the name Majah Hype. Apparently this individual was born Colin Nigel McPherson and he is described as a Caribbean comedian who is known for his skits on social media.

By Miranda La Rose When Jemel Liverpool invited his brother, Kareem to take part in a seven-day safari to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest free-standing and dormant volcanic mountain, with a group of close friends to celebrate his 40th birthday, he gladly accepted and began mental and physical preparations in earnest.

By Abigail Headley On September 29 and 30, FineArt.gy will host its first ever art show titled “Beyond the Brush”, where 40 artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work, at the Guyana Marriott Hotel.

By Deneita Fredericks Lisa Narine’s journey from a rural upbringing to becoming Miss Universe Guyana, which will soon take her onto a global stage, highlights her unwavering determination and commitment to becoming an advocate for women’s empowerment.