Stabroek Weekend

By Nikita BlairAfter my Valentines’ Day readings back in February, I made a vow with myself: during 2023, I would read more of Akaweke Emezi’s work.

By Roger Seymour In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour turns back the clock to 40 years ago today, 25th June, 1983, when India defied the odds to beat the West Indies in the World Cup Final.

As Men’s Health Month rolls to a close, this week’s column will focus once again on men’s health, specifically getting and staying fit.

When we think of power, we tend to think of the qualities of greatness and largeness.

There are aspects of my life that I hope to always retain despite how it may change over the years.

The Commonwealth Foundation is scheduled to announce the overall winner of the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize on Tuesday June 27. 

This week I am sure has been a troubling one for most of us with the horrific allegations of rape against sitting Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall by a 16-year-old school girl.

Introduction My two previous columns had addressed taking stock of 1] the ruling resource price on offer to investors for Guyana’s oil exploration and development blocks [that is the Average Effective Tax Rate, AETR, or Government Take ratio, or share of net revenue flows yielded by the  ruling [Stabroek block, PSA] and 2] predictions of Guyana’s supply of recoverable petroleum resources expressed in barrels of oil equivalent, boe [which differs from mine at 28 to 30 million boe;], that is Exxon’s 11 plus billion boe; and the Government of Guyana’s, 24 billion boe].

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has officially resumed its schedule of tournaments for 2023.

The accusation involving Minister Nigel Dharamlall has become a matter of much public interest since it was revealed on social media.

How is a great poem created? It is a mystery. It is like asking for an explanation of a square cut by Gary Sobers or a cover drive by Rohan Kanhai.

On January 31 this year, diaspora Guyanese artist Dudley Charles (b.

Local Government elections Jagdeo claims massive victory in LGEs: While it won a big majority of the NDCs and seven of 10 municipalities, the ruling PPP/C was easily defeated in   Georgetown and Linden where it had invested much in a high-profile campaign and attracted well- known crossovers from the main opposition APNU in a bid for a historic shift.

A farmer, 37-year-old Patricia Amanda Persaud holds a number of positions in several voluntary organisations in her Western Hogg Island, Essequibo River community and strongly recommends the establishment of a secondary school or a secondary department to meet the needs of the student population in Hogg Island, Caria Caria, Great Troolie Island and mainland Buckhall.

Daniel Idal, a 23-year-old photographer, believes that photography is an artistic art form that preserves memories.

By Stanley Greaves FRIDAY This was payday. Waterfront workers received wages from the pay office of companies.

By Carl B. Greenidge The name Havelock Brewster undoubtedly should feature among those who helped to put Caribbean economic scholarship on the academic map. 

Makantali  money done in de country Makantali  money done oh (Traditional) These words are taken from a Guyanese folk song which is based on legend.

“Growing up my father was my rock. I looked up to him and it was like he could do no wrong.