Stabroek Weekend

It is my favourite “bush” tea. Bay leaf tea. If the word bush scares you, let me use a different word, and say the same thing.

One of the earliest lessons we learn in life is centred around the importance of forgiveness.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour recounts his search for an ailing former West Indies Test cricketer.

Guyana is being noticed at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, which ends tomorrow.

In a vibrant initiative set to intensify mental health support, Yolette Hinds has launched Talk and Listen Care Services (TLC), an innovative programme that combines the calming art of yoga with the insightful practice of counselling.

By Khadidja Ba A new artisanal chocolate brand has been stirring excitement in Guyana; Naiya Kartick-Bulkan’s Quai Craft Chocolate, a venture born of a lifelong passion for the rich, velvety treat.

Travelling to film festivals and meeting filmmakers from different cultures is always an enriching experience.

Conventional wisdom tends to suggest that origin stories are rarely the best ways to inject energy into familiar intellectual properties.

This week’s preview September 30th to October 6th De longest rope gat an end!

Breaking Down the Sexual Offences Act In last week’s article, I explained that section 45 of the Sexual Offences Act Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (SOA), permits a judge or magistrate to exclude members of the public (including the media) from attending proceedings for sexual offences.

“It has been months. I have been thinking about going and do the test and for some reason I just not making the time to go.

Last week we addressed the proposition that popular theatre is killing off serious theatre because its direct appeal to laughter and light entertainment has dominated the audience and serious drama is struggling to survive.

By Khadidja Ba Esteemed UK-based Guyanese educationist Sir Dexter Hutt has expressed deep concerns about the state of education in Guyana, pointing to outdated practices and highlighting its troubling performance compared to other South American countries and some Caricom neighbours.

Although George Simon (d. 2020) has passed on to the realm of the ancestors, it is good to see that his Moving Circle of Artists persists, and judging from their current/recent exhibition, it has expanded to be more reflective of his original vision.

Oppressed people will always resist. The apartheid Israeli occupation and killing of thousands of Palestinians living in open air prisons since 1967 explains, although it does not justify, the atrocities of October 7.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index gained 0.193 percent on the sale of 8,394 shares during the fourth period of trading in September 2024. 

Three quarters of the latest year has passed away. This seems astonishing to me.

Education Seventy-seven hinterland schools have pit latrines -survey: Following consternation over the Phillipai Primary in Region Seven having a latrine, an Education Ministry survey has found that 77 hinterland schools have such outdoor facilities, sources say.

As education officer with responsibility for music in Guyana, calypsonian and music educator Joel Gonsalves, 48, serves with “people, service and nation” being his mantra even as he observes with humility and pride 30 fulfilling years in the teaching profession, both at home and in the Caribbean.   

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) recently conducted successful community outreaches in three communities along the Berbice River—Hururu, Kimbia, and Sandhills—in Region Ten.