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After school students from Ann’s Grove Secondary file into their respective buses.
After school students from Ann’s Grove Secondary file into their respective buses.

Ann’s Grove

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj The lively village of Ann’s Grove, probably ‘the village that never sleeps,’ was founded back in the early 1800s.

US chess grandmaster Wesley So (right) and his teenage Chinese counterpart Wei Yi, played to a draw at the recent Masters Tata Steel chess competition. So created quite a stir in the competition finishing ahead of Norway’s world champion Magnus Carlsen. The American was awarded the 2016 Chess Player of the Year award, and seems to be emphasizing his winning ways. At the Tata Steel, for 13 games at the most elite level, So did not lose once. (Photo by Alina l’Ami/Chessbase)
US chess grandmaster Wesley So (right) and his teenage Chinese counterpart Wei Yi, played to a draw at the recent Masters Tata Steel chess competition. So created quite a stir in the competition finishing ahead of Norway’s world champion Magnus Carlsen. The American was awarded the 2016 Chess Player of the Year award, and seems to be emphasizing his winning ways. At the Tata Steel, for 13 games at the most elite level, So did not lose once. (Photo by Alina l’Ami/Chessbase)

A schools’ programme could revitalize chess in Guyana

A shadow is crossing the path slowly but gradually on chess in Guyana.

Tips for better sleep

I have been receiving a lot of emails lately from readers asking about remedies for sleeping better, since a good night’s sleep has been hard to come by.

Getting acquainted with the oil industry

Complexity of industry In an effort to gain a better understanding of how the oil industry works, we started examining its structure last week, using some of the methods that oil industry operators and analysts use. 

The nuts and bolts of writing songs

Media interviews are part of a musician’s life and the best interviewers – Vic Fernandes in Barbados; Carlton James and Wanita Huburn here – will come at you with stuff that makes you turn inward and unravel things you learned along the way but never articulated. 

The Oil Men Cometh

Less than a fortnight ago, the new United States leader publicly repeated a startling phrase that had become common enough during his blunt and divisive campaign to reach the White House.

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