Stabroek Weekend

Guyana’s participation at the important 2014 Norway Chess Olympiad, scheduled for the beginning of August, represents a milestone for the sprinkling of local practitioners of the ancient game.

Continued from last week In last week’s column, in my haste to conclude the painful and distressing topic of tumours/cancers, I omitted mentioning two of the most frequent ailments in our tumour/cancer discussions, namely those associated with the vagina and the breast.

Butter Potatoes are simply potatoes cooked in butter. They make an elegant side dish and I generally reserve them for making at holidays or on special occasions.

The glittering sapphire jewel weaving though the dark, humid forest is not an illusion.

Hi Everyone,  This week’s column concludes the 2-part look at Black Pudding.

Story and photos by Desilon Daniels   The villages of Plaisance and Sparendaam, situated between Better Hope and Goedverwagting on the East Coast of Demerara, are so closely intertwined, even the villagers don’t distinguish them.

Introduction   Alongside the debates about the roles/functions of government in the Guyana economy, there has been another equally enduring economic debate as to whether presently the government is too big, too little, or just about right-sized.

Whitefish refers to any fish that has white flesh. However, the texture of the flesh can vary from delicate to medium to firm when cooked.

Inconsistent   The disclosure that another hotel with an international brand will be built in Guyana has raised once again questions as to what the government’s real interest is in encouraging such types of foreign investment in Guyana.

The census figures substantially confirm the analysis I made in an article ‘The future of the PPP’ published in November, 2012.

We are reminded that The Tides of Susan-burg by distinguished Guyanese dramatist Francis Quamina Farrier is a history-making drama.

When you are long retired from the hurly-burly, you become more reflective.

Photographer, Andrew Snyder, caught this young Iguana sunning on the bank of the Burro Burro River.

LIMA, Peru — Compared with most of its neighbours, Peru continues to be an economic star in Latin America, with a projected 4.5 per cent growth this year and a steady drop in poverty.

The 2014 edition of the International Star Mixed Pair Tournament was won by the combination of Yasseer Seirawan and Zhu Chen, beating the pre-tournament favourites of Nigel Short and Hou Yifan.

Continued from last week   Well, we are coming close to the end of this thematic – tumours and cancers.

Coriander, commonly called dhania on the Indian subcontinent and cilantro or Chinese parsley in Europe and the Americas, originated from southern Europe and the Middle East.

Hi Everyone, This week begins a 2-part series about Black Pudding.

Last Sunday I left for Trinidad and Tobago to review a pop-up shop hosted by Emma Forster Hiscock, Stephanie Rydle and Ain Earle.

Story and photos by Dacia Whaul Originally a rice field, Belfield lies16 miles from the capital city between Nooten Zuil and Victoria on the East Coast Demerara.