Stabroek Weekend

A scene from one of the plays put on by teachers of drama at secondary schools. (Ministry of Education photo)
A scene from one of the plays put on by teachers of drama at secondary schools. (Ministry of Education photo)

A year of bounty for drama

Our review of the year 2023, started in these pages last week, found it to have been the best year for the arts in Guyana since COVID and going back for many years. 

Breaking Down Sexual Offences

Today, we will dissect two of the most crucial provisions under the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana (the Act), which criminalise specific sexual conduct involving children.

A look at love

A little over halfway into  Bell Hooks’ book “All About Love: New Visions”, and my mind  cannot stop reshuffling memories of my past relationships, friendships, family dysfunction, and my own shortcomings when it comes to  consistently enacting a love ethic in all aspects of  my life.  

A still shot from the rehearsal of the 1975/76 West Indies team to Australia’s TV commercial for Brut Shampoo taken from YouTube

A forgotten cricket calypso

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour continues the calypso in cricket theme from last week, by looking at a calypso composed by a West Indian cricketer which was probably better known in Australia and New Zealand than in the West Indies.

Lucas stock index

LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The third trading period in January 2024 has seen the Lucas Stock Index decline 0.617 percent on the sale of 101,159 shares. 

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