Daily Features

Standing Figure
Stanley Greaves
Mahogany and Elm
1967
Standing Figure Stanley Greaves Mahogany and Elm 1967

Standing Figure

Stanley Greaves: Speaking about my own work can be considered a “conflict of interest”.

West Indies fans celebrating after their team’s victory in front of the pavilion at Kennington Oval in England – July 31, 1973
West Indies fans celebrating after their team’s victory in front of the pavilion at Kennington Oval in England – July 31, 1973

Renaissance at the Oval

In the Heart of the Sea, the 3-D film directed by Ron Howard and released in December 2015, is an interpretation of Herman Melville’s classic novel, Moby Dick.

Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin meets the press following his sensational victory in the 2016 Candidates Chess Tournament in Moscow. Karjakin will oppose Norway’s world chess champion Magnus Carlsen for the title in New York in November.
Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin meets the press following his sensational victory in the 2016 Candidates Chess Tournament in Moscow. Karjakin will oppose Norway’s world chess champion Magnus Carlsen for the title in New York in November.

Sergey Karjakin wins Candidates Chess Tournament

Russia cemented its ascent and influence in chess last week, after more than a decade by realizing a challenger for the approaching November world chess championship title match.

Good nutrition: Breakfast food

Whether at the gym, at work or hanging out, I’m constantly approached and politely quizzed on my nutrition which is key to maintaining a lean, appealing physique year round.

Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums commonly called Mums originated in China. The Chinese grew Chrysanthemums as early as the 15th century.

Spicy Asian Wings  Photo by Cynthia Nelson

Baked Spicy Asian Wings

Chicken wings make perfect finger food whether you are entertaining, thinking of food to snack on over a long weekend, or nibbles to take on an outing.

Service woes

A few weeks ago, after eleven at night, on a street with hardly any light and no one in sight, I was asked to vacate a taxi from a popular service in the Ruimveldt area after an argument with the driver.

Concerning Hamilton ‘Old Sawakie’ Green

Emanating from my brief paid-up membership but years-long support of and for the People’s National Congress (PNC) – 1973 to around 1996 – I was one under–35 who admired Leader Forbes Burnham and wondered about the brash, ubiquitous, once-powerful Deputy, Hamilton Green.

Did Burnham plot to kill Rodney?

Hours after Walter Rodney was killed and his body taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, Forbes Burnham spoke to a well-connected young woman who was a family friend and a nurse at the hospital, saying he had heard that Rodney had been killed and wanted her to go find the body and confirm that it was indeed his.

Stupid melons

I know from our newspapers, and from many a conversation, that our political masters and mistresses are going at each other in Parliament and elsewhere as they always have and, apparently, always will, except for Sam Hinds who I find maintains a calm dignity even in his  most adversarial communications which no one else seems able to achieve.

The region is unprepared for new technologies like drones

Drones, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) loved by hobbyists, but which have important everyday commercial and other applications, are starting to become an issue in the Caribbean, raising unusual questions for governments and the tourism industry about freedom, safety and security.

Easter Lily

Lilium longiflorum commonly called Easter Lily originated in Japan where it blooms abundantly.

Warming up before you workout

The benefits of rest and recovery and massages were discussed in the past two columns as some of the things you should typically do post-workout to help with your fitness goals outside of the gym.

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