Stabroek Weekend

Seeing clothing by Trinidadian fashion designer Meiling gracing the pages of Harper’s Bazaar US this week served as a gentle reminder of the soulfulness that is the Caribbean aesthetic.

Stating the obvious – times are hard, and money is in short supply.

When Tyson English, a former schoolteacher, got on his bicycle on the morning of October 29, his mission was to put his physical, mental, and emotional well-being under tremendous pressure to bring awareness to mental health and cancer.

Congenital heart disease limited his physical activities in childhood, but after he had open heart surgery at 17 to correct a hole in his heart, nothing stopped Guyana-born Naraindra Prashad.

Through a new website, a Guyanese entrepreneur has brought authentic Guyanese art to one virtual space to both help artists make a living and to promote dialogue.

“Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments by ordinary men.”

It happens all the time in small, closely-knit groups – Cabinets, party executives, boards of directors, Church congregations or club committees.

In the wake of recent Diwali celebrations here, one is reminded of the frequent calls to ban fireworks at such times because of the widespread terror they generate among the various animals we have as house pets in Guyana.

Introduction Today’s column focuses on the finances and petroleum metrics embedded in the Buxton Proposal.

Sixty-two-year-old Debra Davis is a woman of many stories. She does not look at you while she speaks.

When he was asked to repeat Grade Ten, Joshua Alphonso was not too pleased, but with the support of his family and teachers, he made an about turn in his grades and went on to pass all of the subjects he wrote at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Exams and finish as his school’s top student.

By November, Christmas is already in the air — the music can be heard, holiday cleaning has begun or is being contemplated, as is the purchasing of decorations, toys and customized gifts.

Every few months a new Marvel film emerges and every few months critics write critiques of the individual movies that dovetail as critiques of the entire Marvel collection.

I’m on team coffee, though I’m a big green tea fan as well.

Chessplayers Marcia Lee and Yolander Persaud, who have demonstrated an aptitude for assiduousness, were elected on Monday last as directors of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF).

Cane · You were born of cane Not as the planters hoped – Barefooted, beggardly of mind – But hugely wise, a soul blown high By the incensed breath Of a cankered slave: Cane made you a vision of mankind.

While in our part of the world Diwali is not a five-day celebration, we can pretend it is so as to have a little more sweetness by making this absolutely delicious Semolina Parsad.

With COP26 dominating the news cycle, energy companies and our behaviour as consumers have come under the microscope once again.

Maydha Persaud, 69, retired headmaster and teacher of Abram Zuil Secondary School, is this year marking 50 years in the teaching profession, and now teaching mainly students seeking a second chance at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), even though he retired from the formal education system 14 years ago.