Stabroek Weekend

Samuel Johnson, the great 18th Century English man of letters, is the shrewdest teacher on the human condition I know.

Introduction As indicated in last week’s column,  today’s  begins with the reproduction of the list of ten key references to guide inquiring readers who may need further information on the practice of cash transfers as a poverty policy intervention tool.

By Nigel Westmaas Introduction & Context In January 1938, to mark the centenary of emancipation from slavery, Joseph Ruhoman, a well-known journalist and a founder of the British Guiana East Indian Association (BGEIA), published an article titled “A Negro-Indian Combine” in the Conventionist, the publication of the Negro Progress Convention (established in 1922).

Pamper Me Kids Spa has been creating waves in Linden, particularly as a place to celebrate birthdays; so huge is the buzz that even adults are trying to get in on the revitalizing spa packages.

Almost five years ago when this column first appeared, it detailed a battered woman’s struggle with a system that was not friendly to women like her, and dealing with her abuser whose only intent was for her to return to their matrimonial home.

Sita and Jatayu                                      It was Jatayu who tried to pursue Rawan to save Sita, his treasured King’s wife, as she prayed to her Rama to free her from Rawan’s clutch, squeezing tight her spleen.

The opening scene of “No Time to Die” has stayed in mind longer than I expected it to.

The gyms here are filling back up again and I am all for it.

Every leader in every field, every successful company or individual, got to the top by working harder and focusing better than someone else.

Last Update: 955.12                               Movement: 1.078% Current Update: 965.42                         YTD Movement: 39.538%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index increased 1.078% during the third period of trading in October 2021.

Have you had your guava today? Guavas are currently in season here in the Caribbean and I just can’t get enough of them.

So, we have come to the end of these reflections on the 150-year-old story of nonalcoholic carbonated beverages, popularly called “sweet drink” in Guyana. 

The love for volunteerism and humanitarian work has propelled Ewin Enmore, 39, into becoming an administrator with the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) and the President’s Youth Award Republic of Guyana (PYARG).

By Stanley Greaves The recent fire that destroyed the Brickdam Police Station—an historic building that housed the Region 4 (A) Headquarters—has implications for the safety of our National Art Collection in the wooden building, Castellani House, Guyana’s National Art Gallery.

The youngest of 14 children and half of a pair of identical twins, Shane Tull was always surrounded by family and from an early age he knew he wanted to work with people and help them.

Throughout her professional life Coretta Moore was accustomed to receiving commendations for her performance, until her later years as a bank employee when she was forced into a position she was ill-equipped for and which ultimately led to her collapse into a severe state of depression.

Gacarma Catering has over the last year secured many clients and though it is a success story in the making, it took much perseverance and hard work by the owner Grabiela Rodriguez, a Venezuelan migrant.

“Pawns are the soul of chess.” — Francois Andre Danican Philidor, French chess player and composer (1726-1795)                                                   Decades ago when I learned chess, a few years after the Guyana Chess Association (GCA) was established in 1972, we were excited at the thought of exploring a new game.

Introduction In last week’s column I was able to introduce only four of the 11 reasonings, or what I have labelled as the Whys and Wherefores, which lie behind my singling out of a portion of Guyana’s windfall oil revenues for cash transfers to Guyanese households as a singularly effective policy intervention measure against income poverty.