Stabroek Weekend

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There are certain items you see in a supermarket, grocery or specialty store at prices that raise an eyebrow or two.

This is week three in my husband’s home country. I like coming here, it helps me to recharge my batteries.

Introduction As indicated last week, today’s column starts with referencing the five studies on Guyana’s energy  mix, which were undertaken on behalf of the previous government.

Over the last four decades Peter Benny has contributed to the development of the sugar, bauxite and goldmining industries, major drivers of the economy, while developing the expertise of many Guyanese through training programmes he pioneered at every place he worked.

When “Love, Simon” premiered in 2018, it made headlines as the first major Hollywood studio film to focus on a gay teenage romance.

Ever since three very famous Harvard economists – D. Rodrik, R.

Karen Rogers is a strong believer in eating healthy which is why she plants her own garden to ensure all of her fruits and vegetables are organically grown.

During the restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the gyms were still closed and most people were confined to their homes, I picked up a new hobby: cooking.

For months in 2016, mother of three Sharron Ally knew that all was not well with her physically, but even as she sought treatment she persevered with working and providing for her family until a shocking diagnosis literally stopped her in her tracks and today she wishes she had been more alert and concerned about her health.

The opening moments of “Tragic Jungle” feature its best sequence. We hear, before we see, the forested jungle that will define the narrative to come.

When some years ago Colin Campbell, an old Etonian and quintessentially English, died at his home in Blackhorse Lane, South Mimms, in Hertfordshire at the age of 86 his death went almost completely unnoticed in Guyana.

Tiffeney Ageda is a woman who is living in constant fear as she said an ex-boyfriend has been stalking and harassing her even as he manipulates the system to make it appear that he is the victim.

Caribbean nationhood has been, through a history marked by colonial imperialism, plunder, triumph and glory, intricately associated with and profoundly defined by its literature.

Several weeks back, on a flight from Miami to Toronto, I ended up chatting with a Jamaican about the painful and often unintentionally humourous mangling of the English language that we see these days. 

The modest measures taken by the Government of Guyana, described in the announcement by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, “to right a tragic wrong,” marking the 41st anniversary of Walter Rodney’s assassination, are welcome.

Recently, animal shelter Tails of Hope posted a photograph of a pair of quaint looking chairs on Facebook that had been made from recycled pallets.

Last month, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) published the qualification criteria that will be used for entry into the 2022 Candidates Tournament.

If any of you reading this column has access to red food colouring, send me some.