Stabroek Weekend

The world is endlessly fascinating, and countlessly full of interesting people.

The letter published by Mr. Raphael Trotman in yesterday’s newspapers is worth reading.

Two weeks ago, Guyana contested the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Worldwide Youth and Cadet Tournament online.

About half way into “Ammonite”, the second film of British filmmaker Francis Lee, there is a scene that lays the groundwork for the shift that will come in its second half.

In last week’s column I asked what you were cooking this holiday; whether you were going all out as usual or bigger than usual given the kind of year we’ve had, or, if you were planning something simple and low-key.

Women tend to shy away from the subject of miscarriages, mostly because they feel there is a stigma attached to it.

Stigma and discrimination continue to be the biggest hindrances to people living with HIV adhering to their medication regime, which affects the country’s ability to achieve UNAIDS 2020 “90-90-90” goals, according to Executive Director of the National Coordinating Coalition Inc (NCC) Simone Sills.

“For 19 years I have been living with HIV and I see the good and the bad in people.

For Sheena Scipio, while being an entrepreneur comes with the perk of being her own boss, she also finds satisfaction in the purpose it creates.

While jaguar poaching is prevalent in neighbouring Suriname, local conservation management bodies say there are no official reports of such activities in Guyana, where concerns centre on better managing possible conflicts between the cats and farmers. 

“For the kid scanning fairy tales for a hero with a face like theirs.

From the inception, “Wolfwalkers” wants you to change the way you look at things.

For Don Drummond                 Dem say him born with a caul, a not quite opaque white veil through which he visioned only he knew   At birth dem suppose to bury it under some special tree.

A few mornings ago, I was training a client and she was yawning uncontrollably.

In our modern society, women are working in competitive jobs and earning a lot more than they used to.

During my time with the Tradewinds band in North America, I ended up with some lovely “good news about Guyana” stories.

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) held its online World Cadets and Youth (Under 10-18) Rapid Chess Championships and Guyana was represented in all of the categories.

Last Update: 655.17           Movement: 0.27% Current Update: 656.93        YTD Movement: 8.41% The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.27% during the fifth period of trading in November 2020.

Suddenly it is Christmas again. I am eighty-seven years old.  I find that ridiculous but chronologically it is a fact.

Yesterday’s online edition of SN contained four separate articles about oil, the most important of which were reports of speeches by the Canadian High Commissioner and the United States Ambassador.