Stabroek Weekend

Who will win the 2018 National Senior Chess Championship? The question is uppermost in our minds.

The previous six columns asked the question whether Guyana could escape the natural resource curse.

From a youth with an interest in reading I was often struck by the confidence with which persons would express a thought or a position on something that sounded impressive at first but, on reflection, proved to be simplistic, if not downright wrong.

The Shamrock (Oxalis regnellii) is called the Butterfly Plant in Guyana and the Caribbean.

Last Tuesday, I was tasked with giving a short presentation on the importance of fitness and good nutrition to some of the employees of the Bank of Guyana.

There are some forms of comedy that are currently popular in the Caribbean, including the large theatre communities in Jamaica and Trinidad.

With the production of 500,000 barrels a day for 300 days a year at US$40 a barrel, the annual income would be US$6 billion.

The Black-chinned Antbird can be found in southern South America. Its plumage is generally dark gray above, with white wing covert tips, a black tail with a white tip, a black throat in males, and much paler underparts throughout in females.

I love poetry. It is the quiet passion of my life.

Introduction The observation was made much earlier in the series and repeated for emphasis last week: Guyana’s present petroleum fiscal regime encompasses both 1) its basic constitutional, economic, financial, and accounting legislation, as well as 2) the specific terms and conditions enshrined in the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).

“I would close up like around 10 sometimes, you know, because people coming from work does stop and buy.

Hi Everyone, One main ingredient. Two versions of a chutney. One cooked.

I think that this is one of the most special eras in which to be a woman.

With the Oscars all handed out, it’s just about time to bid 2017 film year adieu.

The golden shower orchids in my wife’s garden are particularly lovely just now.

“It was too overbearing and sometimes you feel like a slave in you own country and one day I just couldn’t take it anymore and me and another girl we just have to stand up fuh we rights.

Introduction Last week’s column identified several of the ‘known unknowns’, as these are termed in strategic management.

You’re sticking to your diet and exercising regularly, but the scale still isn’t budging.

The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 6.148 percent during the fourth period of trading in February 2018.