Stabroek Weekend

One kill Polly, Polly kill seven And the living was crossed by the dead.

Late last November the Government of Antigua gave notice to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Disputes Settlement Body (DSB) that if the United States did not reach “an appropriate and beneficial settlement” in relation to a legal adjudication made previously in its favour, it would act to recover the revenue it has lost.

The Great Horned Owl is the most common owl in the Americas, and is recognizable by feather tufts on its head.

Some of you reading this have already decided that you are going to wait for some time in 2017 to start taking control of your health and fitness by eating right and incorporating exercises into your regimen.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks at a routine event that occurred before a Test match.

If you like the flavour of the boozy rum-soaked, aged dried fruits that are used to make traditional Christmas cake/black cake/Christmas pudding, but find the cake itself too intense, then try this bread pudding.

The failure of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) to engineer a national chess championship during 2016 was excruciating to those persons who qualified for the tournament, and markedly embarrassing for those who are in tune with the game.

Thymus vulgaris commonly called Fine Leaf Thyme originated in the Mediterranean and is the cousin of Spanish Thyme which has finer leaves.

Hi Everyone, Today, January 7, marks 10 years to the date that the first Tastes Like Home column was published in this newspaper.

Happy New Year guys! I trust that you are all recharged and ready to take on 2017.

It was still raining on Monday after a long weekend spell of hard showers when the World Beyond Georgetown visited South Amelia’s Ward in Linden.

Hibiscus sabdariffa commonly called sorrel or roselle comes from the Malvaceae family and originated from India and Malaysia; it later spread to Africa and the Caribbean.

This month, Artists Stanley Greaves AA and Akima McPherson refer to their Conversations on Art, which will come to a close with the 24th installation next month.

This is not your typical pot roast. First off, it is made with pork and not beef, but you can certainly make it with beef if you do not eat pork.

On December 29 the Attorney General’s Chambers issued a statement asserting that the lease that had been granted to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC) in connection with the property in Kingston, Georgetown, known as ‘Red House,’ was invalid.

As we acknowledge the new year, it is neither the time nor the place for superfluous words.

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

This New Year’s column 2017, starts discussion of the last topic left in this continuing 50th Anniversary series on Guyana’s extractive industries.

Being fit is more than just physical fitness; it is also a state of mind, because mental health is very important to our overall health.

An interesting form of theatre with ancient origins that is well known at this time of the year is the pantomime.