Hammock Weaving
Hammock weaving at the Sophia Exhibition site yesterday. (August 27, 2008)
Signal Dance Production at NCC
Dancers from various groups at Guyana’s signal Dance Production at the NCC on Monday evening. (Clairmonte Marcus photo)(August 27, 2008)
Brazilian Dancers
Brazilian Dancers
African Dance
Performers in an African dance at Guyana’s signal Dance Production at the NCC last evening. (Clairmonte Marcus photo)(August 27, 2008)
Trophy Stall final bowls off under floodlights on Friday
The eagerly anticipated final of the Trophy Stall-sponsored 15 overs-a-side softball tournament will be played under floodlights at Banks DIH Thirst Park ground between Rocky XI of West Coast and Trophy Stall XI of the East Coast beginning at 5.30pm. Both teams have played unbeaten in the tournament and the final is now a hot [...]
Development of the ICT sector – In pursuit of sustainable competitive advantage
By Andre Griffith Last week we looked briefly at what is commonly referred to locally as the ICT sector. We noted that this sector may perhaps have been better referred as a sector for outsourced services, but nevertheless noted that Information and Communications Technologies were central and integral to its operations. Most importantly, we saw [...]
Prospects for sustainable agro-industrial development in the upper Berbice River sub-region
– A Stabroek Business Column dedicated to the ventilation of ideas pertaining to the current global food crisis and the response by Guyana and the Caribbean The current national focus on agro-industrial development as a response to the global and worsening food crisis must, of necessity in the upper Berbice River, take account of the [...]
Bike Patrol
Bike constables: The City Constabulary yesterday launched its bike patrol squad. (Jules Gibson photo)
Stock market updates
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 265’s trading results showed consideration of $2,285,327 from 218,596 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 264 which showed consideration of $1,314,985 from 40,391 shares traded in 8 transactions. The stocks active during this week’s session were DIH, DDL, PHI and RBL. Banks DIH Limited’s (DIH) [...]
Sprucing Up for Carifesta
Sprucing up the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday for Carifesta under the watchful eyes of Minister Clement Rohee (right).
Police take charge of $17M computer centre
Greene: ‘This will reduce the time spent on the telephone, sending messages and information. Instead we can do it through the computer… Each member of the Force will have to understand and be trained in information technology. If you are not there you need to get there’ A $17M computer training centre was yesterday handed [...]
Car wash creating major noise nuisance on Corentyne
Dear Editor, I write this letter not only as a concerned resident of Williamsburg, but also out of concern for the health of senior citizens like my 70-year-old mother. Recently, we saw the Ministry of Home Affairs taking action against noise pollution in our country and as such I would like to use your paper [...]
Carifesta press releases poorly written
Dear Editor, I was at a function on Tuesday evening and during the course of ‘cocktail chatter’ took the opportunity to inform a group of influential Americans, including the editor of a major cultural publication, about Carifesta X and the fact that my country of birth is the proud host of this significant event for [...]