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  • The golden rule

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, November 8, 2009 | 0 Comments


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    “Do unto others as you would that they should do to you”.
    I searched the index of the Dictionary of Famous Quotations compiled by Robin Hyman …

  • Children need protection

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, October 18, 2009 | 0 Comments


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    Consumer Concern
    Eileen Cox
    Recently much attention has been paid to the protection of children. Unfortunately, many children have to be protected in their homes. The behaviour …

  • What are we waiting for?

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 3 Comments


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    Consumer Concerns
    Three years ago house owners in the coastal region of Georgetown were warned not to engage in elaborate house repairs as the rising Atlantic …

  • The North West needs a new vessel

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, September 6, 2009 | 1 Comment


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    Consumer Concerns
    Eileen Cox
    As children, our parents instilled in us certain sayings that were meant to guide us through life.
    ‘A stitch in time saves nine.’
    ‘Do unto …

  • Stand up for good

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, August 30, 2009 | 0 Comments


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    Consumer Concerns
    Dr Ian McDonald’s article in last Sunday Stabroek, August 23, should serve as a wake-up call for those who, like me, tend to avoid …

  • Consumer Concerns

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, July 19, 2009 | 0 Comments


    The Allied Health Professions Bill
    The Parliament Office has been advertising the Allied Health Professions Bill 2009, which was committed to a Special Select Committee of …

  • No progress in Caricom unity

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, July 12, 2009 | 0 Comments


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    Consumer  Concerns
    It was surprising to receive invitations for two functions for Thursday, July 2, on the occasion of the 30th Regular Meeting of the Conference …

  • Consumer Concerns

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, July 5, 2009 | 1 Comment


    Consumers are contributing to the blockages in the sewerage system

    An attempt to find out the date when the Georgetown sewerage system was started has failed.
    It …

  • Cooking on a cardboard stove

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment


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    Consumer Concerns
    In the March 2009 No: 3 issue of Gapevine the newsletter of the Guyana Association of Professional Engineers, there is an article on cardboard …

  • Consumer Concerns

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, June 21, 2009 | 0 Comments


    NBS is inviting low-income consumers with land to take up mortgages with them
    The New Building Society Ltd is inviting low-income consumers with tracts of land …

  • Consumers Concerns

    By Eileen Cox | Sunday, June 14, 2009 | 0 Comments


    Labelling and the cigarette industry
    The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) will be hosting a public consultation on “Specification for the labelling of retail packages …

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