Consumer Concerns
Guyana should be metric A Metrication Committee has been established by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to monitor the implementation of the metric system which came into operation when we changed from the imperial system on January 1, 2002. It is embarrassing to say that consumers are the persons who resist the change. [...]
Entertaining Caymans play sees men in roles of wives
Controversial but entertaining is perhaps the best way to describe the dramatic performance by the Caymanian delegation at the Theatre Guild Playhouse on Tuesday night. The two-member cast of Quincy Brown (George) and Fritz McPherson (Bob) gripped the attention of the capacity audience in attendance, as they performed Frank McField’s One Black, One White. Overseas-based [...]
GCB/Clico 2008 Inter-County Under-17 competition launched
The sixth annual Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico sponsored Under-17 two-day Inter-County cricket tournament was launched in the boardroom of the sponsors yesterday afternoon. President of the GCB Chetram Singh addressing those gathered, including sales and marketing manager of Clico Venita Bovell and vice president of the GCB Malcolm Peters, thanked the sponsors for their continued [...]
Consumer Concerns
Not all Railway Line occupants are squatters The caption in the Stabroek News of August 19 ‘Railway Squatters to get moving help from gov’t’ gave hope that serious attention was being given to a serious problem. But financial assistance in moving from the railway embankment is not the major need. The railway residents have heard [...]
Consumer Concerns
Let the Stabroek Market keep its tradition In the Guyana Telephone Directory 2007 (page 21) under the caption ‘Experience the soul of Guyana’ there is a short description of Stabroek Market. It begins with the statement that the market can justifiably claim to encapsulate the spirit of Georgetown. I would call it the heart of [...]
Consumer Concerns
A larger police force will be needed with the passage of the Prevention of Crimes (Amendment) Bill The headline ‘Life supervision for paedophiles’ would have sent some consumers to their dictionaries to ascertain the exact meaning of the word ‘paedophile.’ It is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “A person sexually attracted to children.” But [...]
Consumer Concerns
Healthy eating Consumer Reports On Health, an American magazine, has prepared a vitamin chart which should be of interest to all consumers who are concerned about the food they eat. The chart is published hereunder. Vitamin chart Nutrition content of selected foods Per cent of Daily Value (DV) Vitamin Vitamin Vitamin Vitamin Folic A B6 [...]