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><channel><title>Stabroek News &#187; Sunday</title> <atom:link href="http://www.stabroeknews.com/category/features/sunday/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com</link> <description>Guyana News, Sports, Businesss and Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:11:09 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Garden of Eden</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/garden-of-eden-2/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/garden-of-eden-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:15:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roxanne Clarke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Local]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The World Beyond Georgetown]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170013</guid> <description><![CDATA[Photos by Anjuli Persaud “I born and grew at this place. I have been living here for the past 40 years,” Veronica Gravesande said during an interview with Stabroek News. The “place” she is referring to is a community whose peace is only shattered by the vehicles traversing the public road. It is an exemplary [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/garden-of-eden-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Managing the country’s finances</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/managing-the-country%e2%80%99s-finances/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/managing-the-country%e2%80%99s-finances/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:11:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher Ram</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170156</guid> <description><![CDATA[“The Contingencies Fund continued to be abused with amounts totaling $550.025 M drawn from the Fund and utilized to meet expenditure that did not meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the Act.” Even allowing for the imprecise language, these words appearing in paragraph 3 of the Executive Summary of the Report of the Auditor [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/managing-the-country%e2%80%99s-finances/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Poems on the Mirror Wall</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/poems-on-the-mirror-wall/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/poems-on-the-mirror-wall/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:10:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ian McDonald</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170153</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some of the most vivid poems in the world are written on a huge rock in a remote forest in Sri Lanka. I have continued to be fascinated by them, by mankind’s endless inventiveness and imagination which yields such strange beauty. It is certainly too late for me now but if I had more than [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/poems-on-the-mirror-wall/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tax Reform 5: The nuts and bolts of its design</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/tax-reform-5-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-its-design/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/tax-reform-5-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-its-design/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:09:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dr Clive Thomas</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170151</guid> <description><![CDATA[Introduction Last week I claimed the value of taxes not paid in 2010 but which ought to have been paid under the tax code was roughly equivalent to that actually paid ($102 billion). Taxes paid therefore were only about one-half what was theoretically due. This week I consider some important nuts and bolts considerations essential [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/tax-reform-5-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-its-design/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It’s not for sale</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/it%e2%80%99s-not-for-sale/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/it%e2%80%99s-not-for-sale/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:08:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dave Martins</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[So It Go]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170130</guid> <description><![CDATA[Twelve years ago, when I was living in Grand Cayman, I bought a minivan in Tampa and shipped it down. It was a seven-seater Dodge Caravan that came in handy when people visited. I could move musical equipment around easily using it, fetch a full sheet of plywood in it, and when my family came [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/it%e2%80%99s-not-for-sale/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dickens: One of the  greatest English writers</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/dickens-one-of-the-greatest-english-writers/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/dickens-one-of-the-greatest-english-writers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:06:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Al Creighton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170073</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week the world celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens who was born on February 7, 1812 in England.  Many events were organised by the BBC including the broadcast of 24 hours of readings from his work.  This was an hourly series of readings that went for the entire day at a different hour [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/dickens-one-of-the-greatest-english-writers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Red Fan Parrot</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/red-fan-parrot/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/red-fan-parrot/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:05:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In the Rainforest]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170029</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Red-fan Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) is also known as the Hawk-headed Parrot and it can be seen in the Iwokrama River Lodge when fruiting trees are bearing. The species is named after the elongated feathers at the base of the head that can be raised like a fan which is believed to be used by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/red-fan-parrot/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dismantling the ‘paternalist state’ in Cuba</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/dismantling-the-%e2%80%98paternalist-state%e2%80%99-in-cuba/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/dismantling-the-%e2%80%98paternalist-state%e2%80%99-in-cuba/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:04:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Jessop</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170133</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last March, Cuba’s  Sixth  Party Congress took what its leadership described as an irrevocable decision: to adopt a large number of economic guidelines that will gradually reform, decentralise and liberalise aspects of the Cuban state. The process is intended to accelerate economic growth and remove bureaucracy while continuing to relate development to nationally planned objectives. A [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/12/dismantling-the-%e2%80%98paternalist-state%e2%80%99-in-cuba/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Iran-Latin America links drawing attention in Washington</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/iran-latin-america-links-drawing-attention-in-washington/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/iran-latin-america-links-drawing-attention-in-washington/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:03:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andres Oppenheimer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170136</guid> <description><![CDATA[Latin America rarely comes up as a major issue in US presidential races, but this time it will; there are growing signs that Iran’s rising presence in the region will become a contentious election topic. Republican hopeful Mitt Romney and leading Republicans in Congress are stepping up their attacks on President Barack Obama for allegedly [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/iran-latin-america-links-drawing-attention-in-washington/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ailments of the musculoskeletal systems</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/ailments-of-the-musculoskeletal-systems-3/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/ailments-of-the-musculoskeletal-systems-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:02:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dr Steve Surujbally</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=170067</guid> <description><![CDATA[Continued This week I would like to continue on the topic of bone infections (osteitis). According to which part of the bone is attacked by bacteria (usually) or fungi (seldom), a different descriptive name is given to the ailment. When the bone marrow is infected (inflamed), one speaks of osteomyelitis. If, on the other hand, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/12/ailments-of-the-musculoskeletal-systems-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nismes</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/nismes/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/nismes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:16:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Roxanne Clarke</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Local]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The World Beyond Georgetown]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169082</guid> <description><![CDATA[Photos by Anjuli Persaud A twenty-minute drive across the Demerara Harbour Bridge, heading to the West Bank of Demerara, takes you to a small village called Nismes. The predominantly African-Guyanese village is five square miles in extent, and is bordered by the Demerara River to the east, Vauxhall Canal Number One on the west, Bagotville [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/nismes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Everywhere you look</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/so-it-go/02/05/everywhere-you-look/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/so-it-go/02/05/everywhere-you-look/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:12:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dave Martins</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[So It Go]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169216</guid> <description><![CDATA[A close friend sent me a note recently that I’m passing onto you. It was headed “How Come,” and here’s a portion of it: “How come successive governments can’t stop the mini-buses from killing commuters with loud music? I thought it was illegal, yet passengers are subjected to the loudest and sometimes nastiest music on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/so-it-go/02/05/everywhere-you-look/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tax Reform 4: The taxes we do not pay</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/tax-reform-4-the-taxes-we-do-not-pay/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/tax-reform-4-the-taxes-we-do-not-pay/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:08:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dr Clive Thomas</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169159</guid> <description><![CDATA[I have tried to make it clear that my treating with tax reform in my current columns has been deliberate. It is entirely based on the establishment last December, 2011 of a Tax Reform Committee by the incoming Ramotar administration. I share the view that the tax system is in dire need of reform, but [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/tax-reform-4-the-taxes-we-do-not-pay/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Politics</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/169143/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/169143/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:07:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ian McDonald</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169143</guid> <description><![CDATA[Politics being a very serious thing, especially in the aftermath of a hard-fought election, I thought I might see what the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (obtained at Austin’s excellent bookstore which every thinking citizen should visit at least once a week) has to say about this important subject. Here are some of my findings: [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/169143/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Corporate lawlessness</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/corporate-lawlessness/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/corporate-lawlessness/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:06:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher Ram</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169137</guid> <description><![CDATA[Introduction Over the past couple of weeks I have had cause to try obtaining some information on particular companies, information that those companies are required to file with the Registrar of Companies.  Alas, in a number of cases, companies simply ignore the law, failing for several years to file what the Companies Act refers to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/corporate-lawlessness/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UK’s approach to the region is based on pragmatism</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/uk%e2%80%99s-approach-to-the-region-is-based-on-pragmatism/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/uk%e2%80%99s-approach-to-the-region-is-based-on-pragmatism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:05:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Jessop</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169127</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago four British ministers including William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, plus a large number of senior officials and representatives of UK companies met with Caribbean foreign ministers, officials and others in Grenada. The event, the much delayed biennial UK Caribbean Forum, sought to reset Britain’s agenda with the region. Opening the meeting, Mr [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/uk%e2%80%99s-approach-to-the-region-is-based-on-pragmatism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Romney’s big win among Florida Hispanics hard to duplicate</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/romney%e2%80%99s-big-win-among-florida-hispanics-hard-to-duplicate/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/romney%e2%80%99s-big-win-among-florida-hispanics-hard-to-duplicate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:04:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andres Oppenheimer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169119</guid> <description><![CDATA[A kind word of advice for Republican hopeful Mitt Romney: Don’t read too much into your impressive victory among Hispanic voters in Tuesday’s Florida primary. You will face an uphill battle to emulate it among Latino voters nationwide. Romney, the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, won 53 per cent of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/romney%e2%80%99s-big-win-among-florida-hispanics-hard-to-duplicate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The NCC has lost sight of what a dress code is supposed to achieve</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/the-ncc-has-lost-sight-of-what-a-dress-code-is-supposed-to-achieve/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/the-ncc-has-lost-sight-of-what-a-dress-code-is-supposed-to-achieve/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:03:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Al Creighton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169106</guid> <description><![CDATA[The imposition of dress codes has been a resurgent and irksome issue in Guyana in recent years, and on occasions there have been public complaints about the manner in which persons are denied entry to public buildings.  While there have been controversies when persons visit public offices generally, the matter has come into sharp focus [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/the-ncc-has-lost-sight-of-what-a-dress-code-is-supposed-to-achieve/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ailments of the musculoskeletal systems</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/ailments-of-the-musculoskeletal-systems-2/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/ailments-of-the-musculoskeletal-systems-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:02:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dr Steve Surujbally</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169098</guid> <description><![CDATA[Continued Fractures For our purposes of easy understanding, a broken bone (irrespective of cause – usually a hit) is a fracture. Mechanical trauma (a nice phrase for a ‘hit‘), if severe enough, will crack the bone or even shatter it. Here in Guyana, we have some weird ideas about fractures. I have heard people (non-medical, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/ailments-of-the-musculoskeletal-systems-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ocelot</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/ocelot/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/ocelot/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In the Rainforest]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169094</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Ocelot (Leoparduspardalis) is an often-seen, spotted, midsized cat, weighing up to 11 kg. It can be mistaken for a jaguar at a distance, but its heavy body and relatively short tail in comparison to the body length helps to distinguish this cat from others. It is the largest of the small spotted cats and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/02/05/ocelot/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sunday Cartoon</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/05/sunday-cartoon-103/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/05/sunday-cartoon-103/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cartoon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=169113</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sunday Cartoon&#8230;..]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/sunday/02/05/sunday-cartoon-103/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The World beyond Georgetown:La Bonne Intention</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/01/29/la-bonne-intention/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/01/29/la-bonne-intention/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:28:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Stabroek staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Local]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The World Beyond Georgetown]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stabroeknews.com/?p=167973</guid> <description><![CDATA[y Roxanne Clarke with photos by Anjuli Persaud La Bonne Intention familiarly known as LBI is a village located on the East Coast of Demerara. Located roughly 10 miles from the capital Georgetown, the community is known because of the estate of the same name which was closed several years ago. The name is derived [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/01/29/la-bonne-intention/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New faces in Parliament: Christopher Jones APNU</title><link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/01/29/new-faces-in-parliament-5/</link> <comments>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/features/01/29/new-faces-in-parliament-5/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:15:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Oluatoyin Alleyne</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Local]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunday]]></category><guid
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