Daily Archive: Friday, October 5, 2007

Articles published on Friday, October 5, 2007

Putin of all the Russias

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world VIENNA – For those who still wondered who Vladimir Putin is, the mystery is over.

Farouk Razac murder PI

Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday ruled in favour of the attorneys representing murder accused beauty queen Carolan Lynch in deciding not to have a statement tendered into evidence at her preliminary inquiry.

Looking West

Let us pick up where our editorials of last Friday and Sunday left off in their discussion of the warm glow caused by the maritime award and the way forward with respect to our foreign policy in general and more specifically, the management of the border controversy with our western neighbour.

Maritime boundary ruling

As Guyanese and Surinamese both contemplate the implications of the award that has effectively settled the long-standing maritime dispute between the two South American Republics, officials in both George-town and Paramaribo appear optimistic that the demarcation of the maritime jurisdiction of the two countries significantly enhances their respective prospects of economically significant oil finds.

UN-designed business support forum to host October 10 – 11 Workshop on marketing in the US

Managing Director of EMPRETEC – Guyana Judy Semple-Joseph has told Stabroek Business that the organization’s October 10- 11, 2007 Marketing Practice Workshop seeks to provide a unique opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises in Guyana to build marketing bridges with the region and with the United States and to enhance the marketing prospects of those enterprises where such prospects already exist.

Guyana/Suriname Arbitral Award: Conclusion

Last week’s column dealt with the award to Guyana by the Arbitral Tribunal of the UN of maritime territory which had been a cause of dispute between Guyana and its neighbour and CARICOM partner Suriname, an area considered as having probable oil resources.

Stock market update

Notes 1 – Interim results 2 – Prospective EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared.

Kashif and Shanghai seeking meetings with Jagdeo & Klass

They held a media briefing to ask for privacy leading up to discussions with President Bharrat Jagdeo and Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Colin Klass in the wake of media reports on the possibility that the year-end tournament might not be held, but in the end conceded that it was indeed possible that the Kashif and Shanghai year-end football fiesta would not be held this year.

Clean sweep

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) made a clean sweep of the Banks DIH and Infab night hockey tournament following their men’s first-division team’s 2-1 win over Everest Hikers in their decider, Wednesday evening at Thirst Park.

Spirit of oneness in Washington DC

Dear Editor, The supreme gift of multi-ethnicity adds spice to flavour and in no ordinary way was this divine phenomenon more perfectly blended into a complete oneness than in Washington DC, on Saturday last, when Guyanese met, greeted, embraced and again endorsed the true sprit of our national motto of one people, one nation, and one destiny.

I did not take this Bill from the PNCR

Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention that in a press release issued by the PNCR it has been alleged that the Freedom of Information Bill tabled by me in the National Assembly was in effect a bill that was to be tabled by the PNCR, which in effect I took away with me to the AFC.

Texel sheep to bleat here?

An assessment of efforts to develop the livestock sector with imported breeding stock is currently being done through the Ministry of Agriculture and the British High Commission to determine the possibility of bringing in Texel sheep.