Daily Archive: Sunday, December 16, 2007

The workings of the University of Guyana are shrouded in mystery as far as outsiders are concerned, and even the periodic flashes of publicity do little to illuminate how the institution is administered.

Chris Gayle and Clive Lloyd keep referring to the West Indies team under their charge in South Africa as young.

Larry Josiah and Sharmaine Clarke of Headquarters Division, were named Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year respectively when the Guyana Police Force held its annual awards ceremony last Wednesday at the Tactical Unit Square.

Dear Editor, In begrudging the “well-paid” workers of the Guyana Power and Light Inc.,

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Vishnu Bisram captioned “Father kills daughter in Toronto over refusal to wear hijab” (07.12.13).

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “The homophobia in the Caribbean has to change” (07.12.11).

Dear Editor, So, that’s what it is. I read a letter captioned “Passengers are very worried about their bags being tampered with, are the airlines doing enough?”

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter of M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett captioned “About 32% of my income goes to combined taxes” (07.12.14) and thank him for pointing out that as people’s incomes rise above the minimum wage threshold of G$28,000 per month their rate of “combined taxes” would increase as well.

The Saturday before last Godfrey Chin’s book Nostalgias was launched at the Sidewalk Caf

As the Caribbean struggles to conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe, a matter has emerged which is just as likely to challenge regional thinking about governance, the economy and international relations.

Over the last two weeks we spent some time discussing the care of orphaned pups.

Cook-shop-fly has finally found his true calling. I tried previously gigolo, pimp, epicurean!

It is customary at the end of the year to turn our thoughts to the New Year and the expectations that are in our minds.

The Poems Man Look, look, she cried, the poems man, running across the frail bridge of her innocence.

I have measured the rainfall in a particular part of my garden for about five years, and have been very surprised at the amount the garden has received.

People who are unfortunate enough to incur a fracture have the belief that their fracture will be treated by the application of a cast leading to the end of their problems.

I am very nearsighted and wear ‘coke-bottle’ glasses. Can I get thinner lenses that look better?

India dominated the Parsvnath Commonwealth Chess Championships which concluded on Monday with a sweep of 44 of the 45 medals which were available in the various age-group categories.

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Following last week’s reporting of the main results of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index for 2007-2008, several readers have requested me to provide further information.

The parliamentary opposition is not satisfied with the level of the dialogue with the government.

With two senior ministers reported to be seeking retirement there will be a cabinet reshuffle and there may be a reduction in the number of ministers and a reshuffle of permanent secretaries, as well.

Water drained off from several villages along the East Coast Demerara yesterday, while some sections of central Georgetown maintained their lake-like appearance.

For the first time in several years, poultry producers are confident that the supply of chicken will be adequate for the holiday season, but they are still looking for the big sales.

Twenty-seven-year-old Trecia Wintz, a mother of six boys aged two months to eight years old, is excited at being able to move into her own home at Edinburgh, East Bank Berbice before Christmas.

There was an uproar in the Emergency Room of the Georgetown Public Hospital on Thursday night when a Kuru Kuru man with a gaping head wound, which was infested with worms and had a foul scent, was taken to seek medical attention.

The PNCR is calling on the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to take stock of businesses believed to be sustained by the drug industry and to urgently undertake audits of such businesses in the public’s interest.

The union representing sacked National Communica-tions Network (NCN) employee Andrea Bryan is insisting that it meets management since the incident has implications for the future of other employees.

University of Guyana (UG) Tain campus’s former best graduating student boycotted yesterday’s convocation ceremony after a grade mix-up by the Examinations Division stole that honour from him and elevated his runner-up to valedictorian.

The administration of the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) was on Friday still hopeful that subventions covering the past three months from the Ministry of Education to assist the institution in meeting its day-to-day expenses, including the payment of salaries for some staff, would be released this week.

Kennav HDL Limited yesterday donated a 14″ colour television set to a 12-year-old deaf mute girl, fulfilling her Christmas wish.

Two men are missing after the tug they were on was hit by heavy rains and high winds early Friday morning about eight miles off the Golden Fleece, Essequibo foreshore.

An 18-year-old with defective kidneys needs in excess of US$36,000 to have a life-saving transplant done at a hospital in India.