Daily Archive: Sunday, December 30, 2007

Articles published on Sunday, December 30, 2007

Benazir Bhutto

While the world was shocked by the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, it could hardly have come as a surprise to anyone.

A historic triumph

It finally happened. In two previous trips to South Africa and nine previous test matches against the Proteas, the West Indies had failed to win a single test.

Pele and Alpha through to semis

Pele Football Club and Alpha United reached the semi-finals of the 18th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament with convincing wins over Amelia’s Ward United and Western Tigers respectively Friday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

Sterilize pets

Dear Editor, Having lived in Guyana a number of years ago and now living back in South Africa, I make a point of searching the web site of the Stabroek at least 4 times a week to keep up with the news.

Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee

Dear Editor, Mr Vishnu Bisram in his letter titled ‘Clinton and McCain could win the nominations for their respective parties’ (SN, 29.12.07) believes that Barack Obama stands little chance against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary and no chance against any of the Republican candidates in the presidential election if he were elected as the Demo-cratic nominee.

Consumer Conserns

The publication of a list of the most serious concerns faced by consumers during the current year may, with a little luck, induce some improvements for the coming year.

Health

What is pterygium? A pterygium is a wedge-shaped fibro vascular growth of the conjunctiva (the surface tissue of the white of the eye) that extends onto the cornea.

Chess

It was on Sunday, March 18, that two chess players took a daring step and announced a chess tournament; the first for well over a decade.

Ian On Sunday

It is reported that as many as 20,000 politicians, officials, international functionaries, journalists and activists attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, better known as the Bali Conference.

Venezuelan invasion

The government has accepted the Venezuelan government’s response on the incursions into Guyana’s territory by a military contingent on November 15, 2007, “in a show of good faith” even though not all the questions were answered.

Six male inmates escape from NOC

Six male inmates of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) in Essequibo escaped from the facility on Friday after they were left unsupervised on an agriculture plot and so far police have managed to recapture two.

Dr Wendy Rudder

It has been brought to our attention that we have incorrectly referred to Dr Wendy Rudder as simply Wendy Rudder in our ‘How to choose Christmas clothes for real people’ feature published on December 23.