Daily Archive: Sunday, February 24, 2008

In the aftermath of the Lusignan killings, nothing which those elected to protect us had to say seemed to have much relevance to the issue.

Anthony `Awo’ Abrams and Konata Manning netted one goal each to lead the Golden Jaguars to a brilliant come-from-behind victory against Cuba, the Caribbean’s number-one ranked football team on Friday night in the first of the five international friendly matches sponsored by Digicel at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Linden.

Dear Editor, There has been much noise made about the true intent of the marauding band that has caused mayhem and destruction and great fear across Guyana in the last few weeks.

Dear Editor, I am the Operations Inspector that Minister Benn referred to at his press conference that left his job in the 3 months probation period.

Dear Editor, According to Head Mistress Julie Duncan, concerned parents, calling for reassurances, vowed not to send their children back to the Covent Garden Secondary School as burning chemicals from a nearby business have sent several students and teachers to the hospital over a few days.

Dear Editor, Over the past five years, the Guyana media has been constantly publishing information on a number of mega projects that have received government endorsement, in many cases, government and government agencies exchanging letters of intent; signing memoranda of understanding, agreements in principle, and apparent firm agreements; and granting franchises to companies and organizations for their implementation..

In any given situation we assume that people, including ourselves, will act sensibly.

For much of the last week I have been speaking to smaller Caribbean companies about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Europe.

Central to many of the contentious planks that remain (especially 4-9) is the observation of Timothy Kondo (Alternatives to Neo-liberalism in Southern Africa) that the draft EPA, which formed the basis of negotiations for his region was prepared by the EU, (Third World Economics, October 1-15, 2007).

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Of the several publications in literature and culture coming out of the Oxford University Press (OUP) for 2007 and 2008, there are many that are of particular interest.

Skin ailments Very young puppies (before the eyes are opened) seem not to be affected by scabies or demodectic mange.

Norway’s teenage sensation, 17-year-old Magnus Carlsen, is excelling on the world chess stage.

Packaging is important to consumers. We bring home eggs from the market in a plastic bag and invariably one or two are cracked when we open the bag.

The recent launch of my docutext Nostalgias took me last October to Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) for a fascinating experience.

Arthritis is a commonly used term among households to describe a painful condition of joints of the body especially among older persons.

Free roots will grow outwards as far as their branches, and often more than the area covered by their branches (called the canopy).

The killing of 23 persons at Lusignan and Bartica have put a damper on tourism, with hotels and resorts seeing cancellations, Chairperson of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) Renata Chuck-a-Sang has said.

Considering the level of response by the joint services on the night 12 Barticians were slaughtered, the question arises as whether Bartica and other riverain communities were catered for in the security plans during this high alert period, Regional Chair-man Holbert Knights says.

The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation has acquired the old Sanata Textile Mill complex on a long-term lease.

The recent killing sprees and the spectre of ‘Fineman’ certainly had an influence on this year’s Mashramani float parade, judging from the number of persons who turned out for the occasion.

2007 facts Size of the Budget: $119.3Bn, 8.5% Increase * Growth in real GDP of 5.4% compared to a target of 4.9%, half-year annualised growth of 5.8% for the first half of the year and growth of 5.1% in 2006 * Overall balance of payments deficit of US$1.4M compared with a surplus of US$42.9M in 2006 and a projected surplus of US$41M for the year.

A female registration official and ex-police officer from Buxton, East Coast Demerara, was up to yesterday in police custody and her husband believes it is vindictiveness, because of her outspokenness about issues and the injustices facing the community.

The laying of sewerage pipelines in the Battery Road, Kingston area for the construction of a ten to 12-storey building reportedly for a Marriott Hotels branded facility is underway.

The 38th Republic anniversary comes at a time when the nation desperately needs to hold steadfastly to the unity of purpose and endeavour, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) said.

More than three weeks have passed since Alpha Hotel owner Roselain Hall was last seen or heard from.

The Justice for Jermaine Committee (JJC) says it is again calling on the PPP/C government to listen to the nation as it cries out for justice.

Help and Shelter said it is “irrepressibly saddened and appalled” at the massacre of 12 persons at Bartica and it stands ready to assist the affected families.

The Upper Corentyne, Central and Berbice chambers of commerce have urged the government to call in international crime experts and spare no expense to tackle violent crime as the nation has been plunged further into mourning following the shootings at Bartica.

Police on Friday picked up another man who they suspect is a member of the gang, which murdered Kumar Singh called ‘Mango Man’ of Cove and John, on August 30 and Marvin Barnwell of Friendship, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on July 12 last year.

The Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) is outraged that no sooner had the nation condemned the atrocity at Lusignan it is again faced with a similar killing at Bartica by a gang of terrorists.

The Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT) joins with all moral and law abiding citizens to condemn the murders at Bartica and urges the government and stakeholders to cooperate to address the situation.