Daily Archive: Sunday, May 11, 2008

The Buddy’s International Hotel has been sold to Turkish hotel group ‘Princess’ and an agreement to this effect has already been signed, according to an informed source.

Using the space created by the interim EPAs By Dr Clive Thomas Collateral damage of the EPAs Beyond the three markers (signposts) of the roadmap sketched in last week’s column, there are a number of economic, legal and other technical considerations, which are vital ingredients for forging a successful way forward in 2008 and beyond.

– family of murdered security guard in dire straits By Oluatoyin Alleyne Today is a special day for mothers and many will be pampered and showered with gifts, but for 35-year-old Kendra Rehanna Haywood the only thing that will be on her mind is the possible eviction of herself and seven sons in just over a month’s time.

– ministry moves to collect where possible By Heppilena Ferguson Reckless motorists and vandals have caused damage to some 13 of the 47 modern traffic lights installed less than a year ago.

Hard to imagine how unremembered we all become By Ian McDonald Which of us does not every now and then wonder about time, what is it, how can it possibly be described, what is a moment of it, what is an eternity of it?

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday expressed regret that the Alliance for Change (AFC) had not benefited from the funds allocated for the payment of party scrutineers in the ongoing house-to-house registration exercise as this would have brought about greater accountability.

We should appreciate our tropical environment By Eileen Cox It occasionally happens that a brilliant student chooses his profession, travels abroad, qualifies in the chosen field, then returns to Guyana to find to his dismay that there is no opening for him in that field.

An unlimited way of being By Cheryl Springer I swiped the headline for this week’s column from a book by a man named Harold W Becker, which I stumbled on while doing research in order to try to have the last word in an argument about religion: the one topic about which I had always sworn I would never argue.

– despite inactive committee President Bharrat Jagdeo said money-laundering legislation – sent to a Select Committee since June 2007 – would be passed in the next two months despite the fact that the committee has done nothing in the past year since the bill was sent there for deliberation.

Two senior police officers have been transferred to separate interior locations for failing to take action which could have prevented PNCR protestors on Thursday from altering their approved route.

Arrival Day was imaginative this year By Al Creighton Guyana’s Arrival Day was commemorated on May 5 with a series of events leading up to the weekend in celebration of Indian Arrival. 

—effective today Minibus parks in the downtown area along Avenue of the Republic between Croal and Robb Streets have been relocated with effect from today.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force is responding to a letter published in the Stabroek News under the caption ‘Brother hassled since being turned back at Trinidad airport’ (SN, 3.5.08) a copy of which was forwarded to the Commissioner of Police (ag). 

By Stanley Greaves Wordsworth Albert MacAndrew is among those I refer to as a “Guy-anist,” one who exemplifies to a high degree love of country and all its people without any exemptions or reservations.

Hookworms By Dr Steve Surujbally I suppose all worms are, in one way or another, pernicious.

Dear Editor, With regards to Anand Persaud’s query, ‘Concerned about poll published in SN’ (SN, 10.5.08) the poll interviewed 890 people at random. 

A police officer transporting a group of friends home early yesterday morning after a ‘lime’ (hang out) at Enmore, East Coast Demerara lost control of his vehicle and toppled over resulting in injuries to four persons.

– Guyana beats Jamaica in thriller By Calvin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago emulated their male counterparts with a handsome 79-0 victory over the Cayman Islands to lift the North America West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) women’s 15s championship hosted by the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) and sponsored by Demerara Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Company and Ansa Mc Al through its Tropical Rhythm brand of juices at the National Park yesterday.

Dear Editor, Baldeo Persaud boldly advances the argument that the problems of Africa, generally, are due to corrupt leadership.

By Calvin Roberts The Albion Community Centre ground is expected to come alive today when the home team Albion Community Centre Cricket Club takes on Malteenoes Sports Club in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Carib Beer/Pepsi Twenty20 final.

Fruta Conquerors conquered Uprising while the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) played to a stalemate on Friday as the Guyana Football Association’s (GFA) Cellink Plus Premier League tournament continued at the Tucville Playfield.

Jamaica’s government is showing vision and leadership over CubaBy David JessopOn May 4, Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, plus the island’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenneth Baugh and its Ministers of Tourism, Agriculture, Housing and Health travelled to Havana.

—effective today Minibus parks in the downtown area along Avenue of the Republic between Croal and Robb Streets have been relocated with effect from today.

Eye donation: The gift of sight By Dr Neeraj Jain, MBBS, MD (ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS What is eye donation?

By Calvin Roberts The Albion Community Centre ground is expected to come alive today when the home team Albion Community Centre Cricket Club takes on Malteenoes Sports Club in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Carib Beer/Pepsi Twenty20 final.

Dear Editor,  “Oh Mama, you know that I always love you.

—Jagdeo President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that his position had always been for Guyana to be part of the Brazil sponsored South American Defence Council.

Dear Editor, I refer to Dr Ian McDonald’s column ‘Planning for the good life’ (SN, 4.5.08).

An unbeaten half century from former national under-19 captain and Guyana/ Stanford Twenty20 star Andre Percival, a five wicket haul from Abdel Fudadin and a splendid all round performance from West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon were the highlights of the latest round of matches in the 5th Annual Guyana Beverages Limited sponsored Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSB) Busta Champions of Champions tournament played recently in Berbice.

Covering the coverage By Wayne Brown It’s what the media often does: hype a story out of all proportion; fall to believing its own hype; and then be deeply dismayed to discover its audience has moved on, leaving it enisled in its own vaporous excitement.

By Calvin Roberts Cyclists competing in the 26th Annual Independence Three Stage cycle road race organized by the National Sports Commission and coordinated by national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed, scheduled to pedal off next weekend, can expect some tough competition with the participation of six-time winner Dwayne Jupiter Gibbs.

Secretary of the Rice Producers Association (RPA) Dharamkumar Seeraj said Guyana was looking at requests from Trinidad and Tobago for the shipment of rice seeds to boost that country’s production capabilities.

Alonzo Greaves in a time of one hour, 57 minutes and 57 seconds carted off last Sunday’s Bico-sponsored Indian Arrival Day 50-mile cycle road race on the West Bank of Demerara.

It’s wisteria and honey suckle time in England By John Warrington It’s wisteria and honeysuckle time in England.

Dear Editor, We are on the verge of experiencing an inevitable food price crunch.

Staff from the health, education and human services ministries and the Guyana Association of Professional Social Workers are undergoing training in areas such as self care to boost their capacity as therapeutic counsellors.

Nothing stays quiet in this sector of the globe for long.