Articles published on Sunday, May 18, 2008
By Iana Seales The body of a Diamond man, who was apparently strangled and bound with rubber, was discovered in the trunk of his car a short distance away from his East Bank Demerara home early yesterday morning.
By Johann Earle Since the commencement of Lotto and other lottery games back in 1995, the Government of Guyana has, up to 2006, received approximately $2.686 billion as its share of the proceeds.
– launch date to be set A new daily newspaper is to become a reality some time in the near term as part of the US$30 million investment being undertaken by Queens Atlantic Invest-ment Inc (QAII), Industrial Site Ruim-veldt, where Sanata Textiles used to be.
A drinking spree in the bar of the Garmount Hotel on High Street came to an abrupt end yesterday afternoon, when two men were stabbed and cut with broken bottles following a heated brawl between two groups.
Uttering nonsense By Ian Mc Donald The outpouring of gibberish, the daily fracturing of the English language, which goes on all about us makes me return yet again to a favourite theme – the need to rescue language from the barbarians who are taking over the world.
DDL Topco tournament begins today With Errol Tiwari The DDL Topco Juices Independence eight round swiss system chess tournament begins this morning at 10 am at the Kei Shar’s sports club in Hadfield St.
– Overseas-based Guyanese has slim two-second lead over Niles after two stages of Independence cycle road raceBy Calvin Roberts Overseas based Guyanese Godfrey Pollydore has taken a slim two (2) seconds lead over Junior Niles after two of three stages in the 26th Annual Independence cycle road race sponsored by the National Sports Commission (NSC) and organized by national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed were completed yesterday.
The education ministry is training 120 literacy educators under a $115M ‘Fast Track Initiative Literacy Programme,’ the Government Information Agency (GINA) has said.
Five psychosocial workshops have been held to train teachers from 21 East Coast schools and participants in Bartica to be first responders to children in times of crisis.
Europe needs to establish a better arrangement for obtaining a Schengen visa By David Jessop In a matter of months the Economic Partnership Agree-ment (EPA) with Europe will be signed in Barbados.
Action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Cellink Plus sponsored Premier League football competition continued Friday night at the Tucville ground with Georgetown Football Club (GFC) inflicting a 1-0 defeat on Santos Football Club while the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Pele Football club played to a nil all stalemate.
– Denzel Hopkinson’s rise in the sport of table tennis has been nothing short of meteoric By Donald Duff At first glance, Denzel Hopkinson appears to be your average teenager, now discovering the joys of life and sport.
– after company was seeking to expand Head of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) Geoffrey Da Silva said it was government that approached the principals of New GPC to invest in the Sanata Textiles complex after the company expressed its intention to expand operations and engage in new enterprises.
Concluding observations on the Cariforum-EC, EPA By Dr. Clive Thomas 18 weeks later When I started this evaluation of the Cariforum-EC, EPA on January 20, I had not envisaged that I would still be at it 18 weeks later.
By Orin Davidson The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) cannot help shooting itself in the foot even if euphemism is eliminated completely from the English language.
The headline of a small report on page 11 of Friday’s edition of this newspaper erroneously said, ‘50kg ex-factory sugar cost$3,600.
Hookworms By Dr Steve Surujbally Continued from last week Supportive treatment It is logical that the treatment of hookworm infestation should mirror the symptoms of the disease, in addition to concentrating on the eradication of the ‘perp.’
The acquisition of two Bell 206 helicopters by the Guyana Defence Force has yielded a perception among citizens that every criminal act deserves an immediate response utilizing the machines, but a military source has said that their deployment would have to be based on careful assessment and reliable intelligence.
The Neal and Massy Group of Companies will sponsor the 2008 National Independence Intermediate Amateur Boxing championships billed for next Friday to Sunday at the National Gymnasium.
Dear Editor, I wish to finally vent my growing disgust at the government for their backward, outdated and obsolete approach to Guyana’s energy supply.
Eye donation: The gift of sight Part II By Dr Neeraj Jain, MBBS, MD (ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS In last week’s article, we covered the concept of eye donation, how eyes can be donated, who can donate and what should be done in order to donate.
In a last minute push towards qualification for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, current national sprint champion Rawle Greene and overseas-based Guyanese Lee Powell secured comfortable victories in their respective 100m heats on Friday to qualify for the 100m final of the Hampton International Games at the Hasley Crawford Stadium, Trinidad.
The Health Facilities Licensing Act Eileen Cox On Sunday May 4 we learnt that Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Minister of Health, had been elected President of the World Health Assembly.
The Carifesta Secretariat aims to increase youth involvement in the arts by hosting and giving prominence to youth-centred creations at Carifesta X.
Dear Editor, It was a joy to read D. Ramprakash’s letter captioned ‘Without greater transparency there will continue to be questions about poll’ (SN, May 15).
Gardeners are great optimists By John Warrington Last week I mentioned the wisteria growing on the wall of my house in England.
Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), with an overall tally of 234 games, stamped its authority on Banks DIH with 206 and Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) with 196 games, to win the three-way aggregate female dominoes series when the curtain came down on the tournament Friday evening at Thirst Park.
Dear Editor, The question of whether the Office of the Auditor General was independent was recently raised in relation to the Polar Beer/Customs probe.
Some persons are questioning the commissioning charges they allegedly owe to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is embarking on a one-month survey to collect information for a National Inventory database on hazardous wastes.
Dear Editor, Every so often I rescue an animal that has been so cruelly abused I cannot sleep at night.
By Calvin RobertsBlue Berry Hill United created an upset whilst Topp XX continued their fine showing in the Upper Demerara Football Sub Association Banks DIH Coca Cola sponsored first division competition when they scored victories over Eagles United Blue and Silver Shattas respectively at the Mc Kenzie sports Club ground last Friday night.
‘Country road, take me home’ As the Clinton campaign has done of late with each state they anticipated winning, Hillary Clinton announced in advance that last Tuesday’s Democratic primary was going to be ‘a game-changer.’
Wonder boy Jean-Claude Jeffrey suffered his first defeat whilst Raphael de Groot continued on his path to a match up with top seed Kristian Jeffrey as action in the Woodpecker Products national Junior squash championships continued at the Georgetown Courts Friday night.
DDL Topco tournament begins today With Errol Tiwari The DDL Topco Juices Independence eight round swiss system chess tournament begins this morning at 10 am at the Kei Shar’s sports club in Hadfield St.
Dear Editor, I am responding to the letter by Donald Drayton, ‘Proud to be from Albouystown’ (SN, 15.5.08).
At 112 years old, Matilda Lewis, who is believed to be the oldest woman in the Caribbean, last Friday received a presentation of a basket of goods and a bouquet of flowers from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.
The Alliance for Change (AFC) is calling on the ruling and main opposition parties to tone down their actions and rhetoric, which seem to be taking the country, and their supporters, down a path of dangerous confrontation.
Dear Editor, Once again the PNCR has taken to the streets in defiance of the police.
Everything is back to normal. The PNC is on the streets, and the government is in ‘buse-up’ mode.
Painted surprise: Terence Roberts at the Centre for Brazilian Studies This week Alim A.
