Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Articles published on Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Barama chairman resigns

Barama Company Limited’s Chairman Girwar Lalaram has resigned from the post for personal reasons and will be leaving the company effective May 31, 2008, the company said in a press release yesterday.

James McAllister

McAllister declines to attend disciplinary hearing

– inquiry being held in his absence The disciplinary hearing into charges of misconduct levelled against former PNCR Central Executive Committee (CEC) member James McAllister began on Saturday last in his absence after McAllister, in a letter to the committee, refused to attend the hearing.

Wakenaam murder

Woman had said someone was tugging at her at night The 79-year-old Wakenaam, Essequibo Island woman who was found dead in her Sans Souci house on Monday, had complained on several occasions to her caretaker that she had felt a tugging at her underclothes often at night, and even though several reports were made to the police no action was taken, residents claim.

Sunburst Camptown Telson Mc Kinnon controls the ball on his chest whilst being closely marked by Devon Harris during their intense battle in the Sweet 16 final at the Plaisance ground on Monday. Keith Blackman (left) and Shawn Authur (right) rushes in to offer assistance to Harris. (Lawrence Fanfair photo)

Two Sweet!

– Sunburst Camptown scorches Army in Sweet 16 final By Calvin Roberts The action was intense, the pace was hot and the goals were sweet.

Professor Norman Girvan

Sir Arthur Lewis

Lewis and the New World Economists This is the second of a lecture delivered by Professor Norman Girvan on February 20 at the UWI St Augustine campus to launch the year of Sir Arthur Lewis in commencement of the Caribbean’s first Nobel Laurette.

Lynette Dolphin

The Arts in the 90s

By Barrington Braithwaite To fully give an informative and honest description of the position of any discipline, requires a case study plus the variables and conditions that influence positively or negatively the results of the particular study in question.

Workshop to examine media’s role in Parliament

‘The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and parliament and the media review of recommendations for an informed democracy’ and ‘The role of the media as the Fourth Estate’ are among topics to be discussed between members of parliament (MPs) and media representatives this week.

Sports Letter

The idea of establishing a national football league should be revisited Dear Editor, I refer to an article in SN (24.5.08), captioned ‘Alpha to represent Guyana at Cope de Guiana’s tournament’ by Calvin Roberts, where in paragraph one it is stated, “National Champions Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United by virtue of topping the league in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) 2006/2007 Cellink Plus sponsored Premier League competition has been chosen to represent Guyana at the Cope de Guiana’s football tournament scheduled for French Guiana from June 4-9.”

Berbice farmer granted injunction against MMA

A Cotton Tree, West Berbice rice farmer has obtained an interim injunction preventing the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural-Development-Authority (MMA-ADA) from repossessing, reallocating or cancelling his title licence: A-105, on the grounds that it is illegal. 

Rumblings in St Lucia

Around the Caribbean many will be surprised at the continuing protestations by factions within the Cabinet of the United Workers Party of St Lucia that threaten to lead to the removal of Prime Minister Stephenson King, or cause the collapse of the UWP government altogether, and a return to the polls.

Sport letter

There has been favouritism in featuring table tennis players in the Sports pages Dear Editor, Having read the Stabroek News article of Wednesday, May, 21 2008 titled ‘Nepotism has no place in sport,’ the old creole adage ‘Pot telling kettle he bottom black’ immediately came to mind.