Daily Archive: Sunday, August 3, 2008

Articles published on Sunday, August 3, 2008

Bridge – Princess Street

The construction of a bridge from Princes Street across to the now defunct Guyana Broadcasting Corporation building on High Street has resulted in the flooding of yards in the immediate vicinity.

Guyana and the wider world

The harsh reality of global agricultural trade: Artificial competitiveness and the need for safeguards Most observers would argue that, technical and natural considerations apart, the most positive development favouring the stabilisation of global food prices in the long run would be the successful conclusion of the long drawn-out process of global trade reform.

Kenneth King

Obituary

Kenneth King, August 22, 1929 – July 30, 2008 Dr Kenneth Fitzgerald Stanislaus King, former ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Minister of Economic Development, died on July 30 aged 78 It was Kenneth King’s good fortune to have been appointed chief architect to lead the teams that designed the two most ambitious economic development plans in post-independence Guyana.

Consumer Concerns

Healthy eating Consumer Reports On Health, an American magazine, has prepared a vitamin chart which should be of interest to all consumers who are concerned about the food they eat.

George Simon’s Universal Woman (Gina photo)

Arts On Sunday

UG has a close partnership with Carifesta management We would like Carifesta X to showcase not only the great cultural talent that this region has spawned over the short period of Caribbean history, but the great philosophical legacy and diverse economic, productive and natural resource capacities that we as a region have to offer.

Ian On Sunday

An Olympic memory I am the ultimate sports junkie. If games were abolished by some satanic world dictator I would be almost as lost as if he banned all books.

PPP members enjoy their refreshment during the lunch break of the 29th People’s Progressive Party Congress held at the Diamond Secondary School, East Bank Demerara yesterday. The congress concludes today. (Photo by Jules Gibson)

PPP Congress

No concessions on unity when criminals executing a political programme -Ramotar The PPP cannot give in to demands for political unity in an atmosphere in which it is widely believed that criminals are executing a political programme, PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar said.

The WTO headquarters in Geneva

The View From Europe

The collapse of the WTO ministerial leaves the Caribbean in limbo Set in a park with views across Lake Geneva to the snow-capped Alps, the elegant 1920s building that houses the World Trade Organisation is an unlikely, almost surreal setting for the intense multi-dimensional power play over global trade that ended suddenly last Tuesday afternoon (July 28).

Health

Diabetic foot: Prevention and treatment By Dr Ajay Gupta, MS (Consultant Surgeon) Foot infections are the most common problem in people with diabetes.

Noel Adonis

No ifs, no buts, its time to go, Colin

Says Donald Duff Of all the multiplicity of ills that plague sports in Guyana, the inability of those officials who are in charge of sports bodies to do what is right and just, is probably the major stumbling block to the development of sports in Guyana.

Topp XX and Conquerors advance

GDF pays for selection blunder By Calvin Roberts Topp XX and Fruta Conquerors advanced to the quarter finals as action in the Alpha United organised Carifesta Football extravaganza kicked off Friday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

There should be a comprehensive review of retirement regimes and related issues to create a viable retirement and pensions benefits policy throughout the public service

Dear Editor, Ever since the report of the NIS Reform Committee was submitted to the administration, there have been discussions and commentaries, some less informed than others, concerning the revision of the retirement/pensionable age in the Guyana Public Service, as distinct from the public sector.

Nandalall (left) and Tiwari at work during the final game of the Oasis knockout chess tournament

Chess

Competition at Oasis and practice at Saints Proprietors of the Oasis Cafe, William and Nisa Walker, sponsored a grand knockout chess tournament over the past two weekends that attracted some of the strongest chess players in the country.