Daily Archive: Sunday, September 28, 2008

Guyana: Trade-in-goods only In last week’s column I had indicated that I would for the next couple of weeks be evaluating the Guyana Consultation on the Cariforum-EC, EPA held on September 5 and its aftermath.

A bigger threat than terror We have to look forward to a long and terrible age of increasing and fearsome devastation. 

– allegedly moved money for Roger Khan Evidence found in the home of a husband and wife who are awaiting sentencing in a US court after pleading guilty to money laundering, could be used against drug accused Roger Khan as it is believed that they laundered money for his drug organisation.

A local construction engineer has expressed concern over whether the foundation of the 103 ft, 178-year-old Kingston Lighthouse could withstand the heavy pile driving that would be required for the building of a hotel.

The institutional arrangements in the EPA are of importance Tucked away towards the end of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that will be signed shortly between the Caribbean and Europe is a section that deals with what are known as the institutional arrangements.

The previously unbeaten Mavericks team must be ruing their luck. After controlling the match for much of the day the West Demerara Mavericks, the only unbeaten team in the Neal and Massy limited-overs national club competition could not understand what went wrong with the last ball.

—on way to wedding reception Joy Daniels, 62, of Phoenix Park never made it to the Ayanganna wedding reception with her two granddaughters.

A look at the Trinidad and Tobago Budget 2008-09 It was like a baptism of heat for new Minister of Finance Karen Nunez-Tesheira of the twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago as she presented the first budget of the re-elected Patrick Manning government and more personally, her first since her surprise appointment as the country’s first female Minister of Finance.

By Legal Analyst In her letter in Stabroek News of September 22, 2008, which responded to allegations of unconstitutional delay by the President in assenting to certain parliamentary bills, Minister Gail Teixeira makes, and repeats, an interesting observation.

– Deonarine in fine all-round performance A solid all-round performance from captain and national middle order batsman Narsingh Deonarine guided Berbice to a convincing seven-wicket victory over defending champions Demerara in their second round clash of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/El Dorado-sponsored senior Inter County limited overs match at the Blairmont Community Centre ground, yesterday.

Hutson and others still at large, women remain in custody The three men wanted in connection with the discovery of a cache of weapons, ammunition and other items at a Regent Street house remained at large up to press time last evening, while the three women held continued to be grilled by police ranks.

– Tony Cozier says the WICB often seen to be promoting one scrap or another, now finds itself like legendary boxing promoter Don King, smack in the middle of a heavyweight clash between Digicel and the Stanford 20/20 organisation Unconsciously, but consistently and under whatever dispensation, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has become as adept at fight promotion as Don King.

One of the fond memories of my childhood involves my grandmother, who, I believe, was a woman way ahead of her time.

The Lethem and Linden development plans were given the green light by Cabinet at its meeting on September 16, according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon.

The demolition exercise in the Timehri north area has been halted and plans are in motion for the relocation of the squatters in the area.

Cycling enthusiasts in the National Park yesterday were beside themselves with joy when Walter Grant Stuart outsprinted a strong field boasting a few seasoned campaigners to capture the schoolboys and novices 35-lap event from Ossie Edwards in a driving finish in the National Sports Commission sponsored 11-race card.

Hail Mary passes Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.

Danger to swimmers! On Sunday September 7, 2008, a glorious Sunday, 23-year-old Gloria Nedd and her boyfriend, Royston Seecharan, went to the sea-shore between Pegasus and the jetty for a swim in the Atlantic.

The popular maxim, “Better late than never”, may very well apply to a group of local computer enthusiasts who yesterday celebrated “Software Freedom Day”.

The first three-day Regional Meeting of Government Authorities on Indigenous Affairs of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO) concluded on Friday with a multilateral agreement that includes the acceleration of state programmes to address indigenous issues.

Some plants can be propagated using leaf cuttings In the middle of September the nights get particularly cold in England, and further north in Scotland it is not unusual to experience the first frosts.

The Guyana Football Referees Council will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) today at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, Thomas Lands commencing at 10am.

Former World Boxing Association welterweight champion Andrew `Sixhead’ Lewis says he has been advised to rest for at least 10 days by his doctor.

‘My life, my country’ There exists a slim, neat volume of some fifty pages, unobtrusive and unheralded, whose worth is several times more than its unassuming appearance and deserving of much more attention than it has ever been given. 

There were wins for Ariel and Regal when the District of Columbia Metro Cultural Organisation (DCMO)-sponsored, limited overs softball competition continued last Sunday at two venues in the Capital City.

Beating the housing crisis, one cardboard box at a time: This ingenious squatter on the Industry Public Road covered his cardboard house with a plastic roof – just in case it rained.

– container to leave on Tuesday The residents of disaster-struck Haiti will soon benefit from more donations from Guyana and Suriname.

No Trucks: The almost complete new Providence Bridge is now partially open to vehicular traffic, but cannot accommodate trucks.

Over $2.5m will be up for grabs when the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club (NSMTC) stages its grand one-day horse race meeting on October 19 at the Number Six Village, West Coast Berbice turf club.

The United States is moving to engage the Caribbean immediately in a wide-ranging security cooperation dialogue which is expected to identify the means of countering threats from illicit trafficking in drugs, persons and weapons.

Distemper Here is another disease against which we can vaccinate, thus offering our dogs meaningful protection.

There is nothing which illustrates better how politics has contaminated every human activity in the Co-operative Republic than Minister of Education Shaik Baksh’s response to the offer by the AFC to donate some materials to Santa Rosa Primary School.

Two reputable fast food chains have indicated their interest in making their services available at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

The new Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Head Office in Kingston, Georgetown takes shape.

Wolf Warriors destroyed Boom Blast by a massive 113 runs as the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise countrywide limited overs softball tournament continued at the Leonora ground last Sunday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation is compelled to respond to another political party, this time the PNCR, who along with the AFC is making irresponsible statements on the state of affairs of the sugar industry of Guyana. 

The hard burn of heartburn By Dr Ritesh Kohli, MD (Consultant Internal Medicine) What is GERD?