Daily Archive: Monday, December 15, 2008

Articles published on Monday, December 15, 2008

A bridge to the kitchen

From Joe Hook to Hope Estate

Flooding follows farmersBy Shabna Ullah Photos by Jules Gibson Residents who were relocated from Joe Hook, Mahaica Creek to Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara to escape from constant flooding lost hope this week after floodwaters began destroying their crops.

Barry Chevannes

CARICOM Commission finds disturbing trends among youth

…many young people in the Caribbean identified more readily with the North American culture and indicated no wish to remain in the Caribbean or to identify with things Caribbean Preliminary research findings on the situation of Caribbean youth have been described as “rich and interesting yet disturbing,” while a knowledge gap was  identified with regard to the Caribbean Community.

Taylor made!

– Jerome Taylor was made aware of his full capabilities with the bat by West  Indies coach John Dyson.

Konata Manning

19th Kashif and Shanghai Tournament

Pele: ‘We will give a good account of ourselves’ By Rawle Toney “It’s not a matter of boasting and saying that you will win, it’s a matter of giving a good account of yourself,” says Pele Football Team’s coach Denzil Thompson.

Courting disaster

This season’s lashings of rain and the flooding that has followed have again exposed how dangerously vulnerable the capital and the coast are to catastrophic inundation as in 2005 when there was immeasurable loss to householders.

Graduation

Our country needs us: Second best graduating student, Shonette Fraser, who gave the valedictory address at the University of Guyana’s 42nd Convocation on Saturday last charged graduates to remain and build Guyana.