Daily Archive: Sunday, October 25, 2009

– as feuding families clash Marvin Boston preached the message of Islam in his Albouystown community to those who would listen and he promoted peace, but his words fell on deaf ears yesterday when he attempted to break up a fight and ended up dead.

Stephanie ‘Razor’ George will have a chance at becoming Guyana’s eighth world champion when she faces Mexico’s Anna Maria Torres on October 31 in Mexico City for her World Boxing Council (WBC) Women’s Super Flyweight title.

Recap Last week’s column responded to three queries readers had raised in regard to my earlier discussion on trade.

World Standards Day Message The world is facing a critical challenge.

With athletes in preparation mode for the 49th Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) national school track, field and swimming championships defending champions District No.10, Upper Demerara/Kwakwani participation at the event is unclear.

—- says Lumumba President of the Alpha United football club Odinga Lumumba says that he is standing firmly behind the club’s captain Howard Lowe who has decided to withdraw from the Guyana National Football team.

If you can, every now and then it is good to escape the reality which you have settled into.

In Guyana, access to a local newspaper is as easy as any Sunday morning, except for those who live in the rural areas, who would have to wait for the newspapers to arrive at a local vendor in their area before being afforded the opportunity of reading the news.

Guyana is expected to end this year with an inflation rate of 3.3 per cent, a reduction from the 6.4 percent it recorded last year, a recent report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

The sport of football  took another critical blow with the announcement that the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) had suspended the NAMILCO Football Festival after a stabbing incident on Friday night’s opening games at the Tucville Playfield.

Introduction Even accountants can benefit from a periodic encounter with history and as this column revisits the never ending journey to arrive at the Nirvana of Corporate Governance, it is good that we recall a few facts.

A mechanism is in place for Guyana to garner information from the US on that country’s investigation into the workings of convicted drug trafficker Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.

As the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) inaugural Super League nears its climax, the action on the field is expected to be just as exciting with several teams  fighting for survival and to make the final four.

The businessman at the centre of the Veronica Atherley shooting has still not been charged, while the file languishes in the office of the Director of Public Prosecu-tions (DPP) but Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says sending it for advice is standard procedure.

Cozier on Sunday IT IS a fitting irony that Daren Ganga should have, in the space of a couple of weeks, suddenly returned as a credible candidate as West Indies skipper through his leadership in the shortest form of the game, even more so since the principal claimant to reclaiming the post is Chris Gayle.

You may recall that last week we decided to deal with that which is normal before embarking on the pathological.

We have on previous occasions commented upon the nature of national traditional festivals in the Caribbean and the way they respond to the cultural environments in which they exist.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea reclaimed top spot in the  Premier League with a crushing 5-0 win over Blackburn Rovers yesterday but Tottenham Hotspur were brought down to earth when  Stoke City snatched a late 1-0 victory at White Hart Lane.

Despite strong objections from the Alliance For Change (AFC), the National Assembly on Thursday evening passed amendments to the Rice Factories Act – a move described by government members as an effort to safeguard the interests of rice farmers.

Cancer treatment in Guyana has taken on a more radical form within recent times according to Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who disclosed on Friday last that for breast cancer it has shifted to mostly surgeries.

Part I Dr. Anirban Banerjee (MS,MRCS) – Consultant Surgeon The organs and tissues of the body are made up of tiny building blocks called cells.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the Stabroek News article captioned `GRA issues arrest warrant for Roopan Ramotar and five others’ dated 23rd October, 2009.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday he was pressing ahead with January elections but held out hope that reconciliation with his Hamas rivals could still be achieved.

SALVO, North Carolina, (Reuters) – World 100 metres  silver medallist Tyson Gay has successfully undergone surgery on  a painful groin problem that hampered him during much of the  athletics season, his manager said yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Andy Moles has resigned as  New Zealand coach, the country’s national cricket board  announced yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am very concerned about an apparently (relatively) new trend re school sports in Guyana where a sound system is hired to play music.

The Horticultural Society of Guyana yesterday held a garden show and exhibition at the Umana Yana at which patrons were given the opportunity of interacting with exhibitors as they purchased plants.

– Jeffrey D. Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

– residents call for a change Residents of Albouystown yesterday said that the killing of Marvin Boston, who was the peacemaker in a fight, should be an “eye opener” as there are “too many silly quarrels” among young people in the community and this latest incident shows just how far it could escalate.

These tall ginger lilies (in background) were among a variety of other plants and flowers on show yesterday at the Umana Yana at the Horticultural Society of Guyana’s garden show and exhibition.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is rebranding under a new public relations campaign called, ‘The Rebirth’ aimed at cleaning up its image as well as projecting what the company says are exciting developments in the sector.

HOVE, England,  CMC – Dwayne Smith will be eyeing a return to West Indies colours after work permit problems recently forced the Barbados batsman out of his contract at English County Sussex.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s letter in your edition of Saturday, October 24.

A Gardener’s Diary The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a member of that great family; the Solanaceae. 

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said yesterday.

Rivalries in sport are usually riveting; between individuals, and sometimes, between countries.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to go on public record to state that Parliament erred in passing the Fugitive Offenders (Amendment) Bill on Friday 22nd October, 2009.

– under UNICEF-funded project UNICEF handed over equipment for play parks to the Saint Francis Community Developers (SFCD) of Rose Hall, Corentyne and its partners during the launching of eight Children Community Care Point Projects.

Guyana advanced to yesterday’s final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Twenty20 Festival despite losing to Barbados in their controversial match Friday night at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said yesterday they would investigate the killing of four Afghans, reported by police to include a child and two women, by foreign troops in southern Kandahar city.

This customer’s choice was white roses at the Horticultural Society of Guyana’s garden show at the Umana Yana yesterday.

Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne was last Sunday relieved of his cell phone when two men, one armed with a knife, attacked and robbed him near St Roses High School.

Some time in the next two to three years the global recession will end.

This exhibitor proudly displays her orchids at the Umana Yana at yesterday’s garden show staged by the Horticultural Society of Guyana.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Influential Iranian lawmakers yesterday criticised a UN-drafted agreement that requires Tehran to send its atomic stockpile abroad for processing.

VADODARA, India, (Reuters) – Explosive India batsman  Yuvraj Singh is a doubt for their opening one-day international  against Australia today after failing to recover from a  finger injury.

Dear Editor, The move by the People’s Progressive Party’s Members of Parliament to discipline People’s National Congress Reform Member of Parliament, Deborah Backer, is a low class political stunt aimed to mislead the general public, and to divert attention from issues that really matter to the Guyanese people.

There was some discussion earlier in this newspaper, particularly in the letters column, about whether Mavado should have been banned from performing in this country.