Daily Archive: Sunday, September 5, 2010

Articles published on Sunday, September 5, 2010

 Vegetables on sale at Bourda Market. (Stabroek News file photo)

Is Grow More Food working?

–ministry says exports doubled since 2006 Shortly after the return to office of the PPP/C government in 2006, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud announced an ambitious drive to boost food production by focusing on the 4 ps: pineapple, peanuts, plantains and passion fruit and this later evolved into the broader Grow More Food Campaign.

Brian Lara

Tough action

– The West Indies Cricket Board is once again getting tough about physical fitness in much the same way as the Pat Rousseau administration did several years ago.

Guyana Cricket Board president, Chetram Singh, second left and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, display the US$100,000 cheque in the presence of GCB secretary, Anand Sanasie, left, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Alfred King.

Amazon Conquerors get $20m from gov’t

The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, yesterday gave a tangible  attestation of their support towards cricket in Guyana when they donated US$100, 000 (GYD$20M) to the national cricket team who will depart Guyana tomorrow to compete in the Airtel Champions League in South Africa beginning September 10.

Economic pitfalls: The scourge of trade and exchange rate dependence

Structural trade dependence The point of departure for evaluating the effects of the on-going global economic crisis on Guyana’s economy should be rooted in the reality that, by global standards, Guyana is structurally far too small, too poor and too open to withstand severe external economic shocks; particularly when these shocks emanate from economies with which we have the strongest trade, financial, and investment ties and are considered the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Ten players on one point

Ten players were locked on one point each after the opening round of the national Junior Chess championships qualifying tournament held at the Kei-Shars Sports Club Hadfield Street yesterday.

Walter Ralegh

The arts and the environment

It can be said that the arts have always had a very close relationship with the environment and this has become much more sharply relevant in the current climate of global warming, rainforest conservation and carbon consciousness. 

Sandro to make Spurs debut against Arsenal

CHIGWELL, England, (Reuters) – Brazilian  international midfielder Sandro will make his long-awaited debut  for Tottenham Hotspur in re-shuffled side against arch-rivals  Arsenal in their League Cup tie at White Hart Lane today.  

The participants of this year’s Teach Them Young Programme conducted by national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed along with prize winners of yesterday’s 11-race cycling event.

NSC ‘Teach Them Young’ 11-race Programme

Grant Stuart romps to victory in feature eventWalter Grant-Stuart swept to victory in the feature 35-lap Schoolboys and Novices race as the National Sports Commission ‘Teach Them Young’ annual summer programme concluded yesterday with an 11-race programme around the outer circuit of the National Park.

Cougars seek semi-final spot

Cougars United Football Club of New Amsterdam will seek a semi-final place in the Berbice Football Association (BFA) organized Cheddi and Janet Jagan Memorial football competition today.

Why can’t we analyse the past in an objective manner?

Dear Editor, The letter by Rev Gideon Cecil, ‘Burnham achieved nothing’ (SN, August 10)  has certainly angered many admirers of Burnham; the few writers – Humphrey Charles, Hamilton Green, Barrington Braithwaite, etc, – represent the multitude who still hold the former President in high esteem, and are even more bitter at what the Reverend has penned.