Daily Archive: Sunday, July 10, 2011

Articles published on Sunday, July 10, 2011

Khemraj Ramjattan

Don’t mark down AFC’s chances

In the face of questions being asked about the AFC’s prospects at the upcoming polls, presidential candidate Khemraj Ramjattan is confident of attracting support from members of the electorate who are disenchanted with the status quo, in addition to new voters.

The seawall goes to France

In recent weeks I have heard vehemently from several persons, here and abroad, about the need for Guyana, in the midst of all the bad news, to be shouting about the positive stories that are around.

Chanderpaul top scores for Guyana

Tagnarine Chanderpaul, the son of West Indies player Shivnarine Chanderpaul, top scored with 37 but could not find support from team member, as Jamaica took first innings points over Guyana at Honeymoon Park, in the opening day of the 4th round clash.

Webber beats Vettel for British GP pole

SILVERSTONE, England, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Australian Mark Webber roared back to form and denied world champion team mate Sebastian Vettel a third successive British Grand Prix pole position at a damp Silverstone yesterday.

Spain may change tone on Latin America

MADRID — The widely expected victory of the centre-right People’s Party in Spain’s next presidential elections is drawing growing attention to statements by party officials that they plan to change this country’s foreign policy, and become much more critical of Cuba, Venezuela and other authoritarian regimes.

Zabida Alli of Zeareat & Sons’s Halaal meat centre

Belvedere

Located about 12 miles from the Berbice Bridge and 14 miles from New Amsterdam, the village of Belvedere on the Corentyne boasts about 25,000 residents.

GCC, DCC ‘B’ draw in Brainstreet under-15

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) played out to a draw against Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ‘B-Team’ in the only game that bowled off yesterday in either of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Brainstreet under-15 or Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup 1st Division competitions.

Govt plans court action against G-Pan inventor

(Trinidad Guardian) The government is taking legal action against G-pan inventor Professor Brian Copeland and three associates for profiting from sale of the G-Pan whose intellectual rights are owned by the government, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said on Friday.

Carpe diem in drama

Popular plays revel in topicality and reap rewards from their engagements with something resembling the carpe diem philosophy relished by Metaphysical poets in the camp of the ‘Cavaliers’ of the seventeenth century. 

GC not SN

Dear Editor, Please permit me to offer sincere apologies to the Stabroek News for an inadvertent incorrectness which was published in a letter titled ‘Cartoonist must have a deep sense of responsibility.’ 

Piracy

The Minister of Home Affairs appears long ago to have surrendered the lead on fighting piracy to the Minister of Agriculture.