Daily Archive: Sunday, October 14, 2007

Articles published on Sunday, October 14, 2007

GuyExpo

Last Sunday two letters were published in this newspaper about GuyExpo, one of which was from Dr Joyce Jonas.

Pet Corner

The current issues associated with the recent mauling of a citizen by a Pit Bull have promoted all sorts of emotions – some rational, others way off the radars of logic and scientific facts.

Guyana and the wider world

Recap In last week’s column I introduced the political economy of Guyana as the fourth distinctive feature of the state as it is presently being reconstituted into what I have termed a “vehicle for criminal enterprise.”

Business Page

Introduction This time of year could be said to be earnings season for Guyana: the deadline for interim results ending 30 June looms and those companies with September year-ends start publishing their full-year results.

Health

Cancer varies with the individual. The treatment and effectiveness of the treatment varies between patients even with the same type of cancer.

Consumer Concerns

It is time to pull article 29 from its hiding place in the latest Constitution of Guyana (2002) and let all sporting organizations, all those who give assistance to sporting events, all Insurance Companies and other business places know that it is illegal to discriminate against women.

Ian On Sunday

Language is what most distinctly differentiates man from animal. In his journey from slime to stars language has been the one essential tool that has accompanied man all the way.

Chess

The ‘Chess In Schools’ programme, which has been assiduously promoted by this column and vigorously supported by Dr Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport and Neil Kumar, Director of Sport, is quickly becoming a reality.

Heart bypass surgery a success

Manmohan Singh became the first man to have heart bypass surgery in Guyana when the Caribbean Heart Institute’s (CHI) medical team successfully completed the operation yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

AFC signs on to petition against forest bill

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has joined a petition against the Forest Bill 2007 since it is doubtful that the legislation is adequate for the protection and management of forest resources and for proper due diligence on forest sector investors before a decision is made.

Eastern, southern Africa meeting

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh yesterday issued a clarion call for clear statements on climate change and stressed the need for pension fund reform as he declared open a gathering of finance officials from eastern and southern Africa.