Daily Archive: Sunday, October 28, 2007

Developing a sense of nationhood means developing a historical consciousness. Perceptions of the past inevitably change from one era to the next, but that does not mean that each generation should not attempt to come to its own understanding of the events and movements of earlier periods, or indiscriminately sweep away the cultural remains left behind by predecessors.

Uprising captured the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Chubby U-13 football competition when they played to a 1-1 draw with Santos yesterday at the Tucville ground.

Alonzo Greaves defeated a strong field to win the 30-lap event for seniors at the Troy Humphrey/James Fowler memorial cycle extravaganza staged yesterday at the National Park Circuit.

The Yamaha Caribs 15th Anniversary Sevens tournament which kicks off at the National Park rugby playing field today, is expected to be a day of serious rugby action and off the field fun with a touch of international flavor.

The more things change the more they remain the same. Unbelievable!

The die has been cast and the stage set for what should be an exciting final encounter of the 2007 regional KFC Cup limited overs championship between defending champions Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica at the 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill Campus Barbados.

The Crown Mining Challenge Shield will be at stake in today’s rifle shooting competition at the Timehri Rifle ranges starting at 11:00 hours.

The National men’s and women’s rugby squads have intensified preparation for the NAWIRA (North American, West Indies Rugby Association) Sevens championships billed for November 17-19 in The Bahamas.

Neal and Massy Group will square off with Demerara Power Company in a feature 25-over softball cricket match under floodlights tomorrow evening at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground.

Three players Kriskal Persaud, Ronuel Greenidge and Errol Tiwari were in the lead after two rounds of the national Closed chess championship at the Ocean Spray Hotel, Vlissengen Road yesterday.

Guyana Over-35 rugby players scored a convincing 29-10 victory over Trinidad and Tobago Enthusiasts in their feature rugby match played yesterday at the National Park.

Over 600,000 dollars will be at stake in three feature races when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club stages its grand day of horse racing today.

Dear Editor, The debate over education policy and the quality of the contribution of the late President Burnham is a useful one and I wish to begin my own analysis by first congratulating those who have participated in the debate so far and the Sunday Stabroek editor for sustaining discussion.

Dear Editor, The issue of the withdrawal of ads from Stabroek News was brought back to public notice by the demonstration organised by the newspaper outside the recent Commonwealth Finance Min-isters Conference, when the police saw it fit to deny the protestors the right to bear placards, which by any standard are a form of speech.

Dear Editor, I was once a Refugee Protection Officer (1999 – 2005) – who has acted as counsel to refugee hearing panels in more than 400 claims.

Dear Editor, Europe’s demographers expect to be 20 million skilled workers short of a full workforce by 2030 and only 2 workers would be supporting each European retiree.

Dear Editor, In reference to your editorial of Oct 24 captioned “Ashes of the past” you would remember that at the time of the Abrahams family tragedy the plan x 13 was in full operation.

Dear Editor, The recently clarified statement by His Excellency the President Mr Bharrat Jagdeo on the offer of deploying Guyana’s approximately eighty percent standing forests in the fight against global warming, has indeed cleared the air of any ambiguity on this issue.

SMALL ARMS A critical subtext to last week’s discussion on globalization, governance and the criminal state in Guyana is the role that “small arms weaponry” as defined by the United Nations continues to play in both the consolidation of the criminal faction within the ruling elite and the wider criminal violence daily evident in the society.

Recently there was a new brand of Peanut Butter on sale in our markets.

The long history of cultural contact between the United States of America and the developing world is interesting, varied, colourful, and often charged with controversy.

Any practical person in charge of anything periodically asks the question: “How do we get things done most effectively?”

Marcus Garvey’s visit to British Guiana in October 1937 is considered the high point of the existence and activity of his United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in the colony.

So, now mom has delivered her litter of energetic, squirming, squealing (when they are awake) puppies.

Aging in women is associated with the menopausal transition. At the menopause a child-bearing woman has to cope with cessation of her periods and many changes both physical and mental.

What is a cataract? In our eye we have a lens, and when we are young, the lens is clear, like clear glass.

On October 23 the European Commission published a new Communication (policy paper) on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA).

Some time ago I visited the garden of an old and dear friend and I only wished then that everyone could see it.

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Following a regrettable hiatus of well over a decade, the National Chess Championships are back.

Introduction Demerara Bank Ltd (DBL) kicks off the full year reporting season for those companies with September 30th year ends.

The bound, decomposing bodies of two males appearing to be of Caucasian descent were discovered at separate points on the Corentyne yesterday and Thursday and the police were last night contemplating the gamut of possibilities behind the macabre find.

TUC General Secretary Lincoln Lewis says the labour movement has to be more militant, vocal and aggressive on issues affecting it and he argued that there were increasing signs of an elected dictatorship, a charge that the ruling party yesterday slapped down.

For the first time in the history of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), a woman has been elected as president of the umbrella body.

Former President, Mrs. Janet Jagan, has re-stated her call for an end to the withdrawal of government advertising from Stabroek News.

Flour prices remain high even as the National Milling Com-pany of Guyana (Namilco) alleges that the Trinidad and Tobago National Flour Mill (NFM) is dumping flour on the local market and is contributing to heavy losses and scaled-down production.

Omai Gold Mines Limited is not yet done with gold in Guyana and hopes that in a year’s time it is ready to move forward with a new mine, having closed its 12- year operations in the Essequibo River in the latter part of 2005.

The US State Department has taken steps towards a special resettlement programme for deportees from the US that will afford them job training and placement at a cost of millions of dollars.

Mayor Hamilton Green has again placed the blame for the cash-strapped situation that the city is facing solely at the feet of the Central Govern-ment, stressing that the council is being prevented from broadening its revenue base.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) says it is concerned about large amounts of sludge discharged into the Irving and Church streets canals due to operations by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

Barbados says it is interested in Guyana’s insemination programme for Black Belly Sheep and in acquiring land here for farming under the Guyana/Barbados Joint Commission, which met recently in Georgetown.

The Minister of Home Affairs, in continuing his efforts to have foreign nationals residing in Guyana regularise their immigration documents, is to hold discussions with the Brazilian embassy.

A variety of Guyana’s agricultural produce will be on show at the IFE 10th Americas Food and Beverage Show which will be held in Miami from October 29-31.

The National Climate Change Committee will be sending a preparatory committee to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) to present Guyana’s concerns about the issue and to encourage stronger global action and support in addressing them.

At least three persons are expected to be arraigned in court later this week in connection with an aircraft which went missing some two weeks ago from an airstrip in Anna Regina on the Essequibo coast.

Educare Guyana has developed three distinct aspects to address child labour issues, including raising the awareness of matters surrounding child labour by informing all stakeholders of the country’s laws on the topic, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Guyana is currently enjoying an ample supply of stone compared to a year ago, and producers have guaranteed that this will continue and assured that the industry is not exporting stone at present.