Daily Archive: Sunday, March 30, 2008

EPA fall out: Governance in Caricom  By Dr Clive Thomas For the past two weeks, this column has been assessing the consultation process pursued by the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) during negotiations leading up to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

– duplicate plates not issued by LRO The Licence Revenue Office (LRO) has categorically stated that identical registration numbers were not issued by that office for the vehicles in the photograph in last Wednesday’s issue of Kaieteur News captioned “Tundras with similar licence numbers impounded”.

The administrative branches of the country’s ten regions have not been instructed to withdraw advertisements from this newspaper, but they take their cue from what they observe happening at the level of central government.

Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran said yesterday that his decision to disallow Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh from criticizing his approval for the PNCR-1G to lay a motion, which was later voted against by the government last week, had to do with the integrity of the House.

On the Line – Annual Reports  Demerara Tobacco Company Limited and the Guyana Bank of Trade and Industry 2007  By Christopher Ram Introduction Over the course of the next two days corporate Guyana will come alive with annual general meetings scheduled to be held by two of the country’s public companies.

Government has not acted on a resolution to investigate the death of Dr Walter Rodney because the family didn’t want to go ahead with it, Prime Minister Sam Hinds said on Thursday.

– says cops held him as ‘Fineman’ An East Ruimveldt man who said police picked him up, because they felt that he looked like ‘Fineman’ has accusing the force of unlawful detention, harassment and damaging his home.

The Theatre Guild project is in its final stages and the Trustees have expressed the hope that it can be completed by the end of April.

Skin Tumours By Dr Steve Surujbally Angiomas This is a simple tumour formed by a mass of small blood vessels (or in spaces where blood or lymph circulates).

Cabinet has approved the award of several contracts for projects mainly in the agriculture and works sectors, including the improvement of drainage at Moleson Creek in Region Six and the strengthening of river defence at La Retraite in Region Three.

 Chess helps empower children to succeed The secret to success, happiness, achieving your desires, all of the things that we as humans do and aspire to be, comes down to one concept: the ability to accurately assess your position.

The GEMS Theatre Produc-tions Youth Theatre Work-shop continues this Wednes-day at the Theatre Guild Playhouse.

Gardening is more probability than certainty  By John Warrington I am in England at present but I hope it’s only for the shortest while.

By Miranda La Rose The developers of the ‘Georgetown Marriot Hotel and Casino Complex’ in Kingston have applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental authorisation, to undertake the construction and operation of the hotel and casino.

David King, AA, 21 June 1944 – 25 March 2008 David Robert Lynch King, AA, managing director of King Advertising Limited, died on 25 March, aged 63.

A watchman at the Meadowbank wharf was rescued from the Demerara River last night after he was knocked overboard during a misunderstanding with a colleague.

Stand-in captain Travis Dowlin and experienced hand Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who hit medium pacer Daren Sammy for two sixes, took the Windward Islands bowling by the scruff of its neck yesterday to propel Guyana to 312-3 at the close of the first day’s play of their final round Carib Beer Cup match at the National Stadium at Providence.

Endless, illusory dramaBy Wayne Brown (Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.

Dear Editor, This letter seeks more to clarify for the benefit of readers, rather than to respond to Mr F.

By Donald Duff A strong four-member team comprising Matthew Khan, Paul David, Colin France and Sydney Christophe will represent Guyana at the one –week Olympic Trials which takes place in Santo Domingo.

The investment arrangement struck with Canopy Capital could see Iwokrama financially independent in another two years, its board chairman said yesterday.

Fit for children  By Cheryl Springer The Caribbean Community’s much vaunted special conference on children has come and gone.

By Iana Seales No official figures have been released in a long time but the number of children being abused and neglected across Guyana is said to be alarming, and the question has been raised as to what is government doing about it.

Pre-paid metering By Eileen Cox Continued from last week For the benefit of all customers of Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), we publish the concluding paragraphs of the letter in which Acting Chief Executive Officer of the company Bharat Dindyal explained Pre-paid metering.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter captioned “Minister Rohee should organise a national workshop on community policing to address the problems that exist” (08.03.28) and wish to advise the writer to join a community policing group if she needs information on community policing rather than to use the newspapers to find out what is taking place with community policing.

Following a short break brought on by the completion of the round robin matches on Wednesday, the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Coca Cola Under-15 football competition will resume today with four matches at two different venues.

Dear Editor, Way below the populated, industrialized and busy coastal belt in Guyana lies a silent gem that waits to be discovered—the Rupununi Savannahs.

Low backache: will I be pain free without surgery Dr Raghu Sudarshan Thota – MD (Anaesthesiology) We will start from where we left last week.

Cycling action resumes today after a short break with the staging of a 50-mile road race in memory of the late president of Guyana Dr.

Dear Editor, The proliferation of views that reflect calculated ideas and opinions on the agenda of the political opposition finds prominence in the Stabroek News on a daily basis.

The Women’s Day  By Alim Hosein (This week, Alim Hosein reviews the work of the Guyana Women Artists Association exhibited at a special show mounted in honour of International Women’s Day (March 8) 2008 at the Centre of Brazilian Studies in Georgetown.

Efforts to enhance and effectively monitor the school systems at the regional level and ensure they are adhered to by all stakeholders were the focus of a meeting held by the Ministries of Local Government and Regional Development and Education last Thursday with Regional Education Officers (REDOs) and Regional Executive Officers (REO) from all the regions.

By Tony Cozier AS if it didn’t have enough problems of its own, West Indies cricket has encountered yet another, one that did not even feature in the Patterson Committee’s report to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on the future of the game.

-national heavyweight champion `Big’ Mitchell Rogers laments the paucity of local heavyweight boxers around and calls out Andre `Stone’ Purlett By Troy Peters With the recent installation of a new executive for the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) local boxers are hoping that more will be done to keep them active as the sport faces an uphill task to survive locally.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News (SN) on Friday, March 21, 2008 published a letter from Minister Clement Rohee captioned, “Mr.

David Jessop is currently on leave so his regular column will not be appearing in this space during this period.

Dear Editor, I have followed the exchanges between Mr Rohee and David Hinds in the Stabroek News and wish to make a few comments regarding race in Guyana.

Young Achievers reached the finals of the West Demerara Football Association’s West Side Cup tournament after edging Stewartville 4-3 on penalty kicks after the two teams had battled to a 1-1 draw following regulation and extra time on Friday evening at the Den Amstel ground.

 A Culture Valuable in the World  By Ian McDonald In 1991 and 1992 when I was working with the West Indian Commission a feature of many of the presentations made by scores of experts and academics and businessmen and educators was how often they cited other countries as influences we needed to recall or examples we should strive to emulate.

Dear Editor, Mr Clement J Rohee, Minister of Home Affairs, in a letter captioned “Mr Ogunseye’s approach in rejecting compromise and realpolitik as reflected in the day-to-day struggle for a better Guyana leaves the political arena open to the worst elements in our midst” (08.03.21) is in content, incredible.

One of the best known sound archives in the world is that belonging to the BBC.

A hat trick of goals from Elton Browne, helped Alpha United rush into the semi-finals of the annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament following a 5-0 drubbing of Mocha Champs in a quarter-final fixture Friday evening at the Tucville ground.

As part of total crime fight… Alliance For Change (AFC) MP Sheila Holder believes that the time has come for the authorities to stop issuing gun licences to civilians; one sure way of reducing gun violence and putting a dent on the illegal arms trade.