Articles published on Sunday, May 25, 2008
Dear Editor,I refer to the article, ‘A survey launch would allow monitoring of coastal erosion’ based on an interview with engineer Philip Allsopp with comments by engineer Charles Sohan (SN, April 27, 2008) Your readers may find these facts interesting as a clarification to Mr Sohan’s comments.
Rising prices and the relief package By Dr Clive ThomasTo ease the growing burden of price increases on the population, especially the poor, the government has introduced, with much fanfare, a number of measures as part of a relief package.
From a convicted felon who fled justice in the US, Shaheed Roger Khan rose to become one of Guyana’s wealthiest citizens within a decade.
There needs to be protection for landlords where payment of rents is concerned By Eileen Cox Recently I came across a brochure ‘What you need to know about Landlord & Tenant.’
– man in custody By Shabna Ullah An 18-year-old mother of one of Number 40 Village, West Coast Berbice is believed to have been murdered at her home just after 9 am yesterday, but the suspect who is in police custody is claiming that she was electrocuted.
Rape and power By Cheryl Springer In July 1984, a young American journalist who had gone to a university campus to interview members of a theatre group, was raped at knifepoint in the empty theatre around 5 pm.
– systems set up for CWC could be expanded, managed A top security official here is urging Caricom leaders to develop a structure with features similar to the North
Balance of trade favouring Brazil, security issues concern Lethem business community A trade imbalance in favour of Brazil and security issues continue to be of concern to the business community at Lethem as Guyana and Brazil put finishing touches to the Takutu Bridge and other infrastructure and facilities.
The progress gap By Ian McDonald In a recent column I quoted that greatest of all West Indian intellectuals (and, by the way, the best writer on cricket who ever lived), CLR James, in a public speech he made in Trinidad about 50 years ago in which he pointed out that the good life is not to be judged by the quantity of goods accumulated.
Three men are in custody as police continue their investigations into the robbery of a 59-year-old man and his family by gun-toting bandits, who also fired shots, at Vive-la-Force, West Bank Demerara on Friday night.
A training programme in technical theatre is about to begin By Al creighton Guyana’s Carifesta Secretariat is about to conduct the largest training programme in technical theatre carried out in this country in recent history.
From Garth Wattley in Kingston More fire, they like here in Jamaica, especially at Sabina Park.
A 45-year-old man is in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being involved in a two-vehicle smash up early yesterday morning on Mandela Avenue Razack Khan of Crown Dam, Industry, East Coast Demerara, sustained injuries to his head, chest and other parts of the body and was rushed to the operating theatre for surgery.
Miscarriages: Understanding the missing links By Dr S Dash, MD (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist) Pregnancy loss can be emotionally devastating to both mother and father.
Hookworms Conclusion Prevention and controlLast week we dealt with specific hookworm treatment (ie which medication could be used to kill/expel these beasties).
The recently announced ten per cent reduction of excise tax on gasoline will cost the government millions of dollars, but will ensure that the fuel remains below $1,000 per gallon and that in turn there would be no fare increases.
– one man’s courage re-energized a team and stimulated a sensational fightback By Tony Cozier in Kingston The new spirit of the West Indies team, so encouragingly confirmed over the first two-and-a-half days of the most daunting challenge in international cricket, was, yet again, squandered by individual rashness.
Dear Editor, It is with much frustration that I am writing on behalf of my daughter who has been employed within the Ministry of Agriculture for the past eleven years.
Dog days musings By Wayne Brown There’s an enervating, ‘dog-days’ air about this phase of the race for the White House.
By Kizan Brumell It was a Republican show at the National Gymnasium Friday evening as the National Intermediate Championship Cadet and Under-15 boxing tournament sponsored by Neal and Massy Group of Companies got underway.
Dear Editor, Stabroek News is an excellent paper and should be congratulated for stead-fastly campaigning for human rights and decency in the body politic of Guyana.
By Miranda La Rose The June 10 deadline for the establishment of six constitutional commissions in keeping with a commitment to national stakeholders on crime would not be met, but the process was ongoing and they should be set up soon after, spokesperson Gail Teixeira said.
Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh is scheduled to attend the 38th annual meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CBD) Board of Governors in Halifax, Canada on May 28 and 29.
Dear Editor,After taking up residence in Alberttown in October 2005, I immediately applied for a transfer of tenancy with the Guyana Power & Light because there was no light in the building as it had recently been repaired and rewired.
By Kizan Brumell It was a proud group of participants which turned up at the National Gymnasium on Friday evening where they were awarded certificates signifying that they were successful at the inaugural examination of the Guyana Karate College held on April 15.
Try to use simple methods to control pests By John Warrington I wrote a few words at the end of last week’s column about using chemicals, and the ever increasing risks of newer and newer chemicals and their dangers.
Roberts back in top form after injury By Kiev Chesney Top under-18 male swimmer Niall Roberts was in excellent form yesterday at the Colgrain pool breezing to three commanding victories in the Guyana Amateur Swimming Assoc-iations (GASA) Independ-ence swim meet.
On Thursday the Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee was unusually the recipient of a rebuke – by implication – from the Office of the President.
Dear Editor,I wish to applaud the move made by the joint parliamentary opposition to work together to ensure that the plight of the Guyanese people is highlighted and addressed at the regional level.
Dominican Republic needs to reach out to the anglophone Caribbean on a sustained basis By David Jessop In the early hours of May 17 it became apparent that the Dominican Republic’s President, Leonel Fernandez, had won an outright victory in the first round of his nation’s presidential race, taking 53 per cent of the popular vote against the 41 per cent of his main rival, Miguel Vargas.
A National Faith Coalition on HIV is to be established in Guyana following consensus reached among faith leaders at a roundtable held last week.
