Daily Archive: Sunday, June 1, 2008

A perspective on the economic crisis: Catastrophe or opportunity By Dr.

– might be cover for money laundering, other illicit activities By Nigel Williams A top economist here said he believed that the trade in counterfeit goods could be propping up Guyana’s ailing economy, but was also causing an untold number of job losses.

The audit report: does it really mean anything? By Christopher Ram The second oldest profession Shareholders may not quite realise it but they not only appoint (and can remove) the auditors but the auditors are by law, required to report to them.

A reduction in air services to the region creates the potential for a new economic crisis By David Jessop Around the world the biggest airlines are reducing services, increasing fares, levying surcharges and abandoning destinations as the cost of fuel continues to rise.

– cops, security expert say Police have acknowledged that guns used for criminal activity are trading hands, which is probably why specific spent shells show up at various crime scenes.

Public criticism follows the actions, decisions, careers of public officers, including judicial officers worldwide and the judiciary should not expect to be exempt, the Office of the President (OP) said yesterday.

Poem of the year By Ian McDonald Good poems are instantly recognizable.

– Frank to clash with Dalton for national middleweight title By Donald Duff National middleweight champion Denny `Deadly’ Dalton will clash with Raul Frank on July 5 for the national middleweight title in a five-fight card organized by the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC).

By Kizan Brumell National Rugby Head coach Laurence Adonis has faith in his soldiers who are about to embark on a rough journey in the upcoming 2008 North American and West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) Junior Championships in Barbados from July 5-13 and feels that they can win the championship.

Small is beautiful – in small spaces By John Warrington Small is beautiful.

A major shake-up looms at the  Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) after nine officers, including acting head Orville Nedd, received letters on Thursday and Friday last informing them that they had failed their polygraph tests and asking them to submit in writing, the reason/s for this.

By Steve Surujbally When we began (May 11, 2008) discussing hookworms, the first fact which was projected had to do with the seriousness of a hookworm infection and the lethality of this worm.

Windies lose ground Garth Wattley St John’s Put to the sword by Michael Clarke and self-destructing in the field, West Indies lost more ground to Australia on the second day of this Second Digicel Test match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium yesterday.

The Guyana Times, a full-colour daily newspaper to feature an array of attractions, will be launched on Thursday simultaneously with a new printing establishment.

Neville Bissember, CCH, March 12, 1928 – May 3, 2008 (Neville James Bissember, attorney-at-law and former cabinet minister in the People’s National Congress administration, died on May 3 aged 80 years.)

By Zoisa Fraser Over the last few years, many living in various parts of the world have grown to fear Pit bulls and have labelled them as vicious.

Football officials go Down Under while football goes down under In two weeks time Guyana’s Golden Jaguars as the national football team is known,  will oppose Suriname in their 2010 World Cup qualifier in Paramaribo with the return fixture scheduled for Georgetown.

By Tony Cozier In ST.JOHN’S The debilitating effect of five sessions in the field, under a roasting sun, on an unsympathetic pitch and against opponents with the ruthless streak common to all sporting champions, finally took its toll on the West Indies in the hour before tea yesterday.

A major infrastructural overhaul is underway at Sophia Exhibition Centre, the popular GuyExpo venue, in order to  accommodate delegations for Carifesta X.

Dear Editor, I refer to a section of the article ‘Media slammed over ‘poor’ parliament coverage’ written by Ms Miranda La Rose which appeared in the edition of May 29.

Wear it… or carry it: Locally crafted usable items on display at the Umana Yana yesterday as the Guyana Art and Craft Association prepared for its launch.

Kanuku Transfer By Alim A. Hosein In doing the review of Terence Roberts’ exhibition Kaieap, (published in Sunday Stabroek,  May 11) I had thought of including Derrick Callendar’s exhibition ‘Kanuku Transfer.’

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to President Jagdeo’s statement that he prefers to settle in court, the issue of the suspension for four months of Channel 6 TV station’s operating licence, rather than respond to a request for a further meeting on the matter, emanating from the owner of Channel 6 TV, CN Sharma.

By Donald Duff Vice-president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Winston Callender yesterday said he was unaware of any issues affecting the training camp of the national football team known as the Golden Jaguars.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is tapping into the bottled water market with the ‘Water Guardian’, which is being sold in attractively labelled five-gallon bottles.

Where did Kwame Nkrumah go? The bust of the late president of Ghana (1957-1966) is missing from the Non-aligned Monument.

New moves (They say time changes things. But you actually have to change them yourself.

Guyana should set timeframe for FOI law By Miranda La Rose A recommendation that Guyana should enact Free-dom of Information (FOI) legislation within a clear timeframe and make efforts to implement it fully was among several made at the just concluded Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)-sponsored Parliament and media workshop.

Dear Editor, There are many places that you can go in the Rupununi and will see signs advertising that the region is free of the Foot and Mouth Disease.

By Kiev Chesney The Guyana Basketball Federation (GABF) National Inter Sub-Association Championships will begin this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The evolution of Guyana’s defence policy (David A. Granger National Defence: A Brief History of the Guyana Defence Force 1965-2005.

Prepared: This young man was equipped for the flooding in South Ruimveldt yesterday.

The home affairs ministry is considering proposals to upgrade the 512-inmate New Amsterdam Prison as well as to address dietary concerns.

–  as winners collect spoils By Calvin Roberts Respective winners of the just-concluded Carib Beer/Digicel-sponsored East Coast Demerara Football Association (ECDFA) Sweet 16 knockout competition were on Friday presented with their spoils at a simple ceremony held in the boardroom of Ansa McAl Trading Limited.

Dear Editor, My part-time volunteer work is rescuing animals, mainly dogs, off the streets of Georgetown.

The story of the senior citizen and GPL By Eileen Cox The experiences of a senior citizen with Guyana Power & Light Inc shows the inefficiency of the corporation and calls for immediate remedial action.

A weekly column prepared by Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital Inc. Endoscopy By Dr Ajay Gupta, MS (General & Laparoscopic Surgeon) Endoscopy is a diagnostic medical procedure that is used to assess the interior surfaces of an organ by inserting a tube into the body.

Dear Editor, You are absolutely right in the editorial ‘McCain’s inexhaustible luck’ (SN, May 29) that the never-ending campaign for the nomination in the Democratic Party in the US is benefiting John McCain, the nominee of the Republican Party.

By Tony Cozier in St John’s It is the finest of the fine, new and reconstructed stadiums prepared for last year’s World Cup, but in the year-and-a-half since its opening, the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has become an expensive embarrassment.

Former national rugby player Cleon Baxter-Dennis on Friday presented a quantity of rugby equipment to the Guyana Rugby Referees Society (GRSS) and Pepsi Hornets Rugby Club.

Efforts are underway to prepare Guyana’s Second National Communication (SNC) aimed at strengthening the country’s institutional and technical capacity to meet its obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

It is perhaps a measure of how polarized the society has become that much of the language which is being bandied about in the political arena and by commentators is so immoderate.

was keen to include insurance companies in what he described as “the highly successful partnership” that had already been forged with the local business community to respond to the HIV/AIDS challenge.