Articles published on Sunday, June 8, 2008
An exercise in futility: Trying to prove VAT reduces pricesBy Dr Clive Thomas Every Guy-anese realizes from his or her own daily living experience since the beginning of 2007 that the introduction of the VAT and excise legislation has precipitated much of the inflation in the price level that they have had to face ever since.
US drug accused Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan purchased computer telephonic surveillance equipment from the Spy Shop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with permission from the Guyana government, according to Khan’s defence attorney.
The President, ‘scraps’ and concessions By Christopher Ram It was a week of ‘scraps’ for President Jagdeo, if we count his inexplicable meeting last Monday at State House with the scrap metal dealers, who come under Prime Minister Sam Hinds’ portfolio.
‘Only in America’ By Wayne Brown Well, wasn’t that something, in The Land that Slavery Begat!
A top security expert here believes that Guyana’s troubles with controlling illegal firearms are tied to its inability to stamp out the rampant smuggling of fuel and drugs across its borders.
When winners take too muchBy Ian McDonald It would cost US$600 million a year to immunise 200 million children in poor countries against polio, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus and tuberculosis.
President Bharrat Jagdeo is to approach international financial institutions with a view to establishing a financing window for the region’s private sector to get them into investing in agriculture.
– ‘Fineman’ diary, guns and ammo found at camp Joint Services ranks are in hot pursuit of a gang, including wanted man Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins after intelligence pointed them to the Christmas Falls area some 300 miles up the Berbice River, where they came under fire and responded, killing one of the men, yet to be identified.
The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) said it will continue to speak out when criticism moves beyond the boundaries of ‘fair’ and appears to be an attempt to impact on the perception of judicial independence.
Increases in ocean transport costs have offset all trade liberalisation measures of the last three decades By David Jessop When governments engage in trade negotiations their principal objectives are to achieve trade advantage for their business community in overseas markets, lower the cost of imports and to encourage foreign investment.
Barbados makes roofing tiles out of recycled plastic waste By Eileen Cox Many consumers would have been concerned when they read the headline in the Stabroek News of May 28, 2008, ‘Guyana facing grave plastic waste problem,’ but I would bet that not all who read the headline took the trouble to read the text.
By Melissa Charles In what could well have been a fit of jealousy over all the attention being given to Pit bulls, a pet anaconda sank its teeth into the wrist of a West Bank Demerara woman yesterday morning as she passed close to its owner at the City Mall on Regent Street.
-eleven families homeless An old condemned house at Hadfield Street collapsed yesterday leaving eleven families including 25 children homeless.
Messages in music By Cheryl Springer It would have been one morning in last week as I was preparing for work, that I heard Tony Ricardo’s song ‘Margie’ playing again on local radio.
Dear Editor, Thank you on behalf of my family for the obituary on my father, Neville James Bissember, published in your edition of June 1 last; we did appreciate this very much.
Anaemia in women: The ‘pale’ facts defined By Dr Amrish Kamboj, MD (Pathology ) With every breath we take, oxygen is picked up by haemoglobin, an iron-rich protein in the red blood cells, and carried to tissues throughout the body.
The AFC is encouraging overseas-based Guyanese and others to sign onto the joint parliamentary opposition petition from the citizens of Guyana to the Caricom Heads of Government inviting “consideration on issues in Guyana.”
Dear Editor, I am deeply impressed by Clinton Urling’s keen and passionate reading of the American presidential elections.
Tapeworms By Dr Steve Surujbally Well, if you think that hookworms (Pet Corner May 18, 25) were vicious beasties, tapeworms are in the same category fighting for the dubious honour of being dubbed the quintessential helminth horror.
Government has not offered an explanation on its decision to block several micro projects being funded by the European Union and as the deadline for implementation approaches, some of the prospective beneficiaries have accused the administration of being uncaring.
Dear Editor, I would like to pay tribute to one of the finest human beings I have ever been privileged to meet – Professor Fred Case.
Dear Editor, It is over one year since the US embassy decided not to accept documents from Guyanese who want to apply for non-immigrant visas (visitor).
Smash-up: The driver of this badly smashed-up minibus reportedly slammed into the pick-up truck on the left at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara just after 10 am yesterday.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has reportedly decided to give up the two spaces that were awarded to them by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) for two of its athletes to attend the Commonwealth Youth Games which is planned for October 12th-18th in Pune, India.
Of old crocks and trees By John Warrington Everyone I suppose has come across the term ‘old crock.’
The Guyana Rice Develop-ment Board (GRDB) has provided US$10,000 to Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture for the establishment of a seed nursery in preparation for the cultivation of some 5,000 acres of rice on the island for domestic consumption.
By Kiev Chesney “I want to state very clearly that Joe Ryan has been appointed and accredited as the coach for the track and field team for the Beijing Olympics,” President of Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A
Inter-schools chess competition for later this year With Errol Tiwari The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has confirmed that it will host an inter-schools chess competition during the last quarter of this year.
A start: Two men with brush cutters were tackling a section of the overgrown Le Repentir Cemetery yesterday.
Dear Editor, My, I am so impressed with the newest addition to the print media here in Guyana.
So now we know. The Office of the President is not in need of enlightenment – or more accurately “enlightenments” – from anyone outside the boundaries of the Co-operative Republic’s 83,000 square miles.
