Articles published on Sunday, August 10, 2008
Nagamootoo surprised PPP Central Committee Member and Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran is disappointed at the low vote tally he received for his seat on the Central Committee of the PPP at its recent congress and cited a lobby against him as the reason for his decline in the party rankings.
30-second delay on Voice of the People The four month suspension of CNS Channel 6 expires tomorrow and the station will resume its normal broadcasting schedule just after midnight tonight.
Thought to be man missing since February Cane-harvesters discovered a skeleton suspected to be that of an elderly man of Guava Bush, Albion said to be missing since last February, in the backlands of Ankerville, Corentyne around 9.30 am yesterday.
—after runway lights go out Four incoming flights had to be cancelled on Thursday evening after the runway lights went out again at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport forcing airport management to conduct a complete review of the lights system before the Carifesta season gets under way.
Recuperating has been extremely hard for him, but Victor Jones who was tortured allegedly at the hands of the Joint Services just under a year ago is just happy to be alive.
Recuperating has been extremely hard for him, but Victor Jones who was tortured allegedly at the hands of the Joint Services just under a year ago is just happy to be alive.
Following of the death of Natasha Vieira a week ago in the Observation Ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital, measures have been to put in place to help reduce the likelihood of a recurrence.
Brassington confirms QA II rent at $12 -17 million annually Introduction Contradicting several earlier statements about the rent the Government would be getting from the lease of 20 acres of land to Queens Atlantic Investment Inc.
Morozevich v Polgar The 2008 Chess Classic took place a week ago at Mainz, Germany, with world champion Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Judit Polgar and Alexander Morozevich in attendance.
Artificially acquired immunity – (Continued)Passive immunity You may recall that last week we spoke of active immunity which was produced by inoculating an animal with dead or weakened germs.
There are at least six allegations of torture pending against the security services and even though there have been denials followed by promises of in-depth probes, the findings of any investigations have still not been made public.
Cholesterol: The ‘greasy’ truth uncoveredBy Dr Amrish Kamboj (Consultant Pathologist) It is important for everyone to know the facts about cholesterol to reduce the risk for a heart attack or stroke.
-eliminate Dominica from tournament with 3-1 win Suriname overcame an early 0-1 deficit to score three unanswered goals and secure a 3-1 victory against Dominica last night at the National Stadium at Providennce in the second Group `B’ match of the Digicel Caribbean Championships football tournament.
Commotion in the wings Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.
No single event so signified the vulnerability of the small states of the Caribbean as the catastrophe wrought by Hurricane Ivan on the island of Grenada in September 2004.
As Dr. Julian Hunte and Dr. Donald Peters were at their kiss-and-makeup lunch in Antigua last week, settling an issue that had absolutely nothing to do with the depressed state of West Indies cricket, 30 players were nearby going through the rigours of training and coaching.
A larger police force will be needed with the passage of the Prevention of Crimes (Amendment) Bill The headline ‘Life supervision for paedophiles’ would have sent some consumers to their dictionaries to ascertain the exact meaning of the word ‘paedophile.’
Dear Editor, The first response of QAII Executive Chairman to the Business Page Article on June 8 dealing with tax concessions to his companies, was to dismiss the suggestion about the impropriety of the announced concessions and adding for good measure that there was nothing further to be discussed.
The 7th annual East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) cricket academy will get underway from tomorrow under the theme “Cricket and Healthy Lifestyle” for a two-week period at the Lusignan Community Centre (LCC) ground.
Dear Editor, With each passing day, the PPP leaders tell us how democratic they are and how unchanging is the PNC leadership.
Regulating or manipulating agricultural trade: The shoddy practice of non-tariff barriers A central proposition of this analysis of rapidly rising food prices globally, is that the only long-term sustainable solution to this is the reconstitution of global trade along lines that allow for comparative and competitive advantages to be the main determinants of what and which countries export food products.
– Today’s must-win encounter against old rivals Suriname will serve as a farewell game for four members of the Golden Jaguars team in Charles Pollard, Collie Hercules, Shawn Bishop and Richard ReynoldsFootball fans can expect a more determined approach exemplifying discipline and fight when Guyana’s Golden Jaguars oppose their nemesis Suriname in the final Group B match of the Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC) at the Guyana National Stadium Providence tonight.
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) began its International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) level one and women’s development coaching programme on schedule yesterday morning although the Argentine facilitator Alejandra Gabaglio was not present owing to a flight delay.
‘One people’ Wan one tree so many leaves one tree one river so many creeks all are going to one sea one head so many thoughts thoughts among which one good one must be one God so many ways of worshipping but one Father one Suriname so many hair types so many skin colours so many tongues one people Robin DobruTo be described as Janus-faced is no compliment.
Three players, named by the Guyana Lawn Tennis Associ-ation to represent Guyana at the International Tennis Federation’s 13 and under junior development tournament in Antigua will depart Guyana today.
Dear Editor, I was happy to read about the passage of the 2008 Amendment to our traffic laws which bans cell phone use and driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Dear Editor, I refer to the clarion and bold call by none other than the Hon.
Nobody expects the PPP when talking among themselves to be open-minded and imaginative, let alone to delineate a vision for the future which soars above the present grubby realities, but did their senior spokesmen really have to address the party cohorts in quite such tawdry and misconceived terms last weekend?
Dear Editor, Dr Kenneth King who died on July 30th 2008, was one of Guyana’s most brilliant public servants.
In an article reviewing Kasia Boddy’s book Boxing: A Cultural History the American writer Joyce Carol Oates quotes from that dark, unsettling philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “Every talent must unfold itself in fighting.”
