Articles published on Sunday, August 24, 2008
Draft regulations which have been drawn up to cater for casinos and for the establishment of a gaming authority under legislation to facilitate casino gambling should be on Cabinet’s agenda by this time President Bharrat Jagdeo said.
Six months after a gang of gunmen attacked the mining community of Bartica killing 12, it is now widely accepted that the perpetrators fled up the Essequibo River, eluding security forces which should have been on high alert after the earlier January 26 slaughter.
A city businessman was spared a complete disaster after a fire yesterday afternoon destroyed a BMW, two toy motor cycles and a number of brand new television sets that were in his storage garage.
– Mayor Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green says it is not likely that the city would stop depositing waste at the Mandel dump site within two years.
A 14-year-old schoolboy was found hanging in his home late Friday night and his relatives believe that his father’s sudden disappearance two weeks ago is the reason for his decision to end his life.
—Public Accounts Committee Chairperson The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Volda Lawrence is hoping that the government would soon advertise to fill the vacancy of Auditor General so that the work of the Office of the Auditor General (AG) would be carried out on a more professional basis and in keeping with the constitutionality of the office.
The Auditor General’s Report for 2006 Introduction It is now established that the Report of the Auditor General was late by more than ten months.
The Carifesta grand market at the Sophia exhibition site which promised to deliver a dazzling array of Caribbean culture opened yesterday and there was nothing grand about it, as some visiting delegations and locals were still in the process of setting up booths.
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Kamsky v Gelfand The Mikhail Tal Memorial Tournament is being played (August 17-31) in Moscow.
Valentine Stoll is a man on a mission – to save the traditions of the country’s first peoples.
Whose convention? (Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.
The Pre-Carifesta programme has paid off As the Tenth Caribbean Festival of the Arts gets into full stride, the public awareness campaign in Guyana seems to have already begun to show some positive returns.
Not all Railway Line occupants are squatters The caption in the Stabroek News of August 19 ‘Railway Squatters to get moving help from gov’t’ gave hope that serious attention was being given to a serious problem.
Feline vaccines Well, I had promised that we would deal with the specific diseases today, but there was a change of mind.
The international motor racing meet set for Sunday, August 31 at Bushy Park in Barbados will see an invasion of Guyanese drivers and riders led by Group Four driving aces Andrew King and Kevin Jeffrey, Group Three stars Kamal Seebaran and Canadian Shawn King and Group 2B champion Gavin Gouveia.
Put poetry on the buses I favour the reintroduction of public transportation.
The Yeast in you uncovered By Dr Soumyaroop Dash, MD (Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist) Yeast infections are one of the most common infections occurring in women.
– Chubby Under-14 Championship At the Tucville football playfield yesterday, Strike Again Football Club trashed their Georgetown counterparts Sunburst Camptown Football Club as action in the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA)/Guyana Beverage Company sponsored Chubby Under-14 round robin competition continued.
The Ministry of Education’s $115M Fast Track Initiative Literacy Programme to reduce the level of illiteracy in Guyana since April has trained nearly three hundred literacy teachers and set up centres in most regions.
Hydrangeas and heliotrope It is at this time of the year that the hours of daylight start to slide towards equality with my home in Guyana, and in a few months it will be winter.
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs plans to establish a network and platform for local craft producers in order to collaborate with both government and NGOs to access local and international markets.
A soggy Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Queenstown ground, caused by heavy overnight rains, prevented any play in one of the penultimate round matches between leaders Georgetown and East Bank in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/ Gizmos and Gadgets/ GT&T sponsored Inter-Association under-17 50 overs competition yesterday.
With two new sponsors onboard, cricket on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) is set to reach new heights when the W&H Rambarran Marine and R&W Supermarket sponsored Twenty20 competition commences shortly.
World economic uncertainty: Cause or consequence This analysis of the recent rapid increases in global food and fuel prices along with the strong surge in bio-fuels production and their combined impact on the Guyanese economy would be incomplete without taking into account major uncertainties that have been confronting the global economy in recent times.
Residents of Region Five can look forward to a feast of cultural entertainment from over 150 local and international artistes when Cari-festa X comes to the Blairmont Community Centre Ground today.
A letter from Mr Louis Holder in our edition on Friday criticized the issuing of free tickets for Carifesta events.
A two-day trial match to be played next Tuesday and Wednesday will decide the composition of the Berbice Under-17 squad that will do battle with Demerara and Essequibo in the CLICO Under-17 Inter- County Championships slated to commence on September 6.
A Festival of Flowers will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam, to celebrate Carifesta starting tomorrow.
