Articles published on Sunday, October 5, 2008
– time not right for new hotels, official says With occupancy rates possibly the lowest they have been in a decade and other negative impacts pointing to a slump in the tourism industry, a leading industry official believes that this would not be a good time to build new hotels.
Label it the runway blues, but Guyana Fashion Weekend (GFW) 2’s Friday night opening failed to appeal; it was a night of fashion without the usual glitz and expected buzz.
Octogenarian Noelina Prospere-Medor who had been reported missing was found yesterday at a house at Craig, East Bank Demerara.
Years after Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon coined the term “phantom” squad references to the alleged killings of hundreds of men by this gang have been surfacing at the trial of Roger Khan in New York even as questions linger about its continued activities here.
Day 1 – The Black Parade No fashion show worth being seen at, as the saying goes, starts on time.
Victory at all costs? An old sporting argument – good for many lovely hours of intense discussion and fervent discussion – surfaces every now and then.
Renowned local cartoonist Hawley Harris was yesterday laid to rest at Le Repentir Cemetery following a touching service at the Merriman’s Funeral Home.
Hutson released on $30,000 bail, must report to police tomorrow Hours before he was to be produced in the High Court following the filing of habeas corpus proceedings, police yesterday released businessman Clayton Hutson on $30,000 bail and told him to return to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) tomorrow.
The EPA: Technicality subverts democratic discourses I have already pointed out that the text of the Cariforum-EC; Partnership Agree-ment (EPA) is very long.
Died on a Monday, exhumed on a Wednesday and born on a Friday: The rescue of a rescue package It takes going back to the childhood nursery rhyme to capture the events of the past week in the United States of America.
Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud has ordered an inquiry into the field operations of the sugar estates on the East Coast Demerara.
The Caribbean needs to engage in a painful debate on ‘development’ “The euphoria of speculators has spawned the anguish of entire peoples… Only decisive action by governments, especially in countries at the heart of the crisis, will be able to control the disorder that has spread through the world’s financial sector, with perverse impacts on the daily lives of millions of people.
Helen Taitt: Guyana’s most accomplished professional dancerHelen Taitt: Guyana’s most accomplished professional dancer (Helen Taitt My Life, My Country.
The police may still be tracking at least two members of the Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins gang who escaped the cordon at Christmas Falls when police descended on the area on June 6 this year.
Conservation International-Guyana (CIG) Executive Director David Singh says the construction of the Linden/Lethem road should balance development with preservation.
A pugnacious innings of 77 from Man-of-the-Match Christopher Barnwell backed up by a 42-ball unbeaten innings of 55 from skipper Leon Johnson enabled Demerara to retain their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/El Dorado-sponsored Inter-County title with a 71-run victory over their nemesis Berbice at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, Friday night in a day/night encounter.
Infectious canine hepatitis Infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) is a highly contagious viral disease, which, as the name suggests, attacks predominantly dogs, although the virus is known to cause illness in foxes, wolves and coyotes.
Defending champion Alonso Greaves maintained his superiority over his opponents when he won the sixth annual Hand-in-Hand Life Insurance Company-sponsored 35-lap race around the inner circuit of the National Park yesterday.
Don’t refuse to accept the change to metric It’s metric time again.
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) cricket development committee is at it again.
Tournament to identify candidates for the National Championships begins Sunday The preliminary chess tournament to decide the candidates for participation in the National Championships begins next Sunday at the St Stanislaus College on Brickdam.
United Brothers sailed to an easy win against Young Warriors in the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise Country-Wide Softball Tournament this past Sunday at the Perseverance Ground.
Obama pulling away Wayne Brown is a well-known Trinidadian writer and columnist who now resides in Jamaica.
At last a few snippets of encouraging news for West Indies cricket to counter, at least partially, the ever present gloom and doom.
The First World War (1914-1918) changed the course of human history in significant ways.
A weekly column prepared by Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital Inc. Key ‘whole’ surgery: changing with the timesBy Dr Anirban Banerjee, MS (General & Laparoscopic Surgeon) Laparoscopy and laparoscopic surgery Laparoscopy, also known as minimal invasive or keyhole surgery is a procedure used to examine the abdominal (belly) and pelvic organs and also to remove the diseased organ from the abdomen.
Bygeval Multilateral School last week received a donation of US$6,000 in school supplies from its old students and teachers made possible by a Reunion/Fundraiser held on May 3 of this year in Queens, New York.
– decision to be made on venue for finals By Rawle Toney The playing dates and venues for one of Guyana’s most prestigious sporting event, the annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament has been officially released.
Some of the problems of this society would be alleviated if those who sat in government spent more time discussing their plans with various interested groups before steamrolling ahead implementing decisions that the citizenry knows little or nothing about.
‘One year’s seed equals seven years’ weed’ Any man who calls a spade a spade ought to be forced to use one regularly.
– GCB President Chetram Singh The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the setting up of an indoor cricket facility which the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has received from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) is flawed, according to president of the GCB Chetram Singh.
The Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) has signed an agreement with Cara Lodge on behalf of the workers it represents there.
