Daily Archive: Sunday, October 12, 2008

A chess tournament is not for the fainthearted It is said that a chess tournament is not for the fainthearted.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has described the deterioration of the 30-year-old Demerara Harbour Bridge as “unbelieveable, almost criminal” and mandated its management to have an assessment of the repairs needed completed by Tuesday so that the issue could be resolved at Cabinet.

EPA: Moral Hazard and the Betrayal of the Public’s Interest Perspective Put in a proper analytical frame two crucial considerations have emerged out of my column last Sunday, which continued the analysis of the Guyana Consultation on the CARIFORUM/EC, EPA and its aftermath.

Curbing Corruption – The Corruption Perception Index Introduction Not unexpectedly, the Government has taken issue with the ranking accorded Guyana in the Transparency International (TI) Index for 2008 announced late last month.

The family of an inmate of the New Amsterdam Prison, who reportedly died last Sunday, allegedly after complaining of abdominal pains, is questioning the circumstances of his death, since they claim that according to the post-mortem report he died of strangulation.

‘Rupununi uprising’ hostage remembers the siege Almost 40 years after the Rupununi uprising, the bloody insurrection in which six people were killed when armed ranchers overran Lethem, Steve Sagar can still remember the heat of the sun on his face as he lay on the road, uncertain whether the men pointing shotguns at him would shoot.

Greed brings down a nation In the 1987 film “Wall Street”, ruthless stock trader Gordon Gecko, played by Michael Douglas, famously declared “Greed is Good.”

Region Four Chairman Clement Corlette has made a plea for the joint services to be removed from Buxton, saying they have been harassing farmers in the area.

There must be public consultation on issues that affect citizens The editorial in Sunday Stabroek of October 5 should be studied by every citizen of Georgetown.

By Rawle Toney Exactly one week after reaching his demise, former Courts Pacesetters Basketball Club member, Kevin Worrell, was laid to rest following a funeral service at the West Ruimveldt Wesleyan Church yesterday.

Poui introduces poet Richard Allsopp One of the many significant features of Poui, the Cave Hill Literary Annual, is that one can always look forward to its introduction of noteworthy new writers.

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Payment of Whitley Council allowance, dissatisfaction with school boards and the upcoming national track and field events were discussed at a press conference held at the Guyana Teacher’s Union headquarters (GTU) on Wednesday last.

The venue was the Georgetown Cricket Club. The teams were Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

The Bradley effect By the polls, it should already be over: Obama is leading McCain nationally by a ‘washout’ 6 points, and Electoral College vote tallies (EVs) suggest he’s unassailable.

Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate Mr. John Melvin Jones on his appointment to the substantive post of United States Ambassador to Guyana.

Just  what is it with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)?

‘I want to take care of her,’ he says What could have kept a son and mother separated for more than 40 years?

Dear Editor, It is with great horror that we the undersigned Hindu women have viewed the news of the resuscitation of the Diwali Pageant.

Laparoscopic hysterectomy – An obituary of standard cut hysterectomy?Dr. S.

Dear Editor, In relation to a notice in two daily newspapers – Stabroek News and Kaieteur News on the 9th October 2008 about the Rising Sun Turf Club tracks by my good friend Vickram Odit, the president of the racing authority, I wish to clarify the issues as raised by him.

Kennel cough Or, if you wish to get technical – Acute Infectious Tracheobronchitis.

Fresh from the recent indoor success, Old Fort first division men’s team have now become the dominant force in the current Banks DIH Night Hockey tournament at Thirst Park.

Participants at a forum on human trafficking are questioning whether the age of consent under the Criminal Law Offences Act and the age a person is still considered a child under the Combating of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act are in conflict after reviewing some case studies.

– court heard While his wife collected huge sums of money from people associated with drug accused Roger Khan, bank vice president Arnold Budhram deposited it into bank accounts in small sums to avoid filing currency transaction reports (CTR), which help detect money laundering.

A notice board outside the building earmarked to accommodate Guyana’s National Archives in Homestretch Avenue reads: “Walter Rodney Archives.”

A man died shortly after he was hit by a speeding minibus on the Mc Doom Public Road around 7.30 pm on Friday.

Patios are for sitting out In the past few months we have spent a lot of time sitting on our small patio, once the heat has gone from the day.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission will run off its first Day of Interaction for the year today.