Daily Archive: Sunday, January 11, 2009

Articles published on Sunday, January 11, 2009

WWF has ‘disconnected’ from Barama

– does not believe company can regain forest stewardship certificate The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is no longer working with Barama Company Limited (BCL) on re-gaining certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the head of WWF’s local office says that he does not believe that the forestry company can recapture that distinction.

Business Page

Introduction Over the years this column has reported on its fair share of scandals in the financial world, often in the biggest this and biggest that.

Ian On Sunday

‘Open the clenched fist of the past’ It happens all the time in small, closely-knit groups – cabinets, party executives, boards of directors, church congregations or club committees.

Chess

Ivanchuk v Leko A second rapid chess match between grandmasters Ivanchuk and Leko was held a few days ago in Mukachevo, Ukraine.

Pet Corner

Diseases of the cornea We last dealt with conjunctivitis, an inflammatory process of the membrane which covers the inner side of the eyelids and part of the surface of the eyeball, (Pet Corner January 4, 2009).

A Gardener’s Diary

Bird wive and mistletoe are relativesFor years I have had questions about an apparent disease on the underside of the leaves of the breadfruit fern, so named because of its similarity to the leaf shape of the breadfruit tree.

New CPU Trust formed

A new Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) Trust has been formed to carry on the vital work of the CPU, which was closed at the end of last year following a restructuring.

Toni Morrison

Arts On Sunday

‘Dark novel’ Twenty-one years after it was first published and twenty years after it began to receive unending world critical acclaim, a book “universally acknowledged” as one of the foremost novels in contemporary literature written by one of the world’s most celebrated authors was yet again highlighted on centre stage before an international audience. 

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony benefited from Chinese coach Chang Jian Hua’s expertise.

Lowe, John, Bryan can put Guyana on table tennis map

-says departing Chinese coach Chang Jian Hua Chinese Table Tennis Coach Chang Jian Hua left Guyana yesterday for his homeland, China upon conclusion of his one year stint, excited about the talent of Guyanese racquet wielders and predicting a bright future internationally for three of the country’s players.