Daily Archive: Sunday, January 25, 2009

Articles published on Sunday, January 25, 2009

One suspect in Lusignan murders still being sought

– three charged, five killed, crime chief says One year after 11 men, women and children were brutally gunned down in their Lusignan homes, the investigation is still open with three suspects before the court, five killed in separate confrontations, and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud one on the loose.

Business Page

Integrity Commission on shaky ground Introduction There has been unprecedented focus this past week on the Integrity Commission established under the Integrity Commission Act 1997.

Guyana and the wider world

2008: Shocks to the Guyana economy and its prospects for 2009 Shifting gears This week I am shifting gears and stating a new discussion on the performance of the Guyana economy during 2008 and its prospects for the year ahead.

Ian On Sunday

What the earth swallows is soon forgotten The Stabroek News feature ‘History This Week’ is providing readers with a most valuable series of vignettes from Guyana’s past.

Ayube Ahamad Khan

Obituary

Ayube Hamid, MS, AA, September  20, 1926 − January 21, 2009 Ayube Ahamad Khan, MS, AA, better known as Ayube Hamid, former Programme Manager and Sales and Marketing Manager of the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation, died on January 21, aged 82.

The View From Europe

A little light for the Caribbean in the global gloom As the global financial crisis begins to have an increasingly potent effect on the Caribbean, governments across the region are beginning to take steps to mitigate some of its most immediate effects.

Chess

Fortifying the federation The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has again demonstrated that it is a strong proponent of the development of chess in Guyana by donating some demonstration chess boards and chess clocks to the Guyana Chess Federation.

Pet Corner

Ailments of the eye (Continued) The third eyelid You may recall that we had mentioned that dogs and cats and other species had a third eyelid (nictitating membrane) – in addition to the upper and lower lids, which cover the eyeball during sleep and blinking.

Israel’s intrusion into Gaza is a war crime

Dear Editor, The final sentence in Roger Williams’ letter to SN (‘Israel’s action in Gaza is not a war crime,’ January 19) exemplifies the central theme of his quarrel with those of us who described Israel’s intrusion into Gaza as a war crime, the glorification of the Israeli war machine.

Arts On Sunday

The colour of truth What colour is truth? There have been countless attempts to define it in various academic fields and philosophies without arriving at anything conclusive and always seeming to agree that as an abstract concept its dimensions and definitions are inexhaustible. 

‘May the better person win’

– GCB presidential candidates With only a few hours remaining before the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) holds its AGM and election of office bearers the two presidential candidates, Chetram Singh and Bishwa Panday, have both taken the same stance where decorum is concerned.

A charade

Dear Editor, Should Jagdeo bare all. Speak out. Give his tearful side of the story in an exclusive NCN interview, tuned into by millions of Guyanese all over the world?

No results from Trinidad yet on tests of contaminated fuel supplied to GPL, so speculation on responsibility is premature

Dear Editor, BK International Inc wishes to clarify the sensational article that appeared in the Kaieteur News of Saturday, January 24, 2009 which seeks to convey the false impression that somehow BK International was responsible for the so-called contamination of fuel supplies delivered by BK’s vessel to GPL’s power station in Essequibo.

Ignoring the statistics

Twice in the past few weeks, West Indian selectors have opened a fast bowling cupboard once packed to overflowing with quality items, left on the shelf the few fresh goods now available and chosen instead to recycle old ones long past their use-by dates.

Consumer Concerns

Citizens should ask for  more goods to be zero rated Last week I was dealing with improvements that I would like to see during this year, 2009.

Dismantling

Dismantling: A Lamaha Embankment squatter dismantling his residence yesterday. Government gave these squatters up to the end of February to remove from the embankment.

Integrity Commission

It is something of a puzzle as to what inspired President Jagdeo last week to issue an ultimatum to parliamentarians who failed to make full declarations of their assets as required under the Integrity Commission Act.