Daily Archive: Sunday, November 8, 2009

Tragedy visited a Guyanese family yesterday when one of its young members fell over Kaieteur Falls, traumatizing the tour group she was with.

Not many Guyanese, I am sure, think about it but we have a National Trust whose high and shining objective is to preserve the national heritage.

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In last Sunday’s column I had described the many pledges made in the past by rich countries to come to the aid and support of poor countries as the ‘fool’s gold’ of international economic diplomacy.

Dr Madhu Pandey Singh, MD – (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) Couples who have been trying to conceive for a long time without success will likely eventually turn for help with conception.

– on drug trafficking charges More than three years after he was slapped with drug trafficking charges in the US, retired army major David Clarke, who was expected to be one of the main witnesses in the Roger Khan trial, will be sentenced next month, according to court documents.

– Mayers mashes up South Dakota lap record By Rawle Toney Look out David Summerbell, a new ‘King’ of the race tracks has arrived!

“Do unto others as you would that they should do to you”.

The parliamentary opposition has withdrawn from the work of the parliamentary select committee on delayed local government legislation, saying that the government has refused to make concessions aimed at reform.

By Rawle Toney The Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organisation officially launched its 20th football extravaganza with a gala reception at the Duke Lodge Friday evening where they made it pellucidly clear that the tournament was here to stay.

With six rounds to go and a phenomenal three-point lead against opponents who are supposedly the strongest chess players in the country, Wendell Meusa has almost certainly established that he would be the new national champion.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) took first innings points from Everest Cricket Club in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three day first division encounter yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club’s Bourda ground.

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it is unable to confirm or deny that it holds information in relation to the activities of Mabey & Johnson in Guyana – the firm which was recently prosecuted for bribing a string of officials in Jamaica and elsewhere.

This week, Arts on Sunday revisits the comparative literature of Guyana and Brazil as relations between the two South American neighbours deepen and the University of Guyana renews its study of Portuguese.

By Kizan Brumell The stage is set for the commencement of the semi-final round of the Fruta Conquerors organized NAMILCO Football Festival after the conclusion of the quarter-final round at the Tucville Playfield on Friday night.

Two years into a PhD in American History, James R Dickenson came to the realization that he was neither historian nor academic though he had significant interest in his country’s history and he did the next best thing – he became a journalist.

Provisional registration has been granted to the Inter American School of Nursing, and its owner Nanda Kissoon has a six-month period to make “certain qualitative improvements,” Chairman of the National Accreditation Council (NAC) Khemraj Rai said.

Dear Editor, I refer to KN’s article (6.11.09) titled, ‘Terror mastermind traced to US –president.’ 

Godfrey Pollydore maintained the lead after placing second in the penultimate stage of the annual Tour of Guyana five-stage race yesterday.

Fargo is next Tuesday’s classic film at the National Gallery, Castellani House.

– measures to halt ‘abuse in custody’ With the alleged torture of a teen boy in police custody fuelling widespread suspicion about the security forces, PPP executive Ralph Ramkarran is recommending a thorough investigation along with wide consultations on measures that could be adopted to ensure the abuse of citizens in custody does not recur.

– says no Troy Tyrell at GINA Office of the President (OP) Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy has denied having any knowledge about the suspected leak of an official police bulletin last week.

– continued A colleague who reads these articles (Glory be!) commented that I should mention that some dogs have a genetic predisposition to have more (or less) teeth in their mouths.

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Rich countries and  developing nations fought over climate change yesterday,  failing to make progress on financing ahead of a major  environmental summit in Copenhagen next month.

Honour was the word once ascribed to the West Indies cricket captaincy.

Dear Editor, Sugar workers returned to work on (Friday) November 6, 2009 after they were engaged in a week’s strike over the non-settlement of their wage dispute with the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (Guysuco).

By Paul Salem This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

Dear Editor, Please forgive this footnote to my letter which you so kindly published on Friday, November 6. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The lower house of  Haiti’s parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as prime  minister yesterday, clearing the way for the economist and  veteran politician to form a new government.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies held their nerve in a tense affair at Warner Park to sneak a narrow one-wicket win over World champions England and clinch the three-match One-Day International series 2-1 yesterday.

-owner refusing to help police Gunmen invaded C&V Caribbean Shipping Limited late Friday afternoon, terrorising staff before escaping with an undisclosed amount of money.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Association of Journalists (BAJ) is urging a speedier processing of the Freedom of Information Act and Defamation Act so that media workers can work in a “freer and more friendly” environment.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Keiron Pollard is hoping to use next year’s regional four-day championship to dispel any notion he is simply a one-day player.

An Eccles man died early yesterday morning at Little Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

David Jessop can be contacted at david.jessop@caribbean-council.org Previous columns can be found at www.caribbean-council.org

Dear Editor, For a few days a dead dog lay (on the grassy area) at the corner of Middle and Waterloo Streets opposite the Promenade Gardens.

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Britain pressed the  G20 yesterday to come up with a plan to make banks pay for any  future bailouts but one idea of imposing a global financial  transactions tax was immediately shot down by the United States.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ ousted president and  de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to  form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month  crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier.

The government has perhaps been taken off-guard by the vehemence of the reaction from all quarters of society to the appalling injuries inflicted on a teenager by the police in the Leonora Police Station last week. 

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant became the youngest NBA player to reach 24,000 points on Friday, the  Lakers’ guard scoring 41 to lead injury-hit Los Angeles to a  114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

A 25-year-old man who sustained a broken left arm following an accident on the West Coast Demerara (WCD) was on Friday admitted a patient to the male surgical ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US House of  Representatives headed to a final vote on a sweeping healthcare  overhaul yesterday, with Democratic leaders confident they  can secure the 218 votes needed for a narrow victory.

Dear Editor, The CCWU is concerned with the issues of abuse and exploitation faced by our nation’s children.

A Gardener’s Diary For longer ago than I care to remember the Frangipani has been one of my favourite tropical trees.