Articles published on Sunday, June 27, 2010
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Fraser Wheeler says this country has a “politicized racial divide” which strains its development and that from a donor perspective all political and civil society players need to find some form of accommodation.
By Andre Haynes With strong emphasis on his reputation for quality leadership, Major General (rtd) Joe Singh is being quietly pushed as the person to lead an opposition coalition at next year’s general elections.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Ghana equalled the best World Cup display by an African side to reach the quarter-finals yesterday while Uruguay stirred memories of past glory by also making it into the last eight for the first time in 40 years.
By Andre Haynes The race composition of the sample used in the recent CADRES political opinion survey was not representative of the national demographic profile, but the pollster maintains that even if it had been the findings about electoral support would have been no different.
– join opposition coalition for national elections Leader of the Independent Party, Mark Benschop has defined his political strategy as building a new grassroots movement across the country which will charge into the next general elections either with a combined opposition and or as a single party keen on securing parliamentary seats.
Bridgetown, Barbados – The West Indies batting demons continue to haunt them after being absent in the Second Digicel Test in St Kitts when the west Indies scored 546 on a friendly pitch.
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By Mark McGowan Opposition parties are calling for the government to come clean regarding the award of the US$15.4 million contract to Synergy Holdings for phase one of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project (AFHEP), saying greater transparency is needed because taxpayers’ money is involved.
-says Sir Shridath Ramphal By Marlon Munroe Cricket icon and veteran broadcaster Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira on Friday launched his autobiography, ‘Living My Dreams’, at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel amidst stirring tributes from friends.
The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is urging Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir to convene talks between the union and the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI), in keeping with a recent commitment he made to the global union federation, ICEM.
All the top teams and top individual performers of the just-concluded Berbice Football Association (BFA) Coca Cola knockout football tournament were rewarded at the Winners Circle, Night Spot recently.
By Marlon Munroe Republican Gym’s fighter Nankumar Singh feels cheated and is eager to fight GDF boxer and junior Commonwealth Games silver medalist Clevlon Rock a third time to settle the score.
The work of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1953) is hardly known to English-speaking peoples.
Government will be pressing for the prosecution of managers who cannot account for the assets of co-ops, even as Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir described the process of co-operatives reform as very slow and likened it to “pulling teeth”.
Vehicle Workshop scored a runaway 93 games to emerge winners of Banks DIH Inter-Department dominoes competition played recently at Thirst Park.
– Brunswijk, Somohardjo join forces The quest of Desi Bouterse’s Mega Combination (MC) to forge a coalition government took a new twist this week, when two of the parties originally being courted by the group, decided to form a bloc against the MC.
The recent interceptions of two cocaine laden suitcases at JFK mock every denial and evasion uttered by the PPP government about corruption and its reach into the nation’s economy and way of life.
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has vehemently protested the search “purportedly for drugs” which was carried out on the luggage of its executive member Dr David Hinds on June 14 as he was departing Guyana.
Introduction Despite its relative infancy, the global carbon market is plagued with a virtual deluge of corrupt and illegal transactions.
The ICC Annual Conference week begins today with the Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) meeting at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore and ends on 1 July 2010 with the inauguration of the seventh ICC President, Sharad Pawar, at the Annual Conference.
LONDON, England, CMC – Batting maestro Brian Lara has again hinted at a comeback, just a month after talks broke down with English county Surrey over a possible contract.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s ruling communist party has called a rare meeting to elect a new leadership team, in a move analysts said could set in motion succession plans for ailing leader Kim Jong-il’s youngest son.
Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas project needs to be reformulated to make it more aligned towards providing support to the wider objectives of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and REDD+ initiatives.
By Dr Kiran Koora, MDS Milk teeth serve as the pathway for the permanent teeth.
When the first ball of a decisive Test between the West Indies and the game’s second ranked team was bowled at Kensington Oval yesterday, there were nearly as many menacing looking task force policemen, in their dark overalls, assault rifles on their shoulders and revolvers on their hips, as spectators in the stands.
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Taiwanese decried a landmark trade deal with rival China in a protest yesterday that will not stop their government from signing the agreement to boost around $100 million in annual two-way trade.
The dredge owner who was killed during an ambush at Mousie Landing just after midnight on Monday died from perforation of the heart and lungs due to gunshot wound.
The Sexual Offences Act was signed by President Bharrat Jagdeo on May 24, 2010.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has given his side a failing grade for their batting performance on the opening day of the third Test against South Africa here yesterday.
This is the second in a series of interviews with domestic violence survivors in recognition of a one-month focus campaign targeting domestic abuse which Red Thread and its networks recently launched; the groups are calling for an end to the brutal maiming and killing of women in the country.
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Voters in Guinea go to the polls today in their first chance to freely elect their leadership since the coup-prone West African state won independence from France in 1958.
The National Vocational Training Centre (NVTC) known as the Open Doors Centre for persons with disabilities held its annual open day activity last Thursday when items made by the students were put on sale.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal tamed his fury after a rare warning for coaching yesterday to come through another five-set test at Wimbledon while Andy Murray made more clinical progress towards their possible semi-final showdown.
TORONTO/HUNTSVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) – World leaders neared agreement yesterday to halve their budget deficits within three years but, fearing spending cuts would jeopardize a fragile recovery, they planned to allow each country to set its own pace.
The disclosure that the President of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has initiated two new tournaments for the Caribbean, is good news for Guyana.
PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Mexico fear that a first goal at this World Cup from Argentina’s Lionel Messi in the second round today could dash their hopes of revenge for their defeat by the same opponents at the same stage four years ago.
The construction of the Mahaica fire station to the tune of $13 million is among over 50 multi-million-dollar contracts awarded under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ 2010 current and capital projects for the police force, prison and fire services.
The Caribbean film and cinema industry is more than forty years old.
TORONTO (Reuters) – Black-clad anarchists protesting the G20 summit in Toronto smashed storefronts and wrecked a police car yesterday, while riot police donned gas masks in anticipation of an escalation of violence.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s maverick environment minister is resisting pressure from some cabinet colleagues to clear forests for mining and roads in a tussle that underlines the country’s struggle for sustainable growth.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda Olympic Association on Friday confirmed it will send 60 athletes to compete in next month’s Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Puerto Rico, the largest team ever to represent the island at the showpiece.
Anal gland (sac) disease Dogs and cats have two small glands/sacs on either side of the anal opening.
The African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) member states have been expressing concerns about unresolved issues, including Most Favoured Nations (MFNs), rules of origin, market access, export taxes and the need to ascertain the net fiscal impact on their economies before tariff reduction agreements.
(Jamaica Observer) The police will tomorrow begin excavating several suspected burial sites in Tivoli Gardens that were detected by two sniffer dogs brought in from the United States on Wednes-day.
—Old foes England and Germany prepare to land the first knockout blow of the World Cup BLOEMFONTEIN, (Reuters) – Germany have got physical problems while England’s are mainly in their heads as the two old foes prepare to land the first heavyweight knockout blow in the World Cup today.
The Guyana Cultural Association (GCA) has issued a call for nominations for its 2010 Awards which will be held on September 1 in New York as a precursor to the events to mark the annual Folk Festival Labour Day weekend.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – US intelligence officials and top academics last week debated the risk China could wield its massive US debt holdings as a weapon aimed at influencing US foreign policy, according to a person who attended the meeting.
As the region prepares for the thirty-first meeting of heads of government, it is clear that despite sporadic rhetoric to the contrary, pan-Caribbean integration is stagnating and that weak or no economic growth threatens what little unity is left.
Dear Editor, Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), the nation’s supplier of water and sanitation services, wishes to respond to statements made in the June 23 article published in the Stabroek News, captioned ‘Linden Councillor protests water quality.’
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said on Friday that the four-year process to select and appoint a police commissioner cost T&T more than $8 million and more than 1,800 murders.
The letter columns and the blogs are full of talk of coalitions between Guyana’s opposition parties, and one or two of the leaders have indicated possible leanings in this direction as well.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated yesterday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
Ramon Gaskin has approached the Full Court seeking orders to have the Synergy contract quashed a few days after acting Chief Justice Ian Chang denied the application.
Dear Editor, There has been a lot of talk in the SN and KN, about who should lead a ‘big tent’ opposition in the 2011 elections and what we have is commentary on what each writer perceives – all without a consultation process involving the citizens of this country.
VALENCIA, Spain, (Reuters) – Germany’s Sebastian Vettel yesterday locked down pole position for today’s European Formula One Grand Prix with Red Bull sweeping the front row for the fourth time this season.
Most house plants are grown for their foliage and most, including the ever popular African Violet, prefer shade to bright sun, and some moisture at the roots and in the atmosphere to dry conditions. This
