Iana Seales

By Iana Seales Move over Michael Younge and that other girl who barely featured after last year’s Model Search, there’s fresh attitude and two hot new bods on the catwalk.

–Commonwealth Secretary GeneralCommonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma says economies which are extremely reliant on one or two products will face obvious problems in an increasingly changing trade environment and he stressed that the way global trade is shifting it is difficult for small states to maintain one aspect of a trading arrangement.

– Domestic workers new skills category Caricom leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to free movement across the region as set out in the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas amid the growing controversy over individual immigration policies, and have also firmly accepted that migrants who fall outside the declared categories are entitled to humane treatment.

The persistent setbacks in Caribbean integration and a growing immigration debate dominated the opening of the heads of government conference here yesterday as leaders grappled with the pressing issues threatening a unified CARICOM.

–Commonwealth Secretary General Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma says the Doha Development Round of trade talks has been disappointing because it is not very clear what the negotiations have offered to small and vulnerable states, and he called yesterday for the talks when renewed to spell out effectively what is there potentially for the developing world.

An unlicensed driver, who was reportedly learning how to drive, crashed into a group of persons at the corner of Broad and Ketley streets yesterday, fatally hitting one man and injuring another.

– foot care clinic reduces amputations The increasing public health burden of chronic diseases in Guyana has led to growing recognition of the need to manage them more effectively; diabetes remains a challenge as many new cases emerge annually and many diabetics are not complying with treatment.

– looking to turn on his own In less than three months, Cleon Cadogan will give up the Cellink Jingle and Song Spotlight which he has been in since 2007.

Guyana lost out on 6 million euros ($1.6b) from the European Commission in budgetary support for 2007-8 because of the late submission of a sugar action plan and Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has called for more flexibility from Brussels in the allocation of resources.

The future of sugar in the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries was the main talking point when discussions opened here yesterday, aimed at ensuring that strategies adopted will address the various challenges in the industry, against the backdrop of a global recession.

The emotional rollercoaster of a relationship filled with bitter fights has left one woman saying enough and while she could not muster the courage to walk away before, a pot of hot curry thrown at her, pushed her to the police station.

In the eighteen years that it has been staged, the Supa Stylistics Mother and Daughter pageant has developed a sense of efficiency and an expected taste of good family entertainment.

By Iana Seales With a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Guyana and a one off-exhibition that debuted to fairly good reviews last year, artist Damian Moore can be said to be ‘on his way’.

Chancellor (ag) Justice Carl Singh believes time limits for judicial decisions as set out in recent legislation can actually contribute to an increase in the chronic backlog of cases.

Surviving security at the Summit of the Americas In a sea of unending body searches, security scanners and barricades, a lone comfort zone existed at the Fifth Summit of the Americas: the stylishly designed media centre that offered a contrasting feel of air-conditioned numbness and the warmth of an attentive staff.

In unanimous criticism of the backlog of cases in the judicial system and the sloth at which decisions are handed down, the National Assembly yesterday passed a bill setting time limits for judicial decisions and imposing penalties if judges fail to comply.

-though declaration only adopted Host Prime Minister, Patrick Manning praised the spirit of cooperation between hemispheric leaders as deliberations wrapped up in Trinidad yesterday, even as they failed to reach a consensus on the Draft Declaration of Port-of-Spain.

-follow up talks for later this year US President Barack Obama will meet Caribbean leaders later this year to follow up on bi-lateral discussions at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, as the US renews its strategy of partnership in the region.

Jagdeo to lead Caricom discussions US President Barack Obama yesterday said he is seeking a new chapter of engagement with hemispheric leaders at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and is ready to move forward with a renewed sense of partnership.

Saying that human rights abuses and issues such as domestic and sexual violence are among escalating concerns in countries meeting at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, civil society groups yesterday called on their respective governments to follow up on agreements that arise from such fora and bring an end to the growing lack of implementation.