Guyana News

Tolon Mon is a house about two miles from Christiansborg Castle at Osu in Accra.

I recently got my eyes examined and the optometrist says I have astigmatism.

Several countries across the globe have agreed to dedicate the year 2007 to an extended series of events, programmes and projects designed to observe the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the infamous institution known as the slave trade.

Dear Editor, It was very interesting to note the comments and concerns by Mayor Green concerning the removal of vendors in the vicinity of KFC, Stabroek Market.

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Destruction of the immature stages Last week we concluded the article by saying that even after the adult heartworms in the right heart chambers (and elsewhere) have been killed by the series of arsenic injections, the problem is not over.

Guyanese Roots and Rhythms, a cultural splash of song, dance, drama and drums fused with interesting items of local history is set for the Sophia Exhibition site this Thursday when the Guyana Craft and Gift show opens to visitors for Cricket World Cup and the public at large.

A few years ago a friend of mine plagued by broad-leaved weeds on his very large lawn, dotted with trees, decided he was going to get rid of his broad-leaved weeds completely.

We have absorbed the Value Added Tax (VAT) on our Sunday paper since the beginning of the year at a cost of approximately $380,000 per issue.

The ICC CWC West Indies Inc took over the management of the Guyana National Stadium at Providence from the Guyana Local Organizing Committee (LOC) almost one month later than it was initially scheduled to do under the Host Venue Agreement (HVA), because a number of works were still incomplete.

Today at exactly 12 noon (Eastern Caribbean Time) the Caribbean Community will pause for at least one minute of silence in honour of those who died in the Middle Passage and in resistance to slavery, as the community marks the beginning of the 200th anniversary year of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

An electrical fan was the cause of a catastrophic fire at the Bel Air, Park home of well-known educator, Arthur Chandra yesterday.

There is an exact relationship between how language is used and how power is exercised.

This segment is a continuation of our discussion on osteoporosis from last Sunday.

In North America and Europe, think tanks, study groups and corporate retreats regularly try to look over the horizon.

Introduction This week I was planning to prepare a piece on the economic impact of hosting large sporting events, with a particular focus with respect to ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 and Guyana.

This column resumes last week’s discussion of the trading in forest concessions in Guyana by FDI-benefiting (Foreign Direct Investment) companies, in disregard of the specific prohibitions set out in Guyana’s forest law.

Police are hunting a teenager who shot his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend on Friday night minutes after she shunned him.

A remand prisoner died yesterday at the Camp Street prison after he was cuffed by another inmate.

A former office holder for the Alliance For Change (AFC) party is facing fraud allegations in the UK.