TWO events in less than a week, unrelated but both utterly unexpected, have effectively dashed hopes that we would be able to look back at our first World Cup and deservedly call it “the best ever”, as the organisers had confidently expected.
On Friday we reported that the International Cricket Council (ICC) of CWC had engaged a company called GL Events to undertake works at the Providence stadium which had not been completed by the Guyana Local Organising Committee (LOC).
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.
Dear Editor, I must applaud the letter writers, especially Mr Rudy Grant and Ms Emily James for lambasting the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport for not sending at least one of Guyana’s best artistes to the CWC opening ceremony.
Dear Editor, I experienced great consternation after reading an article in Kaieteur News (07.02.18) dealing with a fatality involving a child on a pedestrian crossing.
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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.
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.
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