Year: 2012

‘Don’t sleep on your dreams, just live it’

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Rhona Fox is a dynamic U. S. based-Guyanese actress living her dreams in the glitzy world of Hollywood By Venessa Deosaran Born in Essequibo, Rhona Fox is an accomplished actress, producer and editor in the U.S. who is very proud of her heritage. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, Fox said she was raised all over Guyana. Her father was a high school principal and his specialty was upgrading school systems so her family moved around a lot. Her mother was also a teacher and as a result,…

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Dialogue with gov’t is in the interest of the people – Granger

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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Leader David Granger last Friday said he has not consented for a hike in Linden’s electricity tariff as reported by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Thursday. “I have asked the prime minister to clarify his remarks about gradualism that we expect that certain economic and other recommendations that were made be put in place and functioning before there is a change in the tariffs, that was very clear and that’s APNU position.” At the time Granger was speaking during a televised programme broadcasted by…

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The Vanguard Party

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Satiricus got a jolt earlier this week. He’s been scanning the newspapers and – lo and behold – he saw the KFC describing itself as the “Vanguard Party”! A wave of warm nostalgia washed over Satiricus. It seemed like just yesterday that Forbes was boasting about his Vanguard party – the PNC – leaving Cheddi’s presumably backward and ‘bourgeoisie’ PPP in the dust. At long last, the masses would have revolutionary leadership leading them on the yellow brick road! Satiricus practiced clenching his fist and thrusting it into the air.…

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Project Failures!!! Why?

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Efficiently delivering expected performance for projects remains a critical challenge for many project managers globally. Improving our understanding of how various factors influence project performance is therefore an important research objective. It is necessary to comprehend the processes and testing of temporal models to benchmark project performance (TMPP). Performance can be better understood by separating risk factors into earlier (a priori) risk factors and later (emergent) risk factors, and modeling the influence of the former on the latter. Project performance – the dependent variable – is measured by considering both…

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Jenny “shaking” and Clement “kicking!”

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Recently, plenty people complaining. Khemraj complain that de budget too big. Lindeners complain that dem light bill gon get “heavy”. Public servants complain that Khemraj want cut dem jobs. He then complain that David ain’t support he. David complain that de GINA reporting too one-sided. Some of David people complain he “selling out” and de “mukracker” just complaining! And that is just lil bit. De AFC complaining that de government gat “fat cats”. Government denying it and seh dem ain’t employ nobody name “Garfield!” By meking complain, people seh de…

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Mother Earth

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“Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carson Today (Sunday) the world commemorates “Earth Day” under the theme ‘‘Mobilise the Earth’’. The organisers have announced that groups in more than 180 countries “will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection.” To a person from my background I have always found it a bit strange that people have to be ‘organised’ to recognise the worth of the earth. Growing up in a Hindu…

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Favouritism causing mediocrity!

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A recent letter in this paper “hit” a certain “nail” pun it “head”. It had to do with cricket and some West Indian players who doing “business” in de current Indian Premier League (IPL). De Bell Crier intention is not fuh prevent any player from earning but it gat to do with principle and loyalty of de player to dem home team! Tek fuh example, Pollard, Bravo and Samuels, who are all paying fuh different teams in de IPL. Before de fifth IPL began, de West Indies started a home…

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Wheelchair-bound persons can now access Public Buildings

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The National Assembly last Friday commissioned a ramp, allowing persons with disabilities to access its first floor. Speaker of the House Raphael Trotman said the facility is the first in of a series of measures Parliament will be taking to lead the way in implementing the Persons with Disabilities Act of 2010. “Since I’ve become Speaker, I’ve been working with the clerk and others to ensure as a first act we would have a ramp. I know that the ramp may be a bit steep but I believe with some…

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Veteran “Guyanese” Congressman Ed Towns announces retirement

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By North American Correspondent  U.S. Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-Brooklyn), whose district is in the heart of a large Afro and Indo-Guyanese community, announced over the weekend that he would retire from Congress by year end. His resignation leaves open the possibility of another Guyanese seeking to fill the vacant seat. Just last month, Congressman Towns was in the race for re-election of the eight district he has represented for almost 30 years. His district has been re-drawn this year, as required by law under the 2010 census, adding tens of…

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Beware the rejects

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It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. The Greeks experienced a lot of madness in their time and saw entire peoples destroyed. It is not by coincidence that the Greeks pretty much invented tragedies. The AFC and its entire leadership corps have definitely gone bonkers and destruction cannot be very far away. If it were just a matter of the few demented leaders driven crazy by their hatred of the PPP, because they see the latter as standing in their way to…

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