The leg work should be completed by October this year, - that is, all the permanent concrete and steel work.

We are working to iron out all problems and be ready.

My colleagues at ICC are pleasantly surprised at the progress. They were here in December and the difference in the quality of the workmanship since then has been extraordinary, especially with the weather conditions Guyana has had to face.

Melvyn Bragg's central thesis is right and it is one the book festival demonstrates every summer: ideas drive the world forwards and ideas are most beautifully, powerfully and resonantly contained in books.

I'm flabbergasted that the Rushdie wasn't on the list,

I'm flabbergasted that the Rushdie wasn't on the list.