Cry for Help
Two (2) of Guyana/British Guiana Prominent Sportsmen of the fifties (50’s) and sixties (60’s) are in need of Urgent attention. The name Compton Julian might not ring a bell amongst youngsters of this generation but this former Thomas United Footballer is probably one of the best these shores have ever produced. Julian along with Monty [...]
Neal & Massy cricket starts today in Demerara
Participation criteria for Demerara selection says DCB By Sean Devers Due to the playing-off of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) 2-Day First Division semi-finals, the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has agreed to postpone some matches in the opening round of their National Neal & Massy 40-overs first division competition which were set for this weekend. [...]
Rangers Sports Club to clash with Die Hard XI in final
Rangers SC and Die Hard XI defeated Parika /Hydronie Sports Club and Young Warriors respectively to set up a clash today at the GCC, Bourda from 2:00pm. In the match between Rangers SC and Parika/Hydronie SC, which was an all West Coast Demerara affair, giant killers Parka/Hydronie SC won the toss and inserted Rangers SC [...]
Williams shine as Shamrock register record total
Shamrock, Ruby United, Windsor Forest and Vergenoegen registered wins in the latest round of action in the Barakat Brothers West Demerara 40-overs cricket while favorites Meten-Meer-Zorg ‘A’ and Zeeburg lost their matches. SATURDAY AT ZEEBURG Ruby United trashed Joint Zone A leader Zeeburg in their own back yard by 102 runs. Batting first Ruby made [...]
Floodlights XI take on Nand Persaud & Co. Ltd at GCC tonight
Kaieteur Sport inadvertently stated that cricket action was fixed for the GCC ground last evening, however, that match will be contested tonight. Cricket buffs will be treated to a keen tussle when Karibee Rice, stages a 30 over softball cricket match in memory of the late rice magnate, Nand Persaud, under floodlights, at the GCC [...]
GCA’s Cellink Plus cricket semis start today
Intriguing battles anticipated at Everest & MSC By Sean Devers Intriguing cricket is anticipated today and tomorrow in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cellink plus 2-day first division cricket semi-finals at the Everest and Malteenoes Sports Club grounds. Action in both matches is scheduled to commence at 09:30hrs today and the winners will face-off in [...]
Guyana, HQ successfully defend titles
Guyana and Headquarters successfully defended their respective titles yesterday when the Guyana Police Force 55th Annual Track and Field Championships ended at the Police Sport Club ground, Eve Leary in an emphatic manner. Headquarters amassed 470 points while ‘A’ Division finished with the second score, 313 points in the Divisional competition while ‘B’ Division was [...]
De Edward, Hopetown clash in final at Blairmont tomorrow
Hopetown and De Edward will clash tomorrow at Blairmont in the final of the New Building Society (NBS) challenge second division 40-over Cricket Competition which attracted over one hundred teams from Berbice. It is a fitting venue since for the first time two teams from West Berbice will meet in a countywide final in Berbice. [...]
Guyanese drivers have work cut out
By Rawle Welch in Barbados Compliments of Ansa McAl and Demerara Power Company With less than 48 hours remaining before D-day, Bushy Park resembled race day and there is no doubt that tomorrow’s Barbados Auto Racing League’s Seaboard Marine Caribbean Series will see a packed house. Led by the veteran Andrew King, the Guyanese contingent [...]
Squash Association applauds team results
The Guyana Squash Association is of the view that the final results for the overall team championships and the Men, Women and Veterans in the just concluded Caribbean Championships show a reasonable performance for the young Guyana team. In a release, the GSA stated, the Men’s team of Kristian Jeffrey, Regan Pollard, Alexander Arjoon, Oliver [...]
Novices battle as GASP wraps up inter-active sessions
More than seventy-five students who over the past six weeks received expert tutoring from the more seasoned scrabble players would pit their skills against each other when the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) concludes their inter-active sessions with a tournament at the old Guyana National Service Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue this morning. The students [...]
Stop trivializing the seriousness of democracy, justice and rights
Dear Editor, I respond to Dr. Randy Persaud’s article captioned, “The PNCR Congress and a note to Mr. L Lewis” (GC, August 13, 2009) Attempts to trivialize serious issues of democracy, justice and rights will find no ally in me. Dr. Persaud’s first note is built on his understanding of democracy, wherein he involved me [...]
NAMILCO introduces health line of products
National Milling Company (NAMILCO) has introduced three new products as part of its “Maid Marian Range”. These are Whole Wheat Flour, Multigrain Flour and Toasted Wheat Germ. This ‘Health Line’ of products was developed, the company emphasizes, with the health of the customer in mind. Many consumers are only familiar with white flour, which is [...]
Questions about the LCDS
Dear Editor, While recently vacationing in Guyana, I was provided with a correspondence issued by the office of the President to the Guyanese populace. This served as my first introduction to the LCDS. My ignorance of the issue forced me to do some research on it albeit not significantly affecting my vacation time. In the [...]
Coast Guard rescue five from Essequibo River
According to press release from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), on Monday last at around 1345 hours, the Coast Guard, rescued 31-year-old Dennis Williams, a chain saw operator and father of three along with Babi, Dean, Mark and another man known as “Black Ants,” from the murky Essequibo River. The release stated that the five [...]
GDF Board vets potential recruits
In an effort to ensure that the organization is not infiltrated by criminally-minded elements the Guyana Defence Force Recruitment Board is currently in the process of vetting potential recruits for the second Basic Recruit Course which is to be conducted in 2009. The initiative is being intensified in the wake of the recent embarrassment to [...]
Endorsement of an illegal operation
Dear Editor, I voice my disgust at what I feel is an abuse of power or something like a government official showing blatant disregard for the people and the country as a whole. I made mention of backtracking in a letter that was published on Saturday August 15, 2009. In that letter I mentioned the [...]
Mystery illness strike again in Region One
It has been almost two months and health officials have been unable to determine the causative agent of the death of about six residents of Region One. The most recent death was reported yesterday morning. Reports are that Riley Edwards, also known as GM, died while undergoing treatment at Barama Mouth for an ailment which [...]
GRA forces honest businesses to do the wrong thing
Dear Editor, I have observed that GRA’s audit teams comprise many young graduates of UG who hardly have an appreciation of how business works. Neither do their non graduate staff. Thus, audits take unduly long and when their findings are eventually made known, years would pass and when these findings are questioned they become annoyed. [...]
Dynamic poetry competition successfully completes second year
While some have opined that poetry is a dying art form on the local shores, at least one church is ensuring that this remains a mere opinion, if not a myth. The second annual Dynamic Poetry competition aimed at inspiring and encouraging youths to be actively involved in keeping the art form alive was recently [...]
Noise nuisance at Grove, E. B.D
Dear Editor, I am a very old and sickly citizen who resides in Grove, East Bank Demerara. Our village was once a very peaceful neighbourhood, which I useed to enjoy and that’s how it is supposed to be. However, last year my neighbour opened a Wash Bay. I still can’t understand how the Guyana Lands [...]
M&CC commences litter prevention programme in Lodge
With a US$75,000 grant from the Japanese Government, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown was yesterday able to commence an initiative which is geared at reducing the problem of litter in the city. Lodge Housing Scheme was the target community for the commencement of the initiative which saw the strategic placement of litter bins [...]
GPL needs to get its act together
Dear Editor, I read your news article on the GPL prepaid issue. First, let me say you were fair and balance and of course first in bringing us the news. Like most Guyanese I looked at all the news cast and I wonder where we are going. I am a resident of North Ruimveldt and [...]
Cock- eye politics can retard progress
Dear Editor, The government of Belize has moved with alacrity to renationalise its telecommunications sector to protect its national interests, according to Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The amazing thing is that the government takeover of the Telemedia company was done in a matter of days with the Governor General signing the bill into law on [...]
Corbin snubs PSC dinner invite
“…I will not sit and be pontificated upon by President Jagdeo” The Leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin, has refused an invitation by the Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Cpt. Gerry Gouveia, to attend the body’s gala dinner at which President Bharrat Jagdeo will be delivering the feature address. Corbin by way of [...]
