Avinash Persaud finishes among the leaders
The 2010 ANSA McAl 103rd Trinidad & Tobago Open Amateur Golf Championships concluded on Sunday last at the St. Andrews Golf Club in Moka Maraval, with a sudden death play-off to decide the Championship winner. Guyana’s Avinash Persaud, sponsored by Universal Sports of Guyana, who came into the 4th and final day, six shots behind [...]
Pacesetters win twice in one night
Courts Pacesetters won twice in one night to boost their confidence Sunday night when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Division I and III Leagues continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Pacesetters opened the night with a Division III 77-51 points’ win against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) with Kieth Tute scoring 17 points, [...]
Police look to deal with corruption, other challenges
Unsatisfactory handling of reports of domestic violence and continuing allegations of corruption were among the challenges which faced the Guyana Police Force last year. Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, on Friday, said that some of the deficiencies observed at the station and the sub-divisional include the unsatisfactory handling of reports of domestic violence. Among [...]
City Hall baffled over land development near Chinese Embassy
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) is seeking to ascertain who is behind the clearing of the plot of land north of the Chinese Embassy on Mandela Avenue. With the certainty that the land was being cleared by an unauthorised developer, Deputy City Engineer, Lloyd Alleyne, backed by a team of enforcement officials [...]
Excitement building ahead of 5th One Day domino competition
Banks DIH, Sterling Products, Stag Beer& Western Union on board All the top domino teams in Guyana are gearing up for battle in the 5th Annual Lyall Gittens organised One-Day competition set for Sunday at the National Gymnasium. And while the teams are getting hyped, Corporate Guyana has also been showing their support for what [...]
Gold declarations plunge 40% in January
Miners have expressed worry over the state of the industry as declaration to the Guyana Gold Board plunged by 40 per cent for January alone and a loss of confidence among miners is being blamed. According to the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA), while it does not have the projections for February, indications [...]
Cavalier Sports Club appeals for corporate assistance
Public Relations Officer of the Cavalier Sports and Tour Club (CSTC), Maria Nelson is appealing to the government and members of the business community for corporate support towards the success of local race walkers. She made this appeal at the prize giving ceremony of the just concluded 40th Independence anniversary where some of the country’s [...]
8 Athletes short-listed for Junior CARIFTA Games
Final team to be named after AAG meeting Kaieteur Sport understands that eight athletes were short-listed on the Junior CARIFTA Games team that will represent Guyana in the Cayman Island early in April following the trials that were held on Sunday at Police Sports Club Ground. The team was supposed to have been selected yesterday [...]
Singh, Ramcharran blast tons as Canal Number 2 hammer Wales
National middle order batsman Gajanand Singh and Chabiraj Ramcharran fashioned entertaining centuries in a 235-run third wicket partnership to spearhead host Canal Number 2 to an emphatic 289-run win against Wales Community Development Centre on Sunday in the New Aqua Farm 40-over West Demerara cricket competition. In sultry conditions, Canal Number 2 Sports Club rattled [...]
Dr Anthony, Robert Corbin expected to share stage at AY&SC annual Awards
The Achievers Youth and Sports Club (AY&SC) of West Coast Berbice will be holding its 8th Annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday March 20, 2010, to honour outstanding members of the club for the year 2009. The activity will be held at the Fort Wellington Secondary School commencing from 14:00 hrs, and according to the Region [...]
Guyana’s men win bronze at NACAC C/ships
Forde was first Caribbean athlete to finish By Edison Jefford On the heels of Cleveland Forde’s overall fifth place finish at the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Guyana’s male team won bronze among the competing nations. Forde was the first Caribbean athlete to cross the finish line in [...]
Griffith delighted to meet Gayle
West Indies Under-19 opening batsman Trevon Griffith was delighted to have been in the company of his favourite West Indian player, Digicel-sponsored Captain, Chris Gayle. Griffith represented series sponsor Digicel at the toss to commence the First Digicel One Day International at the Guyana National Stadium. “It was a great opportunity to be out standing [...]
GAPF & MCY&S promises a competition second to none, six countries expected
By Franklin Wilson All systems are in place for what is being touted to be the best ever Annual International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Caribbean Islands Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships set for the Princess Hotel March 18-20. At a joint Press Conference hosted yesterday by the host, Guyana Amateur Powerlifting [...]
Stephenson achieves PB in 50 & 200m breaststroke at ASATT meet
Jessica Stephenson, one of the two swimmers selected by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association for the CARIFTA Games set for the Cayman Islands has achieved Personal Best (PB) times in the 50m and 200m breast stroke at the ASATT Open Long Course Invitational Meet in the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. Representing Marlins [...]
Nowhere is it evident that Guyana falls into a category of dictatorship
Dear Editor, I have followed with much interest, calls that this country has an elected dictatorship with several references to the American Theorist, Fareed Zakaria’s highly controversial writings on the state of democracy in many countries. Far as I am aware Zakaria advocates authoritarian rule to democracy as he sees it in today’s society, with [...]
Show footage of Cool Square shooting
Dear Editor, I have read the reports in the newspaper and heard the news on television about the killing of a Canadian based Guyanese at a popular bar. I’ve also been privileged to see footage of the actual attack on television and I was really impressed, since I was convinced that the police were given [...]
‘Big Brother will be watching’
Dear Editor, On collecting my paper last Sunday morning (07-03-10) I was immediately put off by a most unpleasant quote printed on the front page of the Chronicle: “Big Brother will be watching”. This quote was taken from a press conference held by Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee. I wouldn’t even bother to debate [...]
My aha moment
Dear Editor, The inspirational chapter with my journey of sports begun with “Chariots of Fire”, the 1981 Oscar movie award winner; the story is about two British track athletes (a determined Jew and a devout Christian) who would sacrifice anything, but their honour at the 1924 Olympics. This in my book is a masterpiece and [...]
America-based Guyanese students are worried about their college future
Dear Editor, Guyanese American students, as well as other students, are badly hurting from the ongoing economic slump in America being forced to pay higher tuition and facing a cut back in educational services. The federal and state governments have cut back on financial aid to needy college students. Needy students are entitled to college [...]
What a political flip-flop!
Dear Editor, The recent letters on the topic Mr. Ralph Ramkarran brought up about overseas voting has enlightened many readers on this subject, whether it’s nay or aye. I do not understand, comprehend or can rationalise what came into Ramkarran’s head to come up with such a nonsensical idea to place before the Guyanese public. [...]
Another year and women’s lot has not changed
Yesterday was an internationally acclaimed day for women all over the world. It was a United Nations designated day in the wake of the recognition that women are as integral to global development as the men in a male-dominated world. Even the laws were so designed that women remained subservient to the men folk. For [...]
