HUBBLE TURNS 20
In the daily grind of life, it can be quite easy to forget that we are inhabitants of a vast universe; that we reside on the third smallest planet in a system of nine revolving around a medium sized star in a galaxy of hundreds of billions of stars. The Hubble Space Telescope, however, has [...]
The more you live the more you learn about people
Dear Editor, I stopped writing letters in the press because there is a nauseating level of ignorant insensitivity that emanate from the pages of all the print media houses in Guyana as it relates to issues involving or connected with Guyanese of African descent. That is why it is so urgent and important that there [...]
Final goodbyes said for retired Chief Justice Joaquim Gonsalves-Sabola
As if it were a prince of real royal blood, the life of a Guyanese who made Bahamas his home proudly was laid to rest on Friday April 16, in statesmanship fashion. Tributes of honour and opulence were many for the late Sir Joaquim Claudino Gonsalves-Sabola who dedicated most of his life to the legal [...]
Clarence Ellis has left a legacy
Dear Editor, It was quite touching to see Ravi Dev acknowledge the life of the recently departed Clarence Frederick Ellis. It was not surprising because Ravi has always had the courage to be honest. Ravi’s words do sum up this “good man” when he wrote, “Over the last two decades, I have had extended colloquies [...]
Melanie residents clash with villager over fence around old bus shed
A villager’s move to erect a fence around an old bus shed and on what is Government’s reserve has several of his neighbours crying foul. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Public Works had ordered a roadside stall on that same plot of land on the road leading to Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, to [...]
Kamla is the most liked politician in T&T
Dear Editor, According to NACTA’s latest survey in Trinidad, UNC and Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar is more liked than PNM Leader and Prime Minister Patrick Manning and COP Leader Winston Dookeran. However, this does not mean she is favoured to win the May general elections. In fact, according to the poll’s findings, the election is [...]
Trust building is a work in progress
Dear Editor, I wrote in 2004 the following: “…President Bharrat Jagdeo presented the PPP/C’s position on inclusive governance in 2003 at the State House. The paper came at a time when everybody seems to have an opinion on shared governance. However, the President’s paper, true to form, sustains a long established tradition where the PPP [...]
Fighting Sexual Violence
The unanimous passing of the Sexual Offences Bill 2009 last Thursday night by the National Assembly is a landmark event for a host of reasons. Coming as it does in the wake of the latest high-profile allegations of predatory sexual assault on hapless children it is nothing if not timely. The national psyche has been [...]
First two Mayor’s Cup semi-finalists will be decided tonight at GFC
The first two semi-final places will be decided tonight at the Georgetown Football Club ground when action in the Annual Mayor’s Cup football championship continue at the venue starting at 6:00pm with a double header. Fans should be in for a treat. The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will oppose Uprising in the night’s opening encounter, [...]
Mackeson Super Ward Final Four begins tonight
- Linden vs Georgetown rivalry anticipated Tonight one team will know whether or not it will have a crack at the $500,000 first place prize in the Mackeson National Super Ward Basketball Championships following last night’s conclusion of the first round of competition. Only the outcome of the games last night could have determined the [...]
Tools for community training on climate change launched
Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation (Iwokrama) and Conservation International Guyana (CI-Guyana) jointly launched a publication, Climate Change & the Role of Forests — A Community Manual this week. The manual is a key part of a set of tools designed to enhance community understanding of the issues related to climate change and the [...]
‘Guyana Model Search’ begins in earnest
By Mondale Smith The road to the staging of the annual ‘Guyana Model Search,’ began on Thursday evening at the poolside of the Tower Hotel on Main Street. Headed by Sonia Noel, the exciting quest goes beyond finding Guyana’s next top male and female models to also finding new stylists and designers. Donning mostly black [...]
Ireland – A team with a mission in the ICC W T-20, 2010 West Indies
By Colin E. H. Croft Ireland plays cricket as was played in the Caribbean in 1970’s and 1980’s; with gusto, tremendous determination and the demeanor of a team with real love of the cricket game. Team manager, Roy Torrens, a massive man of great bonhomie, reminded me thusly: “We can compete very favourably with any [...]
Neil Kumar is on the ball
Government must also support a National Cricket League By Sean Devers Guyana’s Director of Sports and Parliamentarian Neil Kumar last Sunday called for the formation of a National 20/20 Cricket League and said that the Guyana Cricket Board along with corporate citizens must take our cricket seriously and in a business way move it to [...]
Indian Arrival Committee looks to revive tassa drumming
The Indian film industry exerts a strong influence on the song and dances of East Indians in Guyana, so much so that the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) fears that the musical traditions of those who came from India under indentureship are fading. As a result, the IAC will use its countrywide melas to celebrate 172 [...]
Audio Visual Industries Network to be launched tomorrow
The Guyana Audiovisual Industries Network (GAIN), which was formed in 2009 to elevate skills and competencies of people who work in the creative industries, will be launched tomorrow. The Network will be hosting a symposium at the National Library to coincide with World Intellectual Property Rights Day, which is marked around the world. The theme of the symposium is: [...]
Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Post-Arrival day meet set for May 16
The Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club will hold its Post Arrival Day race meet at the on Sunday May 16 at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne Berbice. Seven races are carded for the day and entries close on Saturday May 8 with no provision being made for late entries. The organisers have stated that owners of horses [...]
LAWLESSNESS IN HIGH PLACES: ACCOUNTING AND FIREARMS
An examination of the 2008 Report of the Auditor General and a review of the recently Gazetted Regulations made by Minister Rohee under the Firearms Act, demonstrate that with every passing day the Jagdeo Administration continues to demonstrate a total disregard for the laws of Guyana. The Fiscal Management and Accountability Act 2003 (FMAA), provides [...]
The sleeping giant could awake
- Langevine ready to create upsets His name is not synonymous with many of the local racing greats, but what Ike Langevine has done was to create a niche of his own that could become a legacy at the end of what can be predicted as an illustrious career. Langevine has been honing his skills [...]
PC, Bishops’ High advance in GBTI impromptu speaking competition
President’s College and Bishops’ High ruled when the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) sponsored Inter-Secondary School Impromptu Speaking Competition for fourth formers continued on Thursday. Competitions were held at the GBTI Recreational Centre and in the first contest President’s College defeated Marian Academy with a score of 660 points as against the [...]
Agri. contracts worth $398 million signed
- State-of-the-art seed paddy facility to be constructed Last Friday, 19 contractors were awarded projects in the agriculture sector amounting to $398.5 million, including one to construct a state-of-the-art seed paddy facility in Berbice. Eighteen of the contracts fall under the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) while the other contract – for the seed [...]
Fitness Express & Windjammer Int. Hotel supports HRC
One week away from showdown As athletes wind down preparations ahead of the Second Hugh Ross Classic Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships, Corporate Guyana continues to add their unflinching support to guarantee a successful show. On Friday afternoon last, Fitness Express, the complete health and fitness store of Sheriff & John Streets Campbellville and Windjammer International [...]
Dyna’s Media X1 face CID headquarters on Monday night
The Dyna’s Media X1 will face a CID Headquarters combination from 19:30hrs on Monday evening in a feature 20/20 Tapeball cricket match. The Media, who are preparing to battle a Guyana Cricket Board X1 in the DJ Stress 20/20 cricket Festival at the Guyana National Stadium on July 4, are using a number of hardball [...]
Anhinga (Darter or Snakebird)
The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and classified as near-threatened by the IUCN. The term “snakebird” is usually used without any additions to signify whichever of the completely allopatric species occurs [...]
Guyanese boxing promoter looks to the ‘big times’
Guyanese boxing promoter Seon Bristol is headed to the ‘big times’. He will stage a boxing card on May 7 at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino which will have Guyanese ‘Deadly’ Denny Dalton battling Hector Camacho Jnr in a 10-round middleweight bout for the WBF Inter Continental title as one of the main events. According [...]
