Top jockeys on show for Kennard Memorial Turf Club August Race Meet
Turfites attended the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Phagwah Day Horseracing meet last March in anticipation of top class entertainment and after witnessing several exciting races between the nation’s top horses, felt satiated but still anticipated the next event of this nature. The organizes ensured that the wait was not a prolonged one and come [...]
GPHC medical laboratory certified for the seventh time
In fulfillment of the GYS 170:2003 standard, which is the general requirement for the operation of a medical laboratory, the Medical Laboratory of the Georgetown Public Hospital was on Thursday certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards. At a simple forum, Director of the Medical Laboratory of the public hospital, Dr Pheona Mohamed-Rambaran, was [...]
Mayor, company at odds over electronic billboard near Stabroek Market
Mayor Hamilton Green has said he is unaware that permission was granted to have the electronic billboard erected in the vicinity of the Stabroek Market. He said that at the last council meeting the issue of the placement of the electronic billboard was discussed. Green, however, explained he has no problems with the other two [...]
Guyanese in London protest schoolboy’s killing
Guyanese protested Thursday outside Guyana High Commission at Bayswater in Central London against human rights violations in Guyana. This protest was organised to seek justice for 16-year-old schoolboy Kelvin Fraser, who was brutally gunned down at school by the Guyana Police on Monday, June 7, 2010. It has taken over three weeks for a charge [...]
Two day Emancipation floodlight Softball cricket tourney to start July 31
Attractive prizes at stake Full Group Entertainment and the Guyana Softball League will stage a floodlight softball cricket competition on Saturday July 31 and Sunday August 1 at the Ogle ground on the East Coast, Demerara. This competition will be organized in two categories; females and males open and will feature all the top teams [...]
Tutorial Academy Secondary School win championship
Tutorial Academy Secondary School (TASS) overpowered New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary (NAMS) 41-24 to come out winners in the finals of the 12th Annual Hilbert ‘Old Beef’ Humphrey Memorial schools basketball competition which was played at the Vryman’s Erven basketball court in New Amsterdam. After successfully negating their way through the preliminary and semi-finals stages of [...]
All systems in place for Alness Race Meet
As race day quickly approaches, authorities of the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club (RCMTC) of Alness Village Corentyne have ensured that all systems are in place for the grand season opener Horse Race Meet which is set for this Sunday, at the club’s track at Alness, Corentyne, Berbice. With this being the first Meet of [...]
Region’s careless treatment of records leaves woman penniless
A Linden woman is contemplating what to do to get herself out of her predicament. According to the woman, 52-year-old Laverne Fraser, of 226 Blue Berry Hill, Linden, she has not worked for over a year now, because of health complications. She said that at this time she has no source of income because no [...]
FIFA’s Marketing Consultants report with GFF
The recommendations from FIFA Senior Manager of Member Associations Services Urs Zanitti and Marketing Consultant of Member Associations Professionalism Programme Chris Collie who visited Guyana earlier this year for a three –day visit as guest of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) are now with the governing body. This is according to President of the GFF [...]
Neighbours save Cummings Lodge house
Swift action by some residents of Seventh Field, South Cummings Lodge, yesterday saved a house from being completely destroyed by fire. Reports are that around 11:00 hours yesterday fire broke out in a bedroom of the lower flat of a two-storey house located at 696 Seventh Field, Cummings Lodge. A neighbour, Indira Bridgemohan, noticed the [...]
GOAL Project progressing smoothly – Klass
- Talk of 2014 WC qualification wishful thinking By Rawle Welch President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass speaking with Kaieteur Sport at the entity’s Head Office yesterday said that the FIFA GOAL Project situated at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo is progressing smoothly and he expects the first phase to be completed on [...]
GCB fix practice matches for female cricketers
The Guyana Cricket Board has scheduled three practice matches for Police Sports Club ground on the July 6 and 8 and the Everest Cricket Club ground on July 7. Matches start at 9:30hrs and the GCB has called up 27 players to participate in those games. The players called are:June Ogle-Thomas, Melanie Henry, Kumarie Persaud, [...]
CPOYC defeat Guyana Fire Service in feature cricket match
Central Police Operational Youth Club (CPOYC) defeated Guyana Fire Service (GFS) by 24 runs in a feature 20/20 softball cricket match which was played recently at the Rose Hall Estate Community Centre Ground in Canje and was sponsored by the Republic Bank New Amsterdam Branch. Scores in the match were; Police operational Youth Club batted [...]
Second wave of court action stalls Parliamentary Debate-PNCR
The second round of Court action in the form of a further motion by Ramon Gaskin to challenge the US$15.4M contract awarded to Makeshwar Fip Motilall of Synergy Holdings Inc., has caused another stall in the parliamentary debate. This was confirmed by party Vice Chairman, Basil Williams, who told media operatives yesterday during a party [...]
Top teams intensifying preparations
Most of the top teams locally have signalled their intentions to participate in the Castrol Strikers / Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF)-organised Tournament which is being sponsored by Tradewind Tankers, Shipping Company based in Barcelona, Spain. According to the Organisers, the tournament is expected to run over three months with games being played at the Cliff [...]
FIRST VISIT BACK HOME : A VIEW FROM INSIDE-OUT
I stood in line at the airport waiting to be checked in. There were quite a few persons in front of us and most of them were traveling with more than one family member. The line was therefore moving slowly, but no problem; there was plenty to time, time enough to strike up a conversation [...]
Vieira, King set to renew rivalry
Nearly all the top competitors in every category have confirmed participation for the second round of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club Race Meeting which is scheduled to be staged on July 18, at the South Dakota Circuit. Fans will be eager to see the renewed rivalry between Mark Vieira in his more reliable [...]
Digicel & Banks DIH Coca Cola backing Lady Jags to qualify
Makes financial contribution to GFF Digicel and Banks DIH Limited yesterday threw their weight behind the ‘Lady Jags’ to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup by defeating Cuba this afternoon at the GCC Ground Bourda in their return clash of the home and away tie. At their respective entities, both companies expressed confidence that the [...]
PSC urges businesses to stock up to stabilise prices
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is urging all businesses to contribute to domestic price stability by ensuring that they maintain adequate stocks and supplies of merchandise throughout the year. This call is being made in recognition of the fact that suppliers contribute to inflationary pressures by increasing prices when goods are in short supply, PSC [...]
Nathoo, Nandalall surrender games, Khan turns in improved performance
Former National Junior Champion, Taffin Khan rebounded from a first round loss to Karl Rapon of Martinique to defeat Barbadian Michael Barker, in the process avenging an earlier loss by his countryman Loris Nathoo to the same player on the first day of the tournament when play in the FIDE rated chess tournament continued at [...]
Lady Jags in Hell: The story of Cuba
Guyana’s female football team is in action today at GCC. If you need to talk about the hell that they experienced in the failed, fascist state of Cuba, then talk to them. I believe they will speak to you. Some of them may not. They may still be livid or even traumatised at their Faustian [...]
Man remanded for beating wife
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, yesterday remanded a man who was accused of beating his wife. The man, Brian Teixeira, 30, of 279 Independence Boulevard La Penitence, was not required to plead to the indictable offense of assault causing actual bodily harm. It was alleged that on June 25, he assaulted his wife Onika Nebblet. [...]
T&T team here to win DJ Stress 20/20 Festival
Nagamootoo not afraid of big name players By Sean Devers Having led his Trinidad club side Moosie Sports Club to promotion to Trinidad’s division one status this season, former Guyana and West Indies leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo feels his side can upset favorites New Line Cavaliers in today’s semi-final of the DJ Stress 20/20 cricket tournament [...]
Recommendations of Expert Committee will be implemented – Minister Ramsammy
“I can safely say that whatever are the recommendations made by the Committee, I have instructed the Chief Medical Officer to implement them,” said Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy. The Minister was at the time commenting on the status of the investigation into the maternal death of 38-year-old Waheeda Basil, who died after giving [...]
Race walkers to battle for Caricom Day honours
The Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) is currently finalizing plans to celebrate the 6th Race walk month during the month of August. Activities would be held under the theme, ‘keep alive, keep walking,’ and apart from the qualitative local participation, would also include an overseas delegation from among Caricom Nationals. Meanwhile, local race walkers [...]
