Sarwan is valuable to Windies team
Says former Test batman Maurice Foster By Sean Devers in Jamaica The outrageous sacking of experienced West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan from the West Indies cricket team has ignited lots of debate around the region as the Caribbean side prepares to tour Sri Lanka next month. Sixty-seven year-old former Jamaica and West Indies [...]
Boxing Board President, Top promoter issues call for boxers’ return
Head of the People’s Syndicate Promotions Keith Bazilio has issued an impassioned plea to the boxers that have recently defected to the United States of America to return home before it is too late. He feels that there is still some time to repair the damage caused by their actions while the issue is in [...]
Rising Sun Rodeo one week away and more businesses coming on Board
Samuel Whyte With just over one week away from Rodeo time more businesses are coming on board and have joined with the Rising Sun Rodeo Committee as they seek to get their names associated with the event, which is the only one of its kind on the coast. The date is Sunday October 31 and [...]
Digicel dispatches aid plane to Haiti to assist with cholera outbreak
KINGSTON, JAMAICA. Digicel, on Friday, dispatched a plane loaded with vital relief supplies to assist the people of Haiti. With a cholera outbreak in the central part of the country which has so far claimed the lives of some 142 people – and with a further 1,500 cases to date of people suffering from severe [...]
Guysuco thump Media XI to win Softball cricket competition in Berbice
Guysuco defeated the Berbice Media eleven by seven wickets to win the 10/10 softball cricket competition when the inaugural Berbice Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with other Corporate Business entities in Berbice held a day of sport and fun day. The final of the cricket competition which was held over from last week due to [...]
Why waste resources on deportee monitoring?
- domestic criminals are creating more problems While Guyana, like some of its CARICOM counterparts, maintains a policy of monitoring criminal deportees, there is emerging evidence that the forced re-migrants’ involvement in criminal activities is declining. Local police officials, while not entirely in favour of scrapping the initiative of monitoring deportees, believe that the focus [...]
Floodlights defeat Ministry of Sports, Wellwoman beat Lusignan Street Warriors
Last Friday night at the MCY&S Ground on Carifesta Ave. Floodlights defeated Ministry of Sports in a thrilling 25 overs softball match. Ministry of Sports urged by their cheer leaders batted first and made a challenging 181 for 8 off 25 overs. Bashir Khan top scored with 58, Kamal Khan 33 and Patrick Stewart 32. [...]
Man hides under fish ice box, recognises engine robbers
Two men from Fisherman Quarters, Better Hope, were nabbed yesterday after they decided to steal two boat engines but were seen by a watchman. The men were found with one of the engines at a home after police conducted a raid. According to reports yesterday, on Friday night a group of men used a small [...]
Family refutes accusations, says boy was attacked
A Craig family has refuted accusations that its members invaded a private school last Wednesday. They said that the officials at educational facility handled the matter badly. As a matter of fact, the father of the 11-year-old student said that his son suffered injuries after he was surrounded by a group of other students at [...]
Excitement anticipated at Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club Meet today
With four million reasons (dollars) and trophies at stake action today promises to be full of exciting races when the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club in collaboration with Jumbo Jet Auto Sales hosts a grand one day horseracing meeting at the Bel Air Number 6 Village, West Coast Berbice racetrack. Some of the leading racehorses [...]
Policeman robbed by police officer’s son
… Oops! Wrong Target Two robbers who decided that their target was an easy mark, found out that it was not such a good idea, since their victim turned out to be an off-duty policeman. To compound matters, the incident took place a few hundred yards from the Grove Police Station. One of the bandits [...]
Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products hands over contribution
Humphrey’s Bakery & Farm Products located at Ketley Street, Charlestown on Thursday handed over a cheque to the organisers of the Troy Humphrey/Sammy Barker Memorial cycling Meet set for next Sunday in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden. Melanie Humphrey-Berkley handed over the cheque to President of the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) Brian Allen in [...]
Wesleyan Church honours stalwart during “Month of the Elderly”
Eighty-seven-year-old Amy Geraldine Layne of 75 Norton Street, Lodge, was yesterday given a memorable experience when she was visited by some of the young children of the Mountain Heights Wesleyan Church who dedicated a song to her “Let the worshippers arise”. The visitors also presented the senior citizen with a gift hamper. The children were [...]
Drug dealer jailed
A man who was caught with cocaine and marijuana was on Friday found guilty on two counts of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. He was sentenced to two years in jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo, when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court. The man, Shilander Persaud, 33, of [...]
Cartoons Sun. Oct. 24, 2010
12-year-old remains in police custody beyond 72 hours
The 12-year-old boy who has been detained since Wednesday by ranks of the Turkeyen Police Station, remained in police custody up to press time yesterday. The child’s mother, Sonia Drayton, told this newspaper that she visited the Turkeyen Police yesterday and was again told that she will not be allowed to see her son. Since [...]
Police shoot cutlass wielding Essequibian
Police have said the man who confronted them with a cutlass on Friday is in custody. Trevor Piper of Sand Pit, Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast was shot after police ranks were forced to open fire. According to the police, Piper, who was struck in the leg, whipped out a cutlass he was carrying on his person [...]
Thieves break into post office, pensioners not paid
Pensioners who turned up at the Danielstown Post Office on Friday were denied their Government stipulated earnings. They were told by the Postmaster in charged that the office was broken into. The Postmaster could not ascertain how much money was missing but he was able to point to the combination safe, which was damaged. He [...]
Alpha maintain dominance with 3-0 thumping of Buxton; Seawall edge Victoria Kings 1-0
Defending champions Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United maintained their dominance of the Guyana Football Federation Super League Championship with a 3-0 thumping of Buxton United when play continued on Friday evening at the GFC Ground, Bourda. Also recording an exciting win on the night was West Demerara’s Seawall FC who staved off a stern challenge from [...]
The Sanderling
The Sanderling is a small wader which is a circumpolar Arctic breeder. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. It is somewhat unlike other sandpipers in appearance, which has led to [...]
Recent Maternal Deaths… Jagdeo orders independent investigation
President Bharrat Jagdeo has ordered an independent investigation into the recent spate of maternal deaths at the New Amsterdam Hospital and has promised that should negligence found to be the cause, then those culpable will face the brunt of disciplinary action. Jagdeo was at the time addressing media operatives and said that a strong message [...]
VAT no burden, no need to revise it – Jagdeo
Head of State Bharrat Jagdeo says that he does not see the Value Added Tax as a burden and as such, there is no need to revise it with a view to lower the rate. This disclosure was made during a recent press briefing held by Jagdeo who said that the fact that the VAT [...]
WICB mourns the loss of Barbados Prime Minister Hon David Thompson
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board on Saturday expressed deepest sympathies to the Government and people of Barbados on the passing of Prime Minister, the Honourable David John Howard Thompson. In a message of condolence, WICB President, Dr Julian Hunte said Prime Minister Thompson was a true friend of cricket and held [...]
Ministry of sport mourns passing of cycling stalwart Ulric Pollydore
Former President of the Kaieteur Cycling Club and the Guyana Cycling Federation Ulric Pollydore rode the final race of life a few days ago and the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport has expressed sadness at his passing. In a release the ministry said, “The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport mourns the passing of [...]
DCMCO 15-overs Countrywide Softball cricket continues today
Play in the District of Columbia Metro Organisation (DCMCO) 15 Overs round hand knockout Countrywide Softball Cricket Tournament organized by The Guyana Softball League continues today with several matches. The Fixtures today: ESSEQUIBO COAST ZONE: Richmond Ground: Winner of North Zone versus Winner of South Zone Winner of match 1 (on Saturday) versus Teneeze Farm (Pomeroon Winner) ESSEQUIBO [...]
