Sheila Holder to be buried in Brooklyn on Saturday
Former Alliance for Change (AFC) Prime Ministerial Candidate, Sheila Holder, is to be buried on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York. The thanksgiving service to celebrate her life will be held at the Church of St. Mark Episcopal/Anglican, 1417 Union Street Brooklyn, New York. Following the service, the long-time politician will be interned at the [...]
Edghill to step down from ERC
- as injunction dismissed The injunction and a Conservatory Order which was granted by the High Court earlier this year, “directing and ordering” three men from “holding themselves out as Chairman and members” of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), were officially dismissed yesterday by Justice Diana Insanally. The court order was issued by [...]
Fire destroys Retrieve home in community without hydrants
-fire tenders forced to refill from Bosai plant several minutes away With tears streaming down his face, Linden resident Morris Marshall watched helplessly yesterday as his two-storey home with all his belongings inside went up in flames at Retrieve, Linden. The fire, which started shortly after 17:00 hrs, is believed to be of [...]
Stabroek News at 25: Oh what a society Guyanese live in!
I say sorry to my readers for departing from the election campaign currently capturing the attention of the entire land. I couldn’t and would not have wanted to miss offering an analysis of a 32-page supplement published by the Stabroek News in its Monday edition to celebrate its 25 year of existence. The role of [...]
THE GOOD LIFE IS HERE
Guyanese do not appreciate just how good they have it. They may not have all the things that they want but judging from what is seen, the good life is here already. People just have to learn how to enjoy it. No Guyanese have to wake up and face below zero degrees temperature. They do [...]
Dem boys seh…De Marriott is a big washing machine fuh de Bees
De government building hotels and they got to know something that nobody ain’t know. Everybody else selling out dem hotel. De foreign people sell out Pegasus; Zoom Inn sell out, Zoom Out sell out too. Fall Out, Fall Inn, Jump Inn, and Jump Out now for sale. But de government jumping in. Dem boys [...]
Human Rights
It has been our hope that the issue of Human Rights would have been ventilated by the politicians during this period of debate and discussion. There have been many instances in which there were claims that the human rights of citizens were violated – and not only by the state. Regarded as the [...]
West Indies cruising at 267-2 vs India
MUMBAI, India (AP) — West Indies made a superb start in the third and final test against India as half-centuries from its top four batsmen led the visitors to 267-2 on the first day. Kirk Edwards was batting on 65 at the close and left-hander Darren Bravo on 57, the pair capitalising on a [...]
Guyana’s Red Jags finish 3rd in Beach Soccer tourney
Moving into uncharted territory, Guyana’s footballers continue to turn heads with the Guyana ‘Red Jaguars’ out of the Mining Town of Linden finishing third in the Second Annual BagoSports Beach Football Invitational Tournament (BSBFIT) in Trinidad and Tobago last weekend. The BagoSports Limited (a multi-sport company which is designed to develop and promote sports [...]
Banned for life! – Doping panel shows sprinter Mullings no mercy
Jamaica Observer – Jamaican athlete Steve Mullings was Monday handed a lifetime ban from all sports by the three-member Jamaica Anti-Doping disciplinary panel, after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Furosemide during the National Track and Field Senior Trials in June. The panel, consisting of chairman Lennox Gayle, former FIFA referee Peter Prendergast [...]
6th annual IPF/NAPF/Caribbean Powerlifting C/ships 2012 …Barker, Stoby, Chesney & Thomas headline Guyana team
The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) in its bid to maintain dominance at the Caribbean and regional levels, released the names of its team that will be representing the Golden Arrowhead at the 6th Annual IPF/NAPF/Caribbean Powerlifting championships scheduled for St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands next March. Headlining the powerful Guyana team is Female [...]
Footballers collect Ministry Inter Block 7:15 zone prizes
Footballers on the West Coast Demerara that were engaged in the Inter-block 7 a-side football tournament traveled to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Main Street office where they received their respective prizes after dominating their respective Zones of the nationwide tournament. The winners of the respective villages received $50,000 and a trophy. The [...]
Benn says he never clarified any issue with ECB
-reaffirms his position to not represent region By Edison Jefford Former national fast bowler, Trevor Benn has indicated that he never clarified any issue with the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) as was previously reported. He said the missive that appeared in Kaieteur Sport on October 17, 2011 was solely the ECB’s perspective. Benn [...]
K & S Football tournament attracts more sponsors
The Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament has attracted more sponsors on their 22nd annual football extravaganza, which will be featuring Jamaican Reggae Artiste Jah Cure and two international DJ’s at the final fixed for National Stadium, Providence on January 1, 2012. The annual exciting event saw Dale Bascom and Vibert ‘Cookie’ Bernard, both of [...]
Goals galore light up GFA / President Beer Super League
It was goals galore when play in the GFA / President Beer Super League continued on Sunday with a triple header at the GFC ground. In the highest scoring match of the day, the rapidly improving Northern Rangers unit inflicted a 10-1 drubbing on a hapless Houston Stars team that were clearly [...]
Net Rockers are UDFA U15 League champs
Host club Net Rockers FC trounced Eagles United 4-1 to win the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Under- 15 League which concluded over the weekend. From the start of the championship game, the host Net Rockers looked the part as they enjoyed better ball possession, it did not come as a surprise when [...]
Anjue and Hamlet Park, Mahaicony, Horserace Meet off
The authorities at the Anjue and Hamlet Park racing club situated at Branch Road Mahaicony has decided to call off the planned one day horserace Meet which was set for Sunday November 27 due to several unforeseen circumstances. Also the event is too close to the National Elections which is set for the next [...]
National U-17 team to be encamped from tomorrow
As preparations commence for T&T trip next month The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) announced yesterday that the encampment of Guyana Under-17 cricket team and stand-byes will begin tomorrow at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence at LBI on the East Coast of Demerara. Cricket Operations member of the GCB Robin Singh informed [...]
Tradewind Tankers Volleyball Tournament…Unavailability of venue forces delay in tournament completion
The Tradewind Tankers Volleyball Tournament organised by the Castrol Strikers has been put on hold because of the unavailability of the venue to host the final leg of competition. According to member of the organising committee Adolph Davis, repeated checks at the National Sports Commission to ascertain when the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall [...]
Good Success, Sans Souci march into final
Good Success and Sans Souci have booked their places in the final of the Wakenaam Cricket Committee\ Thakur Lokram twenty \ 20 competition after recording convincing victories in their respective semifinal matches last Sunday at the Wakenaam Community Center ground. In the first game, Good Success made light work of Sans Souci Jaguars wining the [...]
Letter to the Sports Editor…RE: East Coast Jaguars Complaints to WICB
Dear Editor, The East Coast Jaguars net run rate was a non-issue in determining qualification for the Carib beer/ Pepsi 20/20 competition. The East Coast team failed to present themselves and a team list as required at the scheduled start of the game, despite being asked to do so, the manager, coach and [...]
GTC PM tame Jaguars to win Balram Shane Volleyball challenge match
Guysuco Training Centre/ Port Mourant GTC/PM won the Balram Shane Volleyball competition when they defeated Arch Rivals Port Mourant Jaguars 3-1. Using all their speed, tricks, guile and power the GTCPM lads were able to entrap the Jaguars before destroying them 25-17, 22-25, 25-18 and 25-17 in the match which was played on [...]
Shawna Gentle is 2011 Pegasus Open Ladies Champion
Seventeen year old Shawna Gentle dethroned 2010 Ladies Champion Carol Humphrey in a high quality final at the Pegasus Courts to claim the coveted title. Humphrey who has been a fixture in the Ladies finals over the years battled hard in the first set against Gentle as the pair traded breaks before evening [...]
Winston Murray is looking down
Dear Editor, A year ago one of Guyana’s finest sons passed away. Winston Shripal Murray went to the Great Beyond on the 22nd November, 2010. And although we were all devastated by his passing we were confident that the legacy he left behind would be a source of comfort as well as inspiration. Here [...]
Diversity is a wedge in this country
Dear Editor, In every society the minority does not only have the right to be heard but to also actively participate in the governance of its business. In the current system where a government with a simple majority behaves as though it holds the transport for the country and the citizens are their subjects, [...]
