Darren Bravo all smiles on return to Windies colours
Bridgetown, Barbados — Darren Bravo says he is back to his old self, feeling 100 percent fit, and West Indies cricket fans can expect to see him at his best during the upcoming International Cricket Council’s World T20 tournament in Sri Lanka. The stylish left-hander was sidelined with an injury earlier this year but made [...]
Williams blanks Hlavackova to reach quarter-finals
(Reuters) – Serena Williams demolished unseeded Czech Andrea Hlavackova with a ‘double bagel’ 6-0 6-0 victory at the U.S. Open on Monday to set up a quarter-finals showdown with Serbian Ana Ivanovic. The fourth-seeded American, who has dropped only 12 games though her first four matches at Flushing Meadows, needed just 57 minutes to book [...]
Second seed Radwanska shocked at US Open
By Reuters | Eurosport – Polish second seed Agnieszka Radwanska became the highest seeded player to crash out of the US Open when she was upset 6-1 6-4 by Italy’s Roberta Vinci. The 20th-seeded Vinci, who reached the third round of the US Open last year for her best Flushing Meadows result in nine previous tries, took [...]
Roger Federer into US Open last eight after Mardy Fish pulls out
BBC – World number one Roger Federer made the US Open quarter-finals without hitting a ball after opponent Mardy Fish withdrew because of health reasons. Five-time champion Federer will face Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych for a place in the semi-finals. Berdych beat Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-1. Britain’s third seed Andy [...]
Guyanese boxers experience fluctuating fortunes against Trinidadian opponents
Stephney ‘Stepping Razor’ George suffered a close points decision loss when she engaged Trinidadian, Ria Ramnarine in the latter fighter’s hometown Saturday August 1 last, but the local fighter is adamant that she had done enough to earn the decision. George had accepted the fight on late notice but according to reports, turned in a [...]
Pepsi U-19 Team of RHTY&SC rewards teammates who excelled at CSEC
The Rose Hall Town Pepsi Under-19 team on Thursday last rewarded two of their teammates, Shailendra Shameer and Arif Chan for their outstanding performances at the 2012 CSEC exams. Shameer, the team’s Vice Captain, passed ten (10) subjects, five of them are grade one’s. Guyana Under-17 teammate Arif Chan passed seven subjects with two grade [...]
East Coast Cricket Board U-19 40 Overs competition underway
Play in the East Coast Cricket Board U-19 40 Overs competition is currently underway with several matches starting from 11:00am. In play scheduled for Saturday 8th September: Enmore vs. Golden Grove @ Enmore, Enterprise vs. Plaisance @ Enterprise, Lusignan vs. L.B.I. @ Lusignan and Buxton vs. Ogle @ Buxton. The remaining fixtures for the competition are: [...]
RHTY&SC teams host personal Development Programme
Various cricket teams under the umbrella of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club hosted their annual Personal Development Programme on Thursday last at the Area ‘H’ Ground. They are Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19, Gizmos & Gadgets Under-21 and First Division and the Metro females. Items which [...]
NBS, GCA 2nd DIVISION 40 OVER CRICKET…Doman guides GCC to victory, GNIC, DCC also record wins
Georgetown Cricket Club, Guyana National Industrial Corporation and Demerara Cricket Club recorded victories as the New Building Society \Georgetown Cricket Association second division 40 over competition continued on Sunday with a number of matches. At YMCA, GCC defeated Vikings by 142 runs. GCC batted first and posted a respectable 233-6 after the game was reduced [...]
Tradewind Tankers ‘True Champions’ V/ball Tournament…Young Achievers makes it three in a row
Young Achievers were crowned Tradewind Tankers True Champions kings after bringing down the curtains with an emphatic display of dominance to capture the first prize for the third straight year when the competition ended on Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium. Having gotten off to a modest start by losing their 2’s game to [...]
Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis tourney starts Friday
The Guyana Tennis Association in an e-mail has set tomorrow for the closing of entries for players to participate in the Annual Trophy Stall Doubles tennis tournament will start on Friday, at the Pegasus Hotel Hardcourts. The tournament was originally slated to commence on August 30, but had to be postponed. Meanwhile, an additional Novices [...]
Only quality students can pass the nursing programme
Dear Editor, Reference is made to KN’s Sunday, September 2, 2012 edition. On page 13 is published an article titled: “Only quality students can pass nursing programme”. The opening paragraph of the article states: “Strict criterion currently governs the quality of students graduating from the country’s nursing school . . .”, even though two paragraphs [...]
Guyanese are angry: a tourist story
Dear Editor, Three weeks ago, my four daughters, ages 10 through 15-years-old, visited Guyana. Everywhere we went, my children heard people cursing each other. My children never heard so much cursing in their lifetime. My family lives in a small town in America where most people still treat others with respect. So my children’s [...]
Minister Nandlall’s defence of Jagdeo’s Pradoville 11 houselot is puzzling
Dear Editor, Please allocate me, temporarily, a plot of space in your letter pages to seek clarifications from the Honorable Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Anil Nandlall, on a question he posed Sunday evening to Nigel Hughes, Chairman of the Alliance For Change, during the fourth installment of the seven-part debate series, that centered on [...]
Is the sugar industry up for re-privatisation?
Dear Editor, Reports in the media on Friday, August 31st which quoted the President of GAWU, implied that initiatives are under considerations which might lead to the re-privatisation of the sugar industry in Guyana. The reports added that the union membership should resist any such attempts since it is perceived that such a move will [...]
Guyana’s abstention on UN’s vote against Syria
Dear Editor, The PNCR and Rupert Roopnaraine (I am not sure if Roopnaraine was speaking for the WPA or not) criticized the Government for its abstention from the vote at the UN on the motion to sanction the Syrian government in the conflict that is going on there. Granger and Roopnaraine both attacked and condemned [...]
NCN corruption debates…Jagdeo acquired more wealth in office than any other Guyanese President – AFC Chairman
“What is wrong with a former president or a president seeking to ensure that he lives a comfortable life after his presidency? Especially because we have term limits, knowing full well that you are going to demit office, you must ensure that you look for your future. We must not go from a president to [...]
NCN scandal…Criminal charges to be laid soon
Goolsarran suspended for another 8 weeks-Board member Criminal charges against two under-fire officials of the National Communications Network (NCN) are likely, a Board member has confirmed. This latest development comes amidst news that Production Manager, Martin Goolsarran, has been suspended for another eight weeks. Goolsarran was supposed to return to work last week but was [...]
Second suspect held in $80M house lot scam
- victim secretly recorded gang Police have detained a second alleged member of the gang involved in a massive house lot scam. Investigators are also examining a secretly recorded conversation that a victim made of the alleged mastermind and his accomplices. Kaieteur News understands that some victims have identified the 25-year-old man, who was arrested [...]
Burnt out Linden school…Grade Six students start year at new location
The Grade Six pupils of the burnt out One Mile Primary school, in Wismar, Linden, yesterday commenced the new school year at a new venue – the Block 22 Multi-Purpose Hall. One hundred and twenty nine (129) of the 141 students reported for classes, which is comparable to what pertains on any given first day of [...]
Water, Electricity and Infrastructure sectors given major boost this year
- Mid-year Economic report Government has spent over $400M of the $2B which was allocated for the water sector, within the last six months. This is according to Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh who was at the time addressing the media on the mid-year report on the economy. The Minister disclosed that upgrades to the [...]
Municipal workers continue industrial action in earnest
- Maintain “Sooba must go” By Abena Rockcliffe For two consecutive months, municipal workers have been protesting against late payments, but those protests ended once cheques had been issued. However, yesterday workers continued industrial actions even though cheques have been issued as they claim “the many issues are overbearing.” Several municipal entities were on go-slow [...]
Quartet sentenced to four years for $24M in stolen cloth
The eight-year-old case against four men who plotted and stole $24M worth of cloth from Avinash Complex on Water Street came to an end yesterday when the men were sentenced to four years, eight months jail time. Deoroop Sugrim of La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara, Dinesh Singh of Essequibo, Kumar Kalladin of Campbellville [...]
‘Self-help’ lends to steady development in Moraikobai
Roads are among the developmental infrastructures that are currently lacking in Moraikobai, Region Five. However, this measure may not be too long in coming given the self-help attitude that the villagers have assumed over the years. Their passion to develop their village has seen them acquiring facilities to provide both electricity and water. At least [...]
Disabled persons have rights to sexual reproductive information – Health Official
The notion that young persons with disability also have rights to sexual reproductive information and materials will be amplified when the Ministry of Health, through its Rehabilitation Services Department, spearheads a workshop slated for next week. This is according to Director of the Rehabilitation Services Department, Ms Barbara Lawrence, who revealed recently that the target [...]
