Rain threatens third round
By Sean Devers Rain which is forecast for the next three days in Georgetown threatens the fourth round of this year’s rain-affected Regional under-19 three day cricket tournament which is scheduled to bowl off today at three venues in Guyana. While rain pounded Guyana’s Capitol for a good part of yesterday and the possibility of [...]
Shaggy, Rikki Jai, Peter Ram among those listed for Kares Caribbean Bacchanal
- Show follows completion of 10/10 Tapeball finals By Rawle Welch Organisers of the Kares Engineering / Bushy Park Sawmills Inc 10/10 Tapeball Cricket Competition announced a packed programme of entertainment for the September 4 finals which will be played, at the National Stadium, Providence. According to Head of the Organising Committee Radesh Pameshwar among [...]
Past footballers give back to the promotion of the sport they love
Football buffs that supported the sport in the early eighties would experience nostalgic memories when they reminisce on the quality of players that graced the field back then. Those die hard fans would also lament over the infamous defection of the mid eighties when the cream of the crop disappeared while on the stopover leg, [...]
Priyanna Ramdhani reaches doubles semis at Pan Am Badminton tourney
The Pan American Junior Badminton Individual Championships continued yesterday in Kingston, Jamaica at the National Indoor Sports Centre where over 16 countries participated in the Under- 11,13,15,17 & 19 events which include Boys & Girls Singles, Doubles and Mix Doubles. Priyanna Ramdhani of Guyana once again reached the semifinals in the Mixed Doubles when she [...]
“Not Brian Lara, Steve Waugh or Sachin Tendulkar – This is Rahul Dravid – “The Real Wall”!”
Colin E. H. Croft A few years ago, when they were all still playing Tests, I was asked this question while doing commentary: “Crofty, if you had to choose between Brian Lara, Steve Waugh or Sachin Tendulkar, to bat to save your life, which one would you go for?” What a very difficult question that [...]
The unthinkable happened yesterday
There are times when incidents force one to change all plans. Sometimes these very incidents cause people to realize that things are not as bad as one may believe; that the people of this country have a lot to be thankful for. I had got home rather late, close to midnight, because a lot had [...]
Honouring the indomitable spirit of the African people
The Alliance For Change extends emancipation well wishes to all Guyanese especially our African descended brothers and sisters. The occasion of Emancipation Day observances is perhaps the best reminder of the herculean struggle our people have engaged in amidst overwhelming and dehumanizing hardships. Although there were multiple reasons behind the emancipation proclamation in the British [...]
‘Lightening Struck’ for Jones, Thunder rolls for DeClou as ProAm boxing card concludes
By Michael Benjamin Kwesi Jones ‘Lightening Struck Assassin’ Jones defied a weight disadvantage of more than 52 pounds after accepting a substitute bout against Anthony Augustin and dished out a first class licking over his man when action in the July edition of the monthly ProAm boxing cards concluded at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall [...]
Fireworks anticipated at Port Mourant Emancipation Horserace meet
By Samuel Whyte With a lot of activities on this Emancipation day weekend the talk around is the much anticipated Port Mourant Turf Club Emancipation Horserace meet set for today at the famous Port Mourant Turf Club Corentyne Berbice. Fireworks are expected as a number of the country’s top horses have entered for the grand one [...]
Building your home? (Good news! Local company launches wooden prefab homes)
By Leonard Gildarie Last week’s article on low-cost prefab homes saw a really weird thing happening. My phone was ringing off the hook and the emails jammed with people, from as far as St. Lucia, wanting to buy or find out more about the image of a model home that was published alongside the article. [...]
Bankers Trust Cycling on in Linden today
Bankers Trust will host a Pre-Emancipation Day of Cycling Events today on the popular course in Amelia’s Ward, Linden as part of its resuscitation of the sport in the community. The country will be celebrating Emancipation Day tomorrow. According to Bankers’ Trust, Rene Stoby, the event pedals off at 12 noon with a seven-race card [...]
Caribbean people and post-colonial justice
In recent times, three developments in the CARICOM region have contributed to the living pessimism one finds among West Indian citizens about the future of the integration movement. In November last year, St. Vincentians voted in a referendum against the changing of the constitution that would have abolished the Privy Council and allow for the [...]
The Baccoo Speaks
Disasters are never far away. The waterways are still angry and more strange things are going to happen. But there are things that will protect people even when the danger appears to be far greater than one may imagine. There will be another speedboat incident but this one would be due to carelessness in some [...]
Pele Gold, Western Tigers A, Reggae Boyz & Broad Street march on
By Franklin Wilson Four more teams have made it into the round-of-16 as the round-of-32 in the inaugural GT&T FastBall knock-out football competition draws to an end, it was scheduled to be completed last evening at the Den Amstel Community Centre Ground. On Friday evening, the GFC Ground was again set alight with some entertaining [...]
Denouement of Verbal Extremism
The mass killings in Norway – by a single gunman in a climate of hate created by politicians that the government of the day was not dealing condignly with immigrants in general and Muslim immigrants in particular – brought to my mind a debate in which I participated three years ago. In Norway, 32-year-old Anders [...]
Vieira sits on pole, smashes lap record
Local motor racing fans will be in for a treat today judging from explosive performance of former Group 4 champion Mark Vieira, who obliterated the previous record for the South Dakota Circuit during qualifying sessions yesterday. Vieira, who is returning to the track after a brief hiatus erased the old mark of 34.898 seconds, set [...]
Umpire Duncan to be buried on August 7
The body of the late Clyde Duncan will be laid to rest on August 7 and preparations for his funeral is being finalised. The Guyanese International Cricket Umpire, who stood in the last of his six T20 Internationals last year when West Indies played South Africa, died on July 27 in Trinidad where he was [...]
Melanie Damishana youth group hosts Emancipation Day activity
Melanie Damishana Young Achievers presents its seventh Annual Emancipation Celebration at the Melanie Damishana Playfield on Monday from 14:00hrs, with a cultural display of African outfits, drama and dance. Music will be there along with activities and games for the children. There will be trophies for the Best Male, Best Female, Best Child and the [...]
71 road fatalities so far for 2011- Road Safety Council
Statistics from the Road Safety Council have revealed that there is an increase in road accidents resulting in deaths of adults and children in 2011 thus far, as compared to this particular time span in 2010. According to Romona Doorgen, Coordinator, within the first seven months in 2010 there were 62 accidents resulting in the [...]
Clifton Bonus PI continues at Christianburg
The Preliminary inquiry into the murder of Clifton Bonus, known as “Mutty,’ continued on Wednesday before Magistrate Anne McLennan, at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court. The Court was cleared as usual before the day’s session commenced. For two successive days- Tuesday and Wednesday — Lakeraj Fredericks, the number one accused and the number two accused, a [...]
Man drowns in Pomeroon River
Police were summoned at Arapariko, Kabakaburi, Upper Pomeroon River, early yesterday morning, after they got information that a teacher had found the body of a man in the Amerindian community floating in the River. The police, with assistance from another teacher, were able to identify the corpse, as that of Mr. Alex Smith, who hails [...]
Moruca man dies days after falling from truck
Vijay Lalman , a 25-year-old porter of Moruca Village, North West District died some three days after he fell from a moving truck in his area. Reports are that Lalman fell off a truck on Sunday, while transporting goods. The man’s reputed wife, Christine Joseph said that Lallman was immediately air dashed to the Georgetown [...]
Top CPCE Berbice teachers want two-year wait to attend UG lifted
By Leon Suseran A male may have copped the Best Graduating Student at the recently held graduation ceremony of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), however three young Berbice female teachers were the Best Graduating Students for the local CPCE Nursery, Primary and Secondary centres in that region. The New Amsterdam centre trains Nursery [...]
Culture Ministry’s Emancipation celebrations kick off
Under the theme “Commemorating our past, acknowledging our present and creating our future”, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport launched the celebrations of Guyana’s 173rd emancipation anniversary, yesterday. Several African cultural groups were present at the launching which commenced with a “libation” by “Brother Andrew”. The “libation” was one of the most important and [...]
Garbage issue to be tackled by the MCC
The garbage issue currently affecting many persons in Georgetown will soon be addressed. The Mayor and City Council (MCC) stated that it has decided to tackle this prevalent problem. According to a press release from the MCC, the organization has acquired two new Packer trucks to assist in its solid waste management programme. These will [...]
