January 2011 – Page 6 – Guyana Times International

U.S-based Guyanese assists Strathavon cricket

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Sports and youth development in Strathavon, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara took a giant step forward last Sunday when U.S-based Guyanese Inty Mohamed handed over sports gear to the Strathavon Cricket Club. At the presentation ceremony, Mohamed challenged the club to use the gear for its intended purpose, and to work overtime to produce sportsmen and sports-women who would not only excel on the field, but would also be positive role models for all youths in Strathavon. Inty Mohamed has his roots in Cane Grove. His parents and family are…

BCB launches 2011 Charity Programme

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– donates $ 130,000 to Alpha Children’s Home The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) commenced its 2011 Charity Programme with a donation of Gy$130,000 worth of clothing and sports gear to the Alpha Children’s Home. The presentation also launched the Berbice Cricket Board’s calendar of activities for the year, during which the board has set itself a target of at least 15 cricket tournaments and 75 off-the-field projects. Chairman of the BCB’s Special Events Committee, Hilbert Foster, in making the presentation, stated that the board has transformed itself into a progressive…

Friday night fights will assist boxers to get better – Ninvalle

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry’s Parliamentary Secretary Steve Ninvalle stated in an exclusive interview with this publication last Friday that the holding of the Friday Night Fights is merely for boxers to improve their game. Ninvalle stated that the only way boxers can get better is by constantly competing, and the Friday Night Fights are a wonderful launching pad for this. He stated that there are normally about six boxing cards in the year, which is not enough for the boxers if they are going to compete at international competitions. …

Against all odds

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– ‘Mighty Jaguars’ confident on their return to 2011 U.S.A. Sevens Rugby tourney By Kiev Chesney “It’s the times when our backs are against the wall that we come out swinging; so, generally, I think that we will be able to give a solid team performance.” Guyana’s national rugby sevens side, ‘the Mighty Jaguars’ will be returning to the HSBC 2011 USA Sevens in Las Vegas next month; and despite their unfavourable odds, coach and senior player Theodore Henry is confident that the team will rise above the mountains of…

Government to repair various sports venues in Region 10

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

A number of sports venues across Region 10 would be receiving welcome repairs this year, since government intends to expend some Gy$15 million for such works. Director of Sport, Neil Kumar, said the money will be used to construct two multi-purpose tarmacs and execute extensive repairs on 10 sporting grounds in Region 10. Kumar said that, when constructed, the tarmacs will be used to promote sports disciplines such as lawn tennis, volleyball, netball and basketball. The director of sport said that presently football, basketball and cricket dominate the sporting arena…

‘The right attitude’

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Veronica Campbell – Brown says she was “born to run”. Born on May 15, 1982, the daughter of Cecil Campbell and Pamela Bailey, and raised in rural Jamaica in the parish of Trelawny, there were no family genes (but for a brief foray by her father, who inherited the nickname “Honda” for his exploits), no cutting-edge equipment and or facilities serving as portent of the success to follow. By sheer determination, natural talent and hard work, VCB, according to her official website, parlayed her primary school promise into a scholarship…

“I’m in political departure lounge” – Manning

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

“If anybody is going up for the post of political leader of the PNM, it ain’t me.” So said former prime minister Patrick Manning, during an interview with journalists at GTM Building, San Fernando, on Friday. Manning, who resigned from the post of political leader in May last year, denied rumours that he was thinking of returning to his former post. “There is absolutely no truth to that!” he said. “I made a statement in Parliament recently, and I repeated in Parliament what I had said to the PNM general…

Grenada presents $203.7M capital budget, no new taxes

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Grenada’s Finance Minister Nazim Burke Grenada’s Finance Minister Nazim Burke on Thursday presented an EC$203.7 million capital budget. It is EC$44.7 million more than last year’s, or an increase of 35.6 per cent. Burke told Parliament that the government has increased the allocation for tourism, the lead earner of foreign exchange; increased the allocation to agriculture and fisheries; and extended tax relief to the construction and automobile industries. He also announced that the Tillman Thomas administration will waive personal income tax on severance payment made to workers by employers upon…

Japan to provide green loans of up to US$300M for Caribbean/Latin America

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, last Friday, to support renewable energy and energy-efficiency projects for the mitigation of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean. The MOU was signed by IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno and JICA’s President Sadako Ogata, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. JICA, which administers the Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Japanese government, is the world’s largest bilateral aid agency with operations in more than 150 countries and regions, and has…

IDB issues Poverty Reduction Bonds

January 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Daiwa Securities Group announced an issuance of the Poverty Reduction Bonds (the “Bonds”) to support poverty alleviation and improve the living conditions of new generations in Latin America and the Caribbean. These bonds are IDB’s first impact investment bonds for 2011, and they will be offered in Japan, the bank said in a statement. The IDB’s Poverty Reduction Bonds provide an opportunity to Japanese retail investors to contribute to poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB is supporting programmes to reduce…