Month: February 2011

First National Dress Competition staged

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Simpli Royal hosted its first National Dress Competition at the National Cultural Centre on Saturday, February 12th. Some of Guyana’s youngest designers showcased their fine work. Copping first prize of Gy$150,000 was Queen’s College CAPE student Randy Madray with his excellent design. The main objective of this activity was to have designers create a national dress that can be recognized; and moreso, one that Guyanese can relate to. According to Simpli Royal’s Chief Executive Officer Pamela Dillon, the nine designers are well talented and have created some excellent pieces; but…

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Sport minister applauds collaboration of professional and amateur boxing boards

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BY REUBEN STOBY Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony has lauded the collaborative efforts of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) and the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) to promote the sport of boxing, and noted that those efforts have resulted in the further development and promotion of the fistic art. The two boxing authorities have been teaming up to promote a monthly boxing event dubbed ‘Fight Night Guyana ProAm’, which has seen more than a hundred bouts since its debut card in February 2010. The event is also televised…

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Youth conquers experience – Junior sensation Jason Ray Khalil dominates veteran champion Brendon Mounter for Bounty Farm Handicap Squash title

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In the battle of athleticism, creativity and youth versus decades of experience and skill, 16-year-old multi-disciplinary athlete Jason Ray Khalil dominated spritely veteran competitor Brendon Mounter to win the Bounty Farm Mash Squash Handicap tournament yesterday at the Georgetown Club. Khalil defeated Mounter in straight games 15/10, 15/11 to win the main draw of the tournament, while Ben Mekdeci got past squash mom Lydia Fraser in a three-game thriller (15/13, 6/15, 15/10) to win the Category A title. Khalil, who also helped his school team, Marian Academy, in the semi-final…

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Junior Mash badminton… Ali, Khalil take U-19 titles

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Nicholas Ali and Ashley Khalil have emerged the top male and female contestants respectively in the Under-19 category of the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Junior Mashramani Badminton tournament, which concluded at the weekend at the Queens College courts. Ali defeated Avian Rodrigues 21-13, 21-17 in the final, after breezing past Avinash Odit 21-4, 21-7 in the semi-final. Rodrigues was stretched to the limit in his semi-final encounter with Narayan Ramdhani, the match ending 21-14, 19-21, 21-12. In the third-place playoff, Ramdhani prevailed over Odit 21-18, 21-18. In the Girls’ Under-19…

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Kenya sink without trace in massive run chase

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Kenya again appeared totally out of their depth and posed no challenge to Pakistan at Hambantota, Collins Obuya’s deathor- glory 47 being the only highlight for them as Shahid Afridi helped himself to 5 for 16 in a massive 205-run win, Pakistan’s biggest win in World Cups and the eighth largest overall. Four of Pakistan’s batsmen cashed in to raise half-centuries and set up a total of 317 for 7 after a brief wobble against the new ball and Kenya made little effort to mount a serious challenge in their…

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Fiona Singh retains Chutney crown

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Chutney singing sensation Fiona Singh was crowned Queen of Chutney on Sunday at this year’s finals held at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground, Essequibo. Her piece, the “Reality of having money,” was a crowd pleaser. She fought off stiff competition from former winners Haresh Singh, Rajiv Dubraj, and pre-final favourite Mahendra Ramkellawan with his popular hit “Dem ah watch meh”. However, in the end, it was Haresh Singh who got second and Ramkellawan third. The competition was judged in three categories: presentation, rendition and melody. Fiona Singh pocked Gy$550,000…

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Guyana represented at Interior Design Show in Canada

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Guyana was well represented at the Interior Design Show (IDS11) in Toronto late last month through the launch and exhibition of “New Caribbean Design: Guyana” home décor and furniture product lines. All products on display were manufactured by hand in Guyana, and the companies represent a cross-section of the best of the region from furniture manufacturers to the beautiful and rare work of Amerindian communities. According to a release from the Canadian High Commission, the Trade Facilitation Office of Canada (TFO Canada) Artisan Sector Initiative, under the leadership of design…

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US$33M in cocaine seized in Caribbean

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Canada’s Defence Department said that the Canadian military has completed a month-long deployment to the Caribbean Sea, where it helped intercept US$33 million worth of cocaine. The defence department said Canadian forces were part of a multinational team focused on stopping overseas drug trafficking in the Caribbean and the East Pacific. It said the HMCS Toronto and two CP-140 aircraft were part of a U.S.-led task force that intercepted more than 1,650 kilogrammes of cocaine during its month-long deployment. The defence department said about 250 Canadians also participated in the…

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Jamaica welcomes new fibre optic initiative linking Cuba and Venezuela

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The Jamaica government has welcomed the high-speed fibre optic submarine cable linking Cuba and Venezuela, saying it provides an opportunity for the country to participate in international telecommunications’ projects. Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the increase in bandwidth will have several benefits to Jamaica, including “our telecommunication infrastructure, through the creation of another facility for the movement of telecommunication traffic out of Jamaica; the opening up and expansion of business opportunities in the area of knowledge and business outsourcing services; improvement in the business-to-business relationship among Cuba, Venezuela and Jamaica.…

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Caricom wants greater collation among the Commonwealth

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Caricom’s chairman has called on the 54 member-nation Commonwealth to “join forces and form strategic alliances” to pursue the developmental interests of their members. Speaking in Jamaica at a conference hosted by the University of the West Indies and the Commonwealth Secretariat, the chairman, Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, said there is a “great need” for cooperation among developing countries in seeking to reform the global financial institutions. “The onerous conditions imposed for use of their facilities, allied to the rules applied for graduation, pose serious challenges to our hopes…

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