2011 – Page 102 – Guyana Times International

Guyana’s LCDS receives much praise from ACTO secretary general

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Secretary General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO), Alejandro Gordillo, on a familiarisation tour of member countries since his assumption of office on March 1, met with Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on June 13 to discuss issues pertinent to the organisation and Guyana’s membership. “We value the ACTO efforts, but also the need for coordination within the wider framework to a greater collaboration and cooperation among South American states; and ACTO is a crucial partner in this regard,” Minister Persaud said during the meeting. With respect to Guyana, Persaud…

Four charged and remanded to prison

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Four of the five men who were detained for what has been described as the largest cocaine bust in Guyana’s recent history were charged with trafficking in narcotics, and they made appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on June 13. The fifth detainee has been hospitalised after collapsing with abdominal pain at the Brickdam Police Station on June 12. Venezuelan Luis Alberto Garcia, along with Guyanese Deonarine Singh, 41, of Friendship, East Bank Demerara; Randolph Singh, 32, and Clyn Collier, 34, of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were all remanded to prison…

Berbice Expo 2011 launched

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Berbice Trade and Fair Exposition was officially launched on June 10, under the theme “Promoting Agri Businesses and Tourism”. This seventh such annual event organised by the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) would again see exhibitors showcasing what the Ancient County has to offer. The exposition would run from July 22 to 25. This year, the event will be hosted at the Albion Sports Complex, the Tourism Ministry said in a release. The organising committee said that about 75 per cent of booths are already booked, and the…

Digicel Schools’ Football Championship kicks off

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Avenash Ramzan One hundred and twenty five (125) schools from the ten administrative regions and Georgetown are vying for supremacy as the inaugural nationwide Digicel Schools’ Football Championship opened yesterday afternoon at the world famous GCC ground, Bourda. The competition, which is being hosted under the theme ‘Unite, Develop, Excel’, is sponsored exclusively by cell phone company Digicel, in collaboration with the Sport and Education Ministries. Quite appropriately, Sport Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, and his colleague at the Education Minister, Shaikh Baksh, made the ceremonial kick off to get…

“When I retire I want to be a legend” – Russell

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

St John’s, Antigua – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has declared that, when he eventually retires from the game, he wants to be known as a legend and nothing less. Russell played a superb back-to-the- wall innings for West Indies, but they fell to defeat at the hands of India in the Third Digicel Pearls One Day International at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground on June11. “When I retire from international cricket, I want to be called a legend. I want to stay here and contribute as much as…

Forde dethrones Jones again in T& T 15k

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyanese national 5,000m and 1,500m record holder Cleveland Forde defeated Richard Jones to win the 23rd Granny Luces 15-kilometre race, which ended at the La Joya in Joseph last weekend, according to the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Guardian. Jones, who has reportedly won the event four times, was no match for the former national long distance champion Forde, who did not compete at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) National Senior Championships last weekend in Guyana. Forde clocked 47 minutes 43 seconds, while Jones finished three seconds behind (47:46). According…

Baird confirmed for IAAF World Youth

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Brooklyn-based Guyanese track star Kadecia Baird has been selected to represent Guyana at the 2011 International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Youth Championships, which will be held in Lille, France from July 6-10. The decision came at the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) statutory council meeting, held last Wednesday night, June 08th, at Olympic House. The 16- year-old high school track star migrated three years ago and is now one of the fastest female sprinters in her age group in New York. Baird attends Medger Evers College Preparatory High…

UN lauds new Haiti initiative

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has welcomed the US$360 million fund launched by Haiti’s new president to ensure the most disadvantaged children in the country can go to school. The National Fund for Education (FNE), announced two weeks ago by President Michel Martelly, is the biggest fund of its kind ever envisaged for out-of-school children in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Haiti’s education system was devastated by the earthquake in January 2010, according to UNESCO, even before the disaster, only one in five children…

Bajan woman creates Anglican history

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Barbadian-born lay minister has created history by becoming the first woman to be ordained as a Deacon in the Anglican Diocese of the Windward Islands. Eleanor Glasgow, Director of Lay Ministries of the Anglican Church in Grenada, broke new ground in the sub- region after being ordained as a Deacon at the St George Cathedral Church in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Her ordination comes 11 years after the Windward Diocese assented to the ordination of women, after the idea was first rejected in 1997. “I believe that by my…

GCCI launches 2011 Business Magazine

June 16, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has again boosted the investment environment with the launch of its 2011 Business Guyana Magazine at the Pegasus Hotel on evening of Wednesday, June08. The event was attended by a throng of business elites and corporate executives. Among them were REPSOL Country Manager Giancarlo Ariza, Gerald Gouveia, Clinton Urling, John Lewis and publisher Lokesh Singh. Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Ramesh Dookhoo, said the magazine must be seen as a vehicle whereby the private sector disseminates information to contribute to the…