2011 – Page 106 – Guyana Times International

Another hundred for the ‘Tiger’

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– Tiger fully fit and ready to return to international cricket By Avenash Ramzan At a time when the West Indies’ batting is struggling to build winning totals, the Caribbean’s most experienced batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is churning out runs at will for Sarasota International Cricket Club (SICC) in the United States. The veteran left- hander followed up his match-winning hundred for SICC against Everest last week with a robust 105 on Sunday against Titans — his third hundred in four innings since arriving in Florida. His prolific form has come…

Guyanese karatekas win 12 trophies

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyanese team instructor Ganesh Babulall has praised his young students for their impressive victorious display of competitive karate at the Tiger Claw International Sport Karate Championships, held at Central Regional Indoor Sport Arena, Saith Park, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago last weekend. The visiting Guyanese team competed in various categories and copped 12 trophies and several medals after the two-day tournament against top competitors from Trinidad and Tobago. Babulall was pleased that his young students made their international competitive debut in Trinidad. He mentioned that this competition has made his karatekas…

Nicolette Fernandes humbled by Medal of Service

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Kiev Chesney As a child growing up in school, you were taught about all of the national awards and the people who received them; but I never once thought that one day I would get one. It’s a very special honour to me”. Guyana’s world-ranked squash player Nicolette Fernandes has received quite a few national awards during her illustrious sports career, but she is overwhelmed to be one of the persons named to receive one of the country’s highest national awards. Nicolette was among 66 persons who were recently…

Jagdeo not interested in Caricom SG post

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Jamaica Gleaner has nominated President Bharrat Jagdeo to be the next Caricom Secretary General, but he has said he is not interested in the post. Caricom has been searching for a replacement for the former Caricom Secretary General Sir Edwin Carrington, who demitted office last year. At their recent retreat in Guyana, the Caricom heads said that, having received a report from the search committee which they had established to identify a new secretary general, they agreed that the persons short- listed for the position would be subjected to…

Carrington appointed T&T envoy to Caricom

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has appointed Sir Edwin Carrington as Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary to Caricom. Carrington received his instruments of appointment from Persad-Bissessar at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, June 02. A release from the Prime Minister’s Office stated that Carrington, a Trinidadian, is the immediate former secretary-general of the Caribbean Community. He held that position from August 1992 to December 2010, making him the longest serving secretary- general of the Caribbean community. Carrington also served as deputy secretary- general, and immediately thereafter,…

Bill passed to crack down on illegal C’bean immigrants

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The southern U. S. state of Alabama has passed a sweeping bill to crack down on illegal Caribbean and other immigrants, and both supporters and opponents call the bill the toughest of its kind in the country. Observers say it goes well beyond a law Arizona passed last year that caused a furore there. The measure was passed by large margins in the Republican- controlled Alabama Senate and the House of Representatives. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, a Republican, is expected to sign the bill into law. The Alabama bill includes…

Amatuk Falls

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Amatuk Falls is a waterfall that rushes over rocks on the Potaro River in the Potaro-Siparuni region. The 170-ft-drop Amatuk Falls can be found just a few yards away from Amatuk, an island of white sand on the river. The Amatuk Falls lies below Kaiteur Falls, dwarfed by its bigger neighbour, but offers a picturesque view and remains virtually unspoiled.

Scrutineers are unnecessary – Dr Surujbally

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyana Elections Commission Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally, while debunking claims that GECOM is spending too much money, has stressed the need for society and politicians to have confidence in the body’s credibility. He lamented, among other unnecessary activities in elections preparations, the presence of scrutineers, who he said are costing a lot of money. “I do not ask for scrutineers and that hundreds of millions of dollars that we pay for scrutineers. To have people look over my back, that should not be,” Dr Surujbally said on Thursday, June02 in…

FOI Bill to be tabled soon

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The long-awaited Freedom of Information Bill will be tabled in the National Assembly within the next two weeks, as it has successfully passed through Cabinet, where it has been reviewed and revised for any misrepresentations. Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon, at a post- Cabinet media briefing on Wednesday, June 01, stated that access to information is the most significant aspect of the bill, since it paves the way for hassle-free access to information. The bill will, however, have some conventions with regards to what information is available…

Safe houses and houses of justice to tackle social ills

June 9, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Twenty communities across five regions have signed on with the Local Government and Regional Development Ministry to set up safe houses and houses of justice to further social cohesion and tackle social illnesses. The initiative, launched last week at the Pegasus Hotel, is part of the United Nations Community Development Programme (CDP) and government’s Enhanced Public Trust, Security and Inclusion (EPTSI) project. EPTSI’s main focus is youth empowerment and promoting social cohesion. The community development will see the creation of safe houses and “houses of justice,” which will be housed…