Year: 2011

The curtains came down on the final leg of the Caribbean Race of Champions 2011 yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit with team Barbados putting on a commanding performance. Barbados carted off with the Country Title after securing a whopping 159 points. Team Jamaica finished in second with 73 points and Guyana claimed third position with 62 points. In the overall points standing for Group 3, Bajan Roger Mayers tamed his rivals with his uncatchable Ford Focus motorcar to emerge victorious from among 15 other competitors. Jamaican David Summerbell Jr.…

By Avenash Ramzan A capacity crowd converted the National Stadium into a yellow jungle on November 11 as the ‘Golden Jaguars’ roared their way to the next round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers with a clinical 2-1 win over old nemesis, the ‘Soca Warriors’ of Trinidad and Tobago. Buoyed on by a vociferous home crowd, which made the 300-odd T&T supporters look like a needle in a haystack, the ‘Jaguars’ undoubtedly brought their ‘A’ game to the Qualifiers when it mattered most. The crowd erupted every time the Guyanese…

Sports view by Neil Kumar In recent years, the Government of Guyana has been spearheading a campaign to refurbish, update and maintain the existing sporting infrastructure of our country. This countrywide campaign has included the refurbishing of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, the resurfacing of the Cycling Track at the National Park, the resurfacing of the Motor Racing Track at Timehri and many other similar facilities around the country. However, our focus has not been solely on existing facilities. We have also been working on establishing new sporting facilities, which,…