Year: 2011

President postpones ban on CNS Channel Six

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By Tiffny Rhodius and Samuel Sukhnandan President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced a temporary lifting of the four-month suspension of the broadcast licence of Chandra Narine Sharma’s CNS Channel Six, which had become effective on October 3. He said this action was taken to “take away any excuse they have to create violence and enmity, or to boycott the elections.” At the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) rally in Kitty, President Jagdeo, the minister with portfolio responsibility for information, said he would lift the suspension for two months and have it take…

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US$54.3M rice deal inked with Venezuela- second rice crop well on target

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Guyana has secured another rice deal with Venezuela, this time it is worth US$54.3 million. Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud on Friday revealed that this contract will see Guyana supplying Venezuela with some 50,000 tonnes of paddy and 20,000 tonnes of white rice with immediate effect. “We have to supply an additional 16,000 tonnes of white rice and 5000 tonnes of paddy (which are) remaining from the third contract … In totality, we are looking at 55,000 tonnes of paddy and 36,000 tonnes of white rice,” the minister stated. Persaud reiterated…

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APNU will work with the PPP under certain conditions – Granger

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–coalition committed to “inclusionary democracy at all costs”. By Michael Younge Presidential Candidate for the opposition coalition group, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Retired Brigadier General David Granger says that if the group fails to win the upcoming elections, it would consider working with the successful political party even if it is the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic. This decision, he stated, would only be undertaken under certain clear conditions and within the context or realm of what he referred to as “inclusionary democracy”. Granger expressed these sentiments during…

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Elections set for November 28

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November 28 is Election Day in Guyana. President Bharrat Jagdeo made that announcement on Sunday at the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) rally in Kitty. This will give the 17 political parties slated to contest the regional and national elections six weeks to field their candidates. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has already indicated that everything would be in readiness by November 14. The main players: the ruling PPP/C, the recently-formed coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and the Alliance For Change (AFC), have begun campaigning in earnest.

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Government fulfils promise to Guyana’s national football team

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– Golden Jaguars continue journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup  After winning their first two qualifying games of the FIFA 2014 World Cup, Guyana’s national football team, “Golden Jaguars”, were promised “a financial contribution” by the government of Guyana. On Tuesday, at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, that promise was fulfilled when Presidential Advisory on Empowerment, President of Alpha “The Hammer” United football team, Odinga Lumumba, handed over Gy$300,000 to the Golden Jaguars’ skipper, Chris Nurse. Lumumba lauded the efforts of the acting president of the Guyana Football Federation,…

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GFSCA to host international softball tourney

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-lucrative prizes at stake for October 28- 30 tournament By Avenash Ramzan History will be created between October 28 and 30 when the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) stages the first-ever international softball tournament here in Guyana. The Guyana Cup Open 20/20 and the Guyana Cup Masters (Over-40 years) 20/20 tournaments have already attracted 10 teams from North America and another six from Guyana; and lucrative prizes will be at stake. At the official launch of the tournament, at the Ministry of Sport’s boardroom yesterday, GFSCA vice president Ricky…

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Super50 final and semis to be day/nighters

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Georgetown, Guyana – The Regional Super50 final and semi-final matches will be day-night encounters at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. All three matches will also be broadcast in full live on ESPN. The WICB today announced the venues for the matches, and there will be a total of six games at the Guyana National Stadium; while the world famous Bourda Cricket Ground will host another four. The massive Jamaica versus Trinidad and Tobago match, along with three others, has been slated for the Everest Cricket Ground, and the mouth-watering Guyana…

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PanAm medal chances reduced without Forde – Adonis

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By Kiev Chesney Head of Guyana’s delegation to the 2011 Pan American Games, Noel Adonis, is of the view that the absence of national long distance champion Cleveland Forde will reduce the country’s chances of winning medals at the event, which will be held in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico from October 14 to 30. “I don’t know what is the reason for him deciding not to compete, but this is a significant blow to our team; because, as you may already know, he (Forde) is one of our most prominent international…

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There’s a “Tiger” on the loose in the U.S.A

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By Avenash Ramzan At a time when the West Indies Cricket Board is constantly overlooking the services of veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul for limited overs cricket, the experienced left- hander is proving that he still has the fire and appetite for the shorter forms of cricket, as was evident in the U.S.A. last weekend. The former West Indies captain racked up consecutive hundreds in back-to- back 40-over games for Sarasota International Cricket Club (SICC) against Tampa Tigers Cricket Club and Florida Badshahs, respectively. Playing at Sarasota on Saturday, the left-hander…

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Heritage Celebration 2011 kicks off

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Heritage Celebration 2011 was officially started last night when Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds ever so eloquently welcomed one and all to this year’s exhibition at the National Museum of Guyana. The National Trust of Guyana kicked off this year’s celebration under the theme “Embracing our heritage: sustaining our identity”. In attendance at the exhibition’s grand opening were Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony; Director of Culture, James Rose; and CEO of the National Trust of Guyana, Nirvana Persaud. Minister Anthony took to the podium to express his pride…

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