Year: 2011

Ramdhanis cop five medals

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Siblings Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani copped five medals at the recently held Caribbean Junior Badminton Championship (Carebaco) at the Wildey Gymnasium in Barbados. Young Priyanna, who won bronze at the Pan American Junior Championship in Jamaica earlier this year, competed in the Under-13 category instead of her regular Under-11, due to a lack of entries in the latter division. Priyanna finished with two silver medals in the Under-13 Singles and Mixed Doubles. Narayan, on the other hand, won a silver each in the Under-15 Doubles and Mixed Doubles, and bronze…

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Black Hawks excel at Pan Caribbean 2011

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BY AVENASH RAMZAN Guyana’s contingent to the 2011 Pan Caribbean Martial Arts Championship held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, returned home recently with a heap of awards, including a second place finish overall in the six-team event. Guyana was represented by the Black Hawks Martial Arts Management Network (BHMAMN), which is based at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. BHMAMN, a team comprising 11 athletes and three officials, finished with 12 World titles, second to Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, who finished with an astounding…

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‘Jaguars’ beat Bermuda 2-1

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BY AVENASH RAMZAN  A goal from Khano Smith in the dying minutes of the game gave Bermuda some consolation in the game, but Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ emerged with a 2-1 victory last evening to stay unbeaten in Group Two of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium, Providence. Watched on by a vociferous partisan home crowd, the ‘Jaguars’ squandered several goal scoring opportunities in the opening half, which ended nil-all. Both teams were aggressive in the opening segment, with Guyana controlling most of the possession. Upon resumption, the…

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New Jersey Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission donates 1,500 religious CDs free to Hindus in Guyana

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The New Jersey Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission (NJASHM) donated over 1,500 CDs, containing the 18 chapters of the entire Bhagwat Geeta translated in the English language, to representatives of several Hindu mandirs in Berbice and other regions last Monday. The CDs have been compiled and interpreted by Swami Adgadadanandji of India, and were shipped directly from India to Guyana free of cost. They are intended for free distribution. The objective behind the donation is to use a more modern way to enlighten and educate Hindus about their holy scriptures. According…

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Bosai, NAACIE sign seven per cent wage pact

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BY SVETLANA MARSHALL Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc (BMGGI) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) on Thursday, September 01, signed a new Collective Labour Agreement as well as a new and improved Financial Package Agreement that will aid in the increase of wages and salaries for employees of the bauxite company. The two agreements were signed by Bosai Manager George Zhao, Senior Personnel Officer Vance Reid, and Personnel Officer Truedell Marks; while NAACIE’s General Secretary Kenneth Joseph and his branch president Linnel Warden signed for…

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Government mulls setting up disability assessment centre

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The Special Needs Unit of the Education Ministry and several international and non- governmental organisations have begun discussing the establishment of a centre for children with special needs. National Coordinator for Special Needs Education, Karen Hall, said that government is looking to develop such a centre, but the cost is exorbitant. Hall told Guyana Times International in a recent interview that she hopes to see donor agencies provide the needed support to at least establish one central centre in the city. If that is done, several service points can be…

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Jagdeo assures Amerindians of future development

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BY SAMUEL SUKHNANDAN  Amerindian Heritage Month was launched on Thursday evening, September 1, with President Bharrat Jagdeo promising his government’s full support to the continued development of the country’s first people. Hundreds converged at the Amerindian Village at the Sophia Exhibition Complex for the event, held under the theme “Our Culture, Our Heritage, and Our Life: A Fusion of Indigenous Diversity”. In declaring the month-long celebrations open, Jagdeo said he was proud of the achievements made by Amerindians in Guyana. The president committed to ensuring that the Amerindian culture, language…

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Govt mulls waiving exam fees for CSEC science subjects

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The role of science and technology in charting a brighter future for Guyana cannot be over emphasised as the country grapples with the emerging global challenges, Education Minister Shaik Baksh said in a message to mark the beginning of Education Month (September). He said one of the proposals being considered to whip up interest in the sciences at the school level is waiving the exam fees for students sitting the subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level. Education Month is being celebrated under the theme “Transforming Guyana through…

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Of History and Heritage

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Damon Corrie preserves, practises Lokono-Arawak history and heritage Damon Corrie is a man on a mission to empower and improve the lives of indigenous peoples worldwide. Founder and current president of the Pan-Tribal Confederacy of Indigenous Tribal Nations, Damon Gerald Corrie has exceptionally strong roots in Guyana as the grandson of Hannah Mariah Corbin nee DeWeever (now 97 years old), sixth child and fourth daughter of Princess Marian Luckie, who is said to be the daughter of Chief Amorotahe Haubariria (Flying Harpy Eagle), the Fourth Hereditary Paramount Chief of the…

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Public servants to receive salary increases by year-end — Jagdeo

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Public servants will, as is customary will receive salary increases by year-end. Head of state, President Bharrat Jagdeo, said on Friday, September 2, that Guyana is one of few countries within the Caribbean bloc that annually issues an increase in salary to public servants. The president said he is aware that the increases issued yearly are not as high as workers anticipate, but government can only issue salary increases based on the growth of the economy. “I anticipate it (salary increases) would grow as we become more prosperous,” Jagdeo stated.…

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