2011 – Page 71 – Guyana Times International

Guyana, Brazil armies sign agreement on training

August 18, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Guyana Defence Force and the Brazilian Army on Thursday signed a protocol that will see cooperation in areas of training, doctrine and operations, intelligence, logistics, engineering, and international affairs. The signing ceremony took place at the conclusion of the VI Bilateral Staff Conference between Brazil and Guyana at the Pegasus Hotel late Thursday. The protocol provides training courses for GDF personnel over the period 2012 to 2014 in the fields of infantry, paratrooping, logistics, and engineering, while the cooperation in doctrine and operations will see, among other things, the…

UK, Canada top diplomats returning home after Guyana stint

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– U.S. to send ambassador next month The newly-appointed United States Ambassador to Guyana, Dr Brent Hardt, is expected here next month, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. embassy, Thomas Pierce, has confirmed. The U. S. embassy here has been functioning without an ambassador since former ambassador John Jones retired in September 2009. Pierce declined to comment on the specifics of Dr Hardt’s arrival here, except to say he would be in Guyana in September. Hardt, a career diplomat, currently serves as chargé d’affaires ad interim at the U.S. embassy for…

Visiting swamis impressed with quality of Hinduism in Guyana

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Visiting Swamis, Satguru Bodhinata Veylanswami and Swami Sannyasin Sanmuganathaswami from Kauai Hindu Monastery in Hawaii, USA has said they are impressed with the quality and standard of Hinduism being practised and taught in Guyana. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Guyana Times International Swami Bodhinatha stated that the leaders and devoted followers of Hinduism in Guyana are seemingly well versed, educated and informed about the core principles, values and lessons that the religion offers human beings. He explained that his assessment of the level and quality of Hinduism being practiced…

Ramotar responds to blood crisis

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

People’s Progressive Party presidential candidate Donald Ramotar on Wednesday heeded a call by the National Blood Transfusion Service by donating blood to the unit. Ramotar, who has been a voluntary donor in the past, visited the NBTS and complimented the staff for the modern setting and professional service. According to a release from the PPP, Ramotar also expressed hope that Guyanese will donate to the blood bank as he described such a gesture as “important as it will save lives.” “I would like to encourage all Guyanese who are qualified…

Guyana, UN sign new development framework

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyana and the United Nations on Wednesday signed a Development Assistance Framework for 2012- 2016, which seeks to promote social and economic growth in the country. Chairing the ceremony was Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira, who explained that the agreement was reached after much consultation with stakeholders including civil society and the respective of UN offices here. She noted that the UN Development Assistance Framework is the product of “hard work, research and planning” as it outlines clearly what are some of the broad areas under which Guyana hopes…

Guyana qualifies for Pan Am Cup in 2013

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Despite a 2-0 loss to top seed and pretournament favourites, Uruguay, the Guyana Women’s Hockey Team has achieved its primary objective of making the final of the PAHF Challenge. The challenge which is being played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on July 31 and was completed when the finals were played on Sunday, August 7, 2011. The top two teams in the PAHF Challenge, Guyana and Uruguay, clashed in the final on August 7. Both have earned spots in the World Cup Qualifier for the Americas, the PAHF Cup,…

Ali (5-35) spins T&T to 26-run victory over Guyana

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Led by left-arm spinner Jovan Ali (5-35) and an unbeaten 57 from skipper Steven Katwaroo, defending champions Trinidad and Tobago notched up a convincing 26-run victory over hosts Guyana in round one of the WICB Regional Under-19 limited overs game at Bourda August 9. Chasing 182 to win, the hosts were bowled out for 155 in 41 overs. On paper, the target looked gettable but judging from the way the Guyanese batted in the three-day tournament, the chase was always a difficult one. And so it was! They were off…

Georgetown teams cash-in with GT&T Fastball final wins

August 11, 2011August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– Pele Gold FC, Trophy Stall Ladies capture inaugural titles Pele Gold Football Club and the Trophy Stall All Star ladies team were crowned champions of the first ever Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) Fastball competition on August 7 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Pele crushed BK International Western Tigers 3-0 in the men’s final, while Trophy Stall All Star women edged the Lethem Ladies 3-2. Pele’s aggression and good ball possession paid off in the dying minutes of the first 15-minute half in this format of the…

ALBA contingent did Guyana proud

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyana’s young but strong team that went to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Games in Venezuela did very well, capturing twelve (12) medals. Guyana was represented by twenty- nine (29) athletes and seven officials from five sport disciplines. It was indeed an honour to receive our ALBA contingent, as they were all in high spirits, some of them proudly wearing their won medals around their necks, demonstrating their success. Track and field was the most successful sport discipline, as our athletes captured two silver and…

Sir Garry – the greatest

August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– Sir Garry Sobers’ tale of the rise of a boy from the Bayland to captain, knight and national hero is truly the stuff of legend BY TONY COZIER The “greatest cricketer on Earth or Mars” (as Sparrow extolled him in his 1965 calypso) passed another landmark on Thursday, August 4. It was chronological, his 75th birthday, and it came as a timely reminder of the almost universal acceptance of the genius that made Sir Garry Sobers the finest all-rounder the game has ever known. “Timely” and “almost” are words…