2011 – Page 86 – Guyana Times International

Foundation formed to bolster childhood education in Caribbean

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

A regional project, entitled Foundation for the Development of Caribbean Children (FDCC), aimed at strengthening early childhood education, was recently launched during a four- day forum in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Participants heard some of the latest information regarding the development of the brain, and how it relates particularly to children aged from zero to three years. “We have succeeded in starting that fire,” said Chairman of the Board of Directors of the FDCC, Dr Didacus Jules, “and we hope (and) expect the Foundation will fan those flames so…

Youth Parliament to discuss economic, social woes of young people

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Selected youth from all parts of the country will discuss several topical issues when the 11th National Youth Parliament gets underway next month. Information Liaison for President Jagdeo, and Executive Director of Youth Parliament Guyana, Kwame McCoy, speaking during an interview with Guyana Times International, stated that this year’s sitting of the National Youth Parliament will see Guyanese youth being given the opportunity to express themselves while coming up with solutions to the social and economic problems facing today’s youth. McCoy said that all plans are on stream for the…

Guyana, IDB sign US$ 15M water projects deal

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– US$ 12M for Linden Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and the Inter- American Development Bank representative Marco Nicola signed two agreements aimed at developing the water sector on Wednesday. The signing was done in the presence of Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali, Region 10 Chairman Mortimer Mingo, Housing Ministry Permanent Secretary Emil McGarrell and residents of Linden. The agreements include a US$ 12 million loan aimed at improving the water quality and the efficiency of the water supply system in Linden, and a US$3 million deal to…

Private sector calls for enhanced skills in construction sector

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

BY TIFFNY RHODIUS With two weeks to go before the opening of Building Expo 2011, the private sector is calling for more innovation and development of skills in the construction industry. “The construction centre has grown by 10 per cent over the last three to four years. The average age of home ownership has dropped. That is a huge plus for Guyana,” says chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ramesh Dookhoo. However, Dookhoo pointed out that there was a shortage of skills in the sector that needs to be…

Team Guyana on the brink of seventh straight title

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

BY KIEV CHESNEY Today marks the final day of competition in the Digicel Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Squash Championships and, after winning five individual titles, Guyana’s chances of winning the overall team title for the seventh consecutive time are very likely. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams remain undefeated in team competition and dominated their semi-final encounters by the 5- 0 margin. The girls have won the team event for the past five years and winning tomorrow would not only mean six in a row, but it would…

Local footballers making impact in New York

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Guyanese footballers currently campaigning in the United States are making the best of their opportunities so far. Three of the seven are on trial with a top New York club for professional contracts, while the others are keeping Team Guyana in contention for top honors in the Digicel Caribbean Cup. National captain and top defender Howard Lowe, goalkeeper Ronson Williams and midfielder Abassey McPherson displayed their skills before officials of FC New York in an initial session, and will have another trial later this week. FC New York is…

98 days to Pan Am Games in Mexico

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– ambassador to Guyana anticipates biggest event yet The 16th staging of the Pan American Games will be held in exactly 98 days in Guadalajara, Mexico, and since Guyana will be competing in this event, members of the delegation participated in the 100 days away celebration at the Mexican Embassy on July 6. Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Fernando Sandoval, said that Mexico is definitely ready to host the event, which will take place from October 14 to 30, and he expected it to be the biggest ever staging…

“I feel relieved now” – Chetram Singh

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Rajiv Bisnauth What has been described as his worst two years of stewardship as head of the Guyana Cricket Board came to an end recently, and former GCB president Chetram Singh says he is relieved to be out of office. “I feel relieved to be going, especially [with] what transpired in the last two years,” Singh told reporters in his farewell speech. Over the last two years, the board was plagued with financial turmoil and divisions within its executive ranks. Singh, who served as head of Guyana’s cricket administration…

Jagdeo slams WICB

July 15, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has come in for severe criticism from Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo, who argued that cricket belongs to the national boards, countries, and players rather than an “amalgamation” of the territories under one board. Jagdeo’s swipe at the regional board comes days after the Prime Ministerial Sub- Committee on Cricket was revived with the aim of addressing issues affecting West Indies cricket and the strained relationship between the WICB and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA). The WICB has attracted much negative publicity of recent…

Hard and fast Andy Roberts: – take no prisoners, show no mercy. So what if you’ve got to wear pink on occasion?

July 15, 2011August 11, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Fazeer Mohammed His name alone was enough to attract attention. Coming from a country considered for long to be on the very distant frontier of West Indies cricket, Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts had to be exceptional to break new ground for the people of his home island of Antigua. But it was not his raw pace, or those clever variations in the speed of his bouncers, or the growing list of batsmen he sent to hospital that first drew my attention to him. Nope; it was Andy Roberts the…