Month: April 2012

U.S. Congressional contests heat up in N.Y. Guyanese districts

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By North American Correspondent Several Congressional districts in Queens where large numbers of Guyanese reside are seeing keenly contested primary races to choose the Democratic candidates to contest against Republicans in the upcoming November elections. Guyanese are not running for congressional seats this year but are joining the campaigns of candidates so as to influence the outcome of the elections. The 6th Congressional District is seeing a Primary contest between Chinese American Grace Meng, Jewish American Rory Lancman and Irish American Elizabeth Crowley. Guyanese are divided between the candidacies of…

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Skerritt hails Guyana’s climate change fight

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Guyana was hailed for its leading role in fighting climate change as the 13th Annual Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development opens at the Guyana International Conference Centre. Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Chairman and St Kitts and Nevis Tourism and International Transport Minister Richard Skerritt said the fact that Guyana is the first country to host the conference twice, shows that it remains committed to the protection and sustainable use of its natural resources. “Guyana has emerged as a leader on the world stage in the battle to reduce global carbon…

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West Bank man killed in car crash

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A drinking spree at Joe Vieira Park during the Slingerz Family’s “Easter Jam” proved deadly for the De Jesus family, as one of the sons were killed in a car accident on Tuesday around 00: 30h. Dead is Adam De Jesus, 26, of 38 Goed Fortuin Public Road, West Bank Demerara. He was an employee attached to the El Dorado Mining Company. According to information received, Adam was heading to Vreed-en-Hoop to drop off a friend when the accident occurred. De Jesus was reportedly driving his Honda motor car at…

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Arson suspected in Regent St blaze – fire dept

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The Guyana Fire Service is working on the theory that the fire which destroyed several businesses on Regent Street two weeks ago was deliberately set, a senior official in the department told Guyana Times International on Wednesday. The affected businesses were housed in a building owned by the Jaigobins’ family. The building was at the time at the centre of a property dispute before the High Court. According to a source close to the Jaigobins’ family, a judge was expected to pronounce on the case later this week. Sources close…

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Guyanese short film for Barbados festival

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“Tradition”, one of the eight short films produced under The President’s Film Endowment 2011 will be shown at the Caribbean Tales Film Festival in Barbados at George Washington House this week. The festival is organised by Caribbean Tales, The Caribbean diaspora’s most dynamic film festival group – with bases and events in Toronto, Barbados and New York, and partnerships across the region and the globe. It showcases works made by filmmakers from Caribbean backgrounds or those that celebrate and explore Caribbean themes and themes of interest and relevance to people…

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Chelsea Edghill cops silver medal for Guyana

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Chelsea Edghill secured Guyana’s lone medal when she copped silver in the Girls 15-and-Under final of the Junior and Cadet Caribbean Championship that was held in Cuba. In the finals, despite a valiant effort against Idalys Lovett Valdez of Cuba who had training stints in Germany, Edghill lost 0-4. Her journey in the championship started with victories against Ancelys Pichardo of Dominican Republic 3-0; Yesenia Lazo Zamaro (Cuba) 3-0; and her only lost in the group stages was against Cuban Anel Garcia 3-0. She advanced to the quarterfinal round as…

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Too much politics in Canada’s cricket – Chattergoon

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By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto His age at 34 is not a deterring factor for Hemnarine Chattergoon, but he still desires to represent Canada again at the senior level. However, he lashed out severely at the game which is enveloped with political issues. Having featured in two first-class matches in 2007 and 2010/11 for the North American country since 1996, the elegant right handed batter felt there is a lot left in him. Chattergoon, the elder brother of former West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon, is also one of the siblings…

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Lambert scores fastest goal of tournament

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El Dorado’s Andrew Lambert eclipsed Kwesi Johnson and Darrel George as the players to score the fastest goals in the second annual Banks DIH sponsored Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ football competition, doing so last Saturday night when the action continued at the New Silver City Secondary School hard court. Johnson and George had previously recorded their goals in the first minute of play for their teams during the first round of the tournament, but Lambert got his in a mere 13 seconds, even though his team went down…

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Draft constitution to be completed shortly – IMC Chairman Lloyd

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By Rajiv Bisnauth  The draft copy of the new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) constitution is expected to be completed in a week’s time, according to Chairman of the government-initiated, Interim Management Committee (IMC), Clive Lloyd. Lloyd disclosed at a recent IMC press conference that a group of lawyers is currently looking at the document and is expected to finalize same by early next week. The former West Indies captain further revealed that each stakeholder will receive a copy of the draft constitution for perusal and debate with the IMC before…

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A refreshing dip at Bamia creek

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For those living in Linden, swimming at Bamia creek, which is along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, is a regular fun feature on weekends, where friends and families get together for drinks and a cool swim. It is lesser known among residents of Georgetown, who are more familiar with the creeks closer to the highway junction nearer to the city. Bamia Creek is the last creek before meeting the Linden junction: about 10 minutes before the bauxite-mining town. Bamia itself is a quiet community surrounded by lush nature. The few households live…

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