Over the past three years or so, Guyana’s tourism industry has undoubtedly made tremendous strides in capturing the attention of the world with its truly unique ecological, nature and adventure tourism. More and more persons are becoming aware of what the country has to offer. It is widely accepted that the tourism industry has great potential as it can contribute to the country’s development by helping to generate income, investments, foreign exchange and employment for the benefit of everyone. Just recently a high level delegation headed by Minister of Tourism…
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GRFU names squad for Bermuda clash
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has named a strong unit to face Bermuda in the Caribbean final of the 2015 Rugby 15s World Cup Qualifiers on Saturday. The game will be played at Hamilton in Bermuda. The Guyanese reached this stage by beating Trinidad and Tobago 20-0 in a must-win game in the Southern Zone of June 2 at the National Stadium, Providence, while Bermuda got past the Bahamas 16-8 in the Northern Zone. Bermuda became the automatic host for the game, on the grounds of being a higher…
Read MoreDharry out of Fraser bout
‘Now people would see who’s really afraid’- Fraser Rudolph Fraser will face a new opponent, and have a shot at a different title, but his focus remains the same: train hard, execute the fight plan and come out victorious. Fraser, the 35-year-old Albouystown pugilist, was long clamouring for a shot at the USA-based Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry, and the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) granted his wish earlier this month by announcing that the two would go at each other in the main event on the June 29 ProAm…
Read MoreGuyana’s beach footballers star in giant US tourney
Virginia, USA – Guyanese ball weaver Jarmane Grandison put on a surreal sand soccer show to pop eyes and hearts at last weekend’s 19th North American Sand Soccer Championships in Virginia Beach, USA. But, his spirited performance was in vain for his team’s championship chances at the June 8-10 tourney. By the time Grandison and his Bago Sports BFC teammates made another come-from-behind sortie, the effort was too late to pip Team Canada for a spot in the semis and further. However, Bago Sports’ combination of players from Guyana, Jamaica…
Read MoreHugh Ross wins Masters Over-50 at NABBA World Championships
Guyana’s most decorated bodybuilder, Hugh Arlington Ross, added another title to his bulging collection when he emerged champion of the Masters Over-50 category at the NABBA World Championships in Ireland on Saturday. Ross, competing out of the United States of America, got the better of Dave Steele (England), Herbie Chang (Northern Ireland), Phil Kuklinski (New Zealand), Safa Tattan (Syria) and Dave Steca (England), who finished in that order.
Read More‘I am Guyanese until I die’
US-based Guyanese singer Jerry Elcock By Venessa Deosaran For more than 25 years, internationally renowned jazz and R&B artiste Jerry ‘Jhayee’ Elcock has been pursuing his passion for music, and promoting his beloved country of birth, Guyana. As a child growing up, Jhayee –his stage name – was destined for a career in the music world. Born in Vergenoegen, Jerry spent most of his earliest childhood on the West Bank. Raised in a musical family, his father, a guitar player and music teacher, the house was always full of musicians.…
Read MoreScholarship for Advanced Guyanese Education
For high achievers with limited means Scholarship for Advanced Guyanese Education (SAGE) was officially founded in 2007 by seven returned ‘WorldTeach Guyana’ volunteers. SAGE identifies secondary students with high academic potential but limited financial means, and provides these students with scholarships to help fulfil their academic achievements. Each board member of SAGE, all US-based, has taught in secondary schools in Mabaruma, Port Kaituma, Kwakwani, Soesdyke, and further afield. The president of the organisation, Alicia Wilson, joined WorldTeach Guyana for the 2006-2007 academic year. She taught biology and integrated science at…
Read MoreJagdeo breaks silence on budget cuts
“The country’s vibrant economy might be crippled in the near future if the opposition continues to stymie Guyana’s development” By Svetlana Marshall Breaking his silence for the first time since demitting office last year, former President Bharrat Jagdeo, speaking at the commissioning of the New Building Society’s new headquarters tore into the opposition last Friday, deeming their recent cuts to the national budget as a vindictive act, which will set the country several paces back. The combined opposition had chopped some Gy$20 billion from the budget, Gy$18 billion of which…
Read MoreNEW GPC requesting value-for-money audit by auditor general
– slams phantom prices, distortions, and lies of Kaieteur News Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran The NEW GPC INC is calling on the Auditor General’s Office to carry out a value-for-money audit of the prequalification process that was conducted in 2010, beginning with the advertisement for expression of interest and including the evaluation and subsequent approval of submissions for prequalification to supply pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The company has also warned that it will be pursuing all legal avenues possible to put an end…
Read More“Glenn Lall willing to destroy Guyana out of envy”
Guyana Times and its publisher Dr Bobby Ramroop are facing not just a baptism of fire but an unrelenting campaign of hate by the Kaieteur News (KN) and its owner Glenn Mohan Lall that is still in full swing. KN was in business when Dr Ramroop acquired the NEW GPC in 1999. Yet until 2008, when the newspaper was launched, there was not a single negative article about Dr Ramroop or the NEW GPC. But between 2008 and the present, there have been almost 1700 scurrilous attacks through articles, columns,…
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