2012 – Page 102 – Guyana Times International

Fire guts four stores on Regent Street

August 2, 2012 TIMES INT'L

A Regent Street businessman collapsed and died early Tuesday morning, after seeing the flames of a raging fire devour his business place. The fire destroyed three other businesses – a duplex that housed a store of the Clairan’s chain and a Chinese-owned business, and Boyo’s Fashion, and left in its wake millions of dollars in losses. Lucky Dollar Furniture Store and the Creole Corner Restaurant, which are in close proximity, were also damaged, and several persons were injured. The 65-year-old co-owner of Indra’s Fashion, Ramdat Sheowprasad succumbed at a private…

“PNCR in secure hands” Granger assures party members

August 2, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Newly-elected leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) David Granger said the party is in “secure hands”. Granger, following the announcement of his win against lone contender Carl Greenidge said the time has come to strengthen the party, noting that members should embrace each other with love and stand united. Granger’s election as leader marks the first time that the leadership post has been passed from a living leader to a successor. Former party leader Robert Corbin did not contest the post, but has committed to working within the…

Guyana’s economy remains resilient– IMF

August 2, 2012 TIMES INT'L

…Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projected to grow by four per cent this year International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Guyana Therese Turner-Jones said Guyana’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by about four per cent this year, supported by increased activity in bauxite, gold, rice and the services sectors, which should offset any expected fall off in sugar production. Turner-Jones made the announcement following a visit to Guyana on July 17-27 to conduct the fund’s yearly review of the Guyanese economy. “Despite a deteriorating external…

Guyana’s Junior Jaguars suffers 1- 3 lost to Suriname

July 27, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Guyana’s Under-17 Junior Jaguars suffered a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Suriname when Group Four action in the Caribbean Football Union World Cup Qualifying competition got going at the Hasley Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The young Guyanese were outplayed by a much more oiled Suriname side that took the lead in the 16th minute through a well taken shot by Gainsa Jofrendi that Guyana’s goalkeeper Jason Cromwell had no chance of stopping. Up to that point of the game Suriname controlled proceedings as the Guyanese…

Narine’s late strikes unsettle NZ

July 27, 2012 TIMES INT'L

NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Sunil Narine denied Martin Guptill his third Test hundred, claiming him as one of two wickets in the final hour, to bring West Indies back into the first Digicel Test against New Zealand on Wednesday. Narine finished the opening day at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground with three wickets for 73 runs from 28 overs, as New Zealand, choosing to bat, reached 232 for four in their first innings at the close. The off-spinner made the impact he was expecting late, after Guptill anchored the Black…

Guyanese cricketers performing well in Canada

July 27, 2012 TIMES INT'L

Several Guyanese cricketers have continued to shine in Canada’s Elite and Premier League cricket competitions over the past weeks with outstanding batting and bowling performances. On Saturday, former Guyana opening batsman Krishna Arjune fashioned a brilliant 108 to spur Viking Cricket Club in the Elite League, while Wasim Haslim also registered a century (119) for Apollo Sports Club. Travis Blyden, in his second season for United Cricket Club in the premier League division, also showed great consistency. Having already chalked up four half-centuries from seven limited-over games, he scored an…

‘Big Truck’ to face Corbin in eliminator

July 27, 2012 TIMES INT'L

-Winner to face Troy Ross for spot on WBC Cup of Champions After a humiliating first round defeat at the hands of Barbados’ Shawn ‘The Sniper’ Cox during the WBC CABOFE Caribbean Cup Eliminator in February, Guyana’s ex-world champion, Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite, will be given a chance to redeem himself when he faces Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese, Sean Corbin, in the WBC Cup of Champions Eliminator bout. The fight will be the main attraction on the September 2 card being promoted by the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC)…

Star of the week

July 27, 2012 TIMES INT'L

A young and talented artist is creating rhythmical tsunamis in the dancehall reggae music industry. Bridging gaps and breaking new grounds, he brings a new fusion of music to hungry audiences around the world. Sankar Singh, popularly known as Prakz entertains and thrills crowds in the United States, London, Holland, Suriname, Guyana and Canada. His latest single which is titled “You Don’t Know” was recently released. Growing up in Guyana and facing many obstacles, Prakz and his family were forced to migrate to the United States with hopes of attaining…

Guyana Post Office Corporation

July 27, 2012January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Michael Rego, writing in the June 2012 BWI Study Circle Bulletin about the history of the GPO, says the British Guiana Post Office was housed in the Parliament Buildings when the buildings were completed in 1834. The Georgetown Packet Office, under British Imperial authority, became a local Post Office in 1850, and in 1865 GPO Georgetown was relocated to a rented room in the lower flat of the Royal Agricultural & Commercial Society building. Despite several attempts during the remaining century by successive Postmasters General to obtain its own building,…

A Shell Beach Adventure in Guyana

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 TIMES INT'L

The Shell Beach area is a stretch of beaches along the coast of Guyana’s northwest district and more than 120 kilometres long. The area is a unique ecosystem encompassing mangrove forests, inland swamp forests and savannahs, and is bordered by the Atlantic seaboard where mudflats front the shore in some areas. Shell Beach is composed entirely of mollusc shells in varying degrees of fragmentation and pulverization. Four of the world’s seven species of endangered marine turtles nest at Shell Beach including the Leatherback. The area’s diversity is one of the…