Year: 2012

“New parliamentary dispensation has not delivered” – Nandlall

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Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall said government is not pleased with the proceedings in the National Assembly, stating that the opposition is abusing the process and, in some instances violating the laws of Guyana. On the issue of parliamentary motions moved by the opposition, the attorney general stated that they are seeking to do a number of irrelevant things, most of which do not require a motion. Pointing to the fact that some of the motions sought to demand information, he explained that the way is already…

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Guyana’s National Junior Squash team depart for Jamaica

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By Melinda Bishundyal Guyana National Junior Squash team departs for Jamaica today to compete in the 30th Junior Caribbean Championship which runs from July 20-27. Guyana are the defending champions; they won the male, female and overall titles last year. Guyana have won the tournament for the past seven years. The singles will be contested from July 20-22. The team events will commence on July 23 and conclude on July 26. The 14-member team include seven former Caribbean junior champions. The Girls team read: Mary Fung-a-Fat, Ashley DeGroot, Rebecca Lowe,…

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Iconic Guyanese-Canadian Karateka Frank Woon-A-Tai

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– hails success of inaugural International Karate Daigaku Shoto By Ravendra Madholall Famed in the Karate world, Guyanese-Canadian Frank Woon-A-Tai is extremely pleased to have hosted his first major international event with resounding success recently in Canada. The inaugural 2012 International Karate Daigaku Shoto (IKDS) World Cup brought in excess of 650 competitors from around the globe to one venue (Ryerson University) to participate in a three-day tournament. Woon-A-Tai, who holds a dual citizenship with Canada and his native country, Guyana, was the Chief Instructor at the championship. In an…

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Barnwell, Bishoo named in WI T20 World Cup provisional squad

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St. John’s, Antigua–West Indies have named Guyanese all-rounder Christopher Barnwell and legspinner Devendra Bishoo yesterday in a provisional 30-member squad for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 to be staged in Sri Lanka in September. Bishoo has been named after being sidelined from the side for some months now. The Berbician recently played for the West Indies A side against India A. Barnwell, a powerful hitter of the ball and a useful medium pacer, has been an on-again-off-again feature in the WI T20 side. Meanwhile, temperamental left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has…

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Narine stars again as West Indies take series 4-1

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The fifth one-dayer between West Indies and New Zealand had plenty of similarities to Saturday’s fourth ODI at Warner Park: West Indies chose to bat, the top order stumbled, one of their Twenty20 stars made the slowest ODI half-century of his career to anchor the innings, and then some pyrotechnics from Andre Russell took the home side towards 250. The echoes of last Saturday continued during the chase, so much so that when seven overs were remaining, New Zealand needed exactly the same number of runs and had the same…

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Stacy Ramcharan

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Stacy Ramcharan is a 21-year-old model full of life and joy. She described herself as an easy-going, sincere and generous person who loves helping others. She takes on her challenges head-on and basks in the joys of life. Stacy enjoys modelling, listening to music, dancing, spending quality time with her family and friends, and watching movies. She likes being spontaneous and enjoys photo shoots, as part of her passion is modelling. Stacy graduated from Mae’s Secondary School in Guyana and is currently pursuing studies in accountancy. She also loves travelling,…

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Three Rivers Kids Foundation

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Affording a new life for Guyanese children he Three Rivers Kids Foundation was founded in 2005 to help give a new phase of life to children stricken with heart problems and other medical issues. It is a registered charitable organization in Ontario, Canada. The goal of this organisation is to help sick children in Guyana whose parents are too poor to afford medical care. The organisation covers the medical treatment for children who need to be brought overseas. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, president of the foundation…

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Set your sights on Charity in Guyana

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Charity, located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region on the Pomeroon River, provides a gateway to the interior as well as neighbouring Venezuela. The people are friendly, the food is great, and the fruits are always fresh. There is definitely much to enjoy and see in Charity. The market in Charity is an integral commerce area. The communities in Charity are small, close-knit and strive mostly on farming. The town is currently booming with new businesses constructions such as shopping malls and entertainment bars. (Photos by Marco Basir)

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Canadian firm reports seven-fold increase in uranium discoveries in Guyana

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A Canadian-based company said it has discovered uranium in Guyana in large quantities in just over one year of exploration at its Kurupung Project. In a release, U3O8 Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Dr Richard Spencer said: “With this expanded resource from the Kurupung, we have grown our NI 43-101 uranium portfolio nearly seven-fold in just over one year while defining maiden resources of phosphate, vanadium, rare earths and other metals.” “Positive metallurgical results have also been achieved on all of our projects. 2012 is expected to be another…

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Reputations

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‘A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.’ –Joseph Hall Have you ever thought of doing something, even for just a fleeting moment, but decided against it because it might damage your reputation, or give you a ‘bad name’ as some might say? Most of us have, I guess. And usually almost everyone tries to weigh the possible outcomes of whatever decisions he/she is planning to make. And that’s all well and good, but what…

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