The view from Seballi, Mahdia
Year: 2012
Saborio’s hat-trick tames Golden Jaguars
By Avenash Ramzan Alvaro Saborio took advantage of some loose goalkeeping from Ronson Williams to help his team to a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Guyana’s Golden Jaguar last evening in their in Group B match of the third round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium, Providence. He netted a hat-trick while Joel Campbell added a single strike as the Guyanese were given a thorough football lesson by the Central American side. Playing in front of a boisterous, near-capacity crowd decked out in yellow in support of…
Read MoreBaffling nonselection
Sports View by Neil Kumar, Director of Sport In the eyes of all Guyanese, it is unacceptable that the West Indies selectors have selected a touring squad for the upcoming ODIs against England and not a single Guyanese is included. Guyana and West Indies batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is the number one Test batsman in the world. At age 39, India’s Sachin Tendulkar is a major part of India’s ODI team. Several players around the world are older and less fit than Chanderpaul and they are representing their respective countries at…
Read MoreAvernelle Holder: A true mentor and motivator
Twenty-six-year-old Avernelle Holder was just playing her favourite sport six years ago when she was spotted by Earl Brown, former Peace Corp Director of Guyana. Impressed with her talent and desires to further her study, he assisted her to get a scholarship at Alcon State University, Mississippi. Holder was born in Guyana to parents Winifred Emanuel and the late George Holder and has two older brothers. She grew up in Werk-En-Rust Georgetown, and attended St. Agnes Nursery and Primary Schools. After writing the Secondary School Entrance Examination (SSEE), she was…
Read MoreGuyana 10-member karate team returns with 13 medals
The 10-member Japan Karate Association/World Federation (JKA/WF) Guyana team returned home with 13 medals after their impressive performance in the 2012 JKA/WF America Karate Camp and Goodwill tournament that was held from June 7-10 in Panama City. The karatekas copped five gold medals, six silver medals and two bronze at the championships. Seven-year-old Camiel Melville (eighth kyu) placed first in kata and second in kumite in the male category. And 11-year-old Loren Black (seventh kyu) placed first in kumite and first in kata in the female division. Both of them…
Read MoreHandicraft for empowerment – A dynamic woman triumphs over challenges
By Venessa Deosaran When faced with challenges, designer and craftswoman Esther Benjamin knows the remedy: determination and being proactive are what she knows. Benjamin, originally from Georgetown, moved to Linden with her family at age 7. She worked with a bauxite mining company for more than two decades in Linden, but after she was laid off, Benjamin was confronted with how she would now make a livelihood. She had to find a means of survival, and so she was prompted to take classes in catering, tie-dye and batik. Developing herself…
Read MoreSixty years of superlative service
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates six decades in the supreme role of British sovereign “By the sudden death of my dear father I am called to assume the duties and responsibilities of sovereignty. My heart is too full for me to say more to you today than I shall always work, as my father did throughout his reign, to advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples, spread as they are all the world over.” With this statement to the Lords of the Council for the formal Accession ceremony held Feb.…
Read MoreThe magic and the mystery of the jaguar
By Matt Hallett Pair of jaguars on the Iwokrama road (Photo by David Fernandes) Seeing a jaguar in the wild is a privilege that few people get to experience. Looking into the yellowish eyes of a finely tuned predator in its natural environment is an experience of a lifetime. You immediately get the sense that you don’t see the jaguar. The jaguar allows you to see it. Even hearing a jaguar is an event. Experiencing that guttural pant is something that you carry with you long after you hear it.…
Read MoreNEW GPC denounces “process of disinformation”
“Campaign to destroy the company will not succeed” – Dr Ramroop Chairman of the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NEW GPC) Dr Ranjisinghi Ramroop came out swinging against the Kaieteur News for what he deemed to be “a vicious process of disinformation against NEW GPC”. He vowed, however that “the campaign to destroy the company will not succeed.” Taking on the Kaieteur News specifically, which had blared on its front page “Importers cry foul at US6.5 million secret pharmaceutical award to Ramroop’s NEW GPC”, Dr Ramroop declared, “Let me explain to…
Read MoreParents, community leaders protest library closures in Queens
By North American Correspondent Parents of Guyanese students and community leaders joined others in Queens to protest the planned closures and reduction of hours of operations of public libraries. In order to close a budget gap, the Mayor’s Office plans to close several libraries and or reduce hours of service. Parents and Guyanese community leaders have urged elected officials to take steps to discourage the Mayor from taking such extreme actions. Advocates are also pushing the City Council members and the mayor to restore other related deep cuts to day…
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