Year: 2012

Three Rivers Kids Foundation continues to offer assistance to the needy

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By North American Correspondent Guyanese Canadian Charity group, Three Rivers Kids Foundation, has sponsored a group of eight Guyanese to have heart surgeries done in India. The children of various ethnic and religious backgrounds, were brought to Toronto from their home country for an overnight connection flight and then they were flown to New Delhi India to have their surgeries performed at the Max Heart and Vascular Center. The Three Rivers Kids Foundation was established in 2005 by Canadian based Guyanese in the greater Toronto area. Since then, 86 patients…

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Local chutney music on the upswing

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By Neaz Subhan As thousands of Guyanese flocked the Mash route to feast their eyes on the many creative floats and costumes which were proudly displayed by revellers, one thing is for sure; there is much to celebrate. Having a rollicking good time to the beats of infectious music, is a great way of doing so. While progress, development, stability, harmony in diversity and our cultures are good reasons for national celebrations, our music surely must be in contention. Its rapid transformation over the years is spectacular and heartening. Some…

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President Ramotar downplays talk of snap elections

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By Micheal Younge  President Donald Ramotar has downplayed talk of calling snap elections as the opposition continues to flex its muscle in the 65-seat National Assembly which it controls. During an exclusive interview on Monday, President Ramotar told Guyana Times International that he had not given much thought to the whole concept of snap elections at this early stage in the management of the country following the November 28 polls. The president, who is also the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic, said snap elections were not dependent…

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Golden Jaguars toppled 2-0 at Providence

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By Avenaash Ramzan  Guyana’s ‘Golden Jaguars’ preparation for the third round of the FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifiers hit a major stumbling block last evening when they were outplayed by the visiting Guatemala team, who won the International Friendly encounter 2-0 at the National Stadium, Providence. Playing in front of a small, but vociferous home crowd, the Guyanese squandered several goal scoring opportunities early in the opening half, after some good build-ups were followed by poor finishing. The Guyanese controlled most of the possession in the first half hour of…

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‘Dedication won it for us, not support’ – Layne

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By Avenash Ramzan  Despite leaving Guyana with two World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) championship belts at the weekend, Barbados’ top boxing promoter/trainer Sam Layne is disappointed with the lack of support from his country’s government for the sport. Since the advent of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s (GBBC) Friday Night ProAm boxing card in February 2010, Layne and his team from the ‘Land of the Flying Fish’ have been travelling to Guyana to compete at the invitation of the local governing body. They have earned quite…

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Police search homes of several GCB officials

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By Rajiv Bisnauth  The premises of several officials from the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) were searched following a High Court order, in an effort to retrieve “important documents” relating to the Board. The search warrants were obtained, among several orders that were filed on February 16, by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, last Friday from Chief Justice Ian Chang. Warrants were issued to search the properties of former GCB President Chetram Singh, current President Ramsey Ali, Terrence Holder, Anand Sanasie, Lionel Jaikaran, Fizul Bacchus, Alfred…

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‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry floors Lett in ‘one-sided affair’

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USA-based Guyanese Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry aptly exemplified his alias by dishing out a sound beating on Barbados’ Selwyn Lett to successfully defend his World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) Bantamweight title at the WBC CABOFE Caribbean Cup Eliminators last Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown. The classy young fighter wasted little time in disposing of his opponent, who was literally converted into a human punching bag during the one minute, 58 seconds the bout lasted. Dharry used the opening seconds to get his…

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Persaud cops 35-lap race

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By Rajiv Bisnauth   The experienced Robin Persaud emerged champion of the 21st annual R&R International-sponsored post-Mashramani 11-race cycling programme at the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday. Competing in the feature 35-lap School Boys and Invitational race, Persaud finished with a winning time of one hour, 17 minutes, 34 seconds (01h:17m:34s). The talented Marlon Williams finished in second position, while Raymond Newton ended in third spot, followed by Orville Hinds, Paul De Nobrega and Walter Grant-Stuart in that order to round off the top six finishers. Raynauth…

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BCB names Elite Under-15 and Under-19 training squads

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The Berbice Cricket Board has named two elite junior squads as it forges ahead with its preparation for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-county under-15 and 19 tournaments. The BCB, over the last four weeks, has organised four clinics for fast bowlers, wicket keepers, batsmen and spinners, along with coaching sessions around the entire county. A one-day cricket academy was also organised in the West Berbice area. Chairman of the Junior Selection Committee Leslie Solomon and the coaches involved in the coaching programme selected the squad which would start…

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Guyana must be in a position of readiness for oil and gas discovery – Minister Robert Persaud

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The Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI), a United States Department of State-led effort in collaboration with the government of Guyana on Tuesday opened a three-day workshop to provide capacity building assistance to stakeholders in the energy sector. According to a government Information Agency (GINA) release, the EGCI is aimed at providing a range of technical and capacity building support to host governments of selected countries that are on the verge of becoming the world’s next generation of oil and gas producers. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud while…

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