Year: 2012

Chess champion Haifeng Su: ‘A strong mind guarantees a sure winner’

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By Venessa Deosaran Junior chess champion and Sixth Form student of Queens College, Haifeng Su has thanked not luck but his mental determination and strong focus for his victories. In an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine, 16-year-old Su said he came to Guyana from China with his family when he was just six years old. In Guyana, he developed a liking for the game of chess by watching other people play the game, especially his close colleagues. “A friend, Rishad Hussein, who is very good at chess, got me…

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Architect of City Hall, St Mary’s Cathedral

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The Very Reverend Ignatius Cory Scoles SJ. Priest, Architect, Missionary, Painter And Writer By Lennox JuLian Hernandez Rev Ignatius Scoles (1834-1896) December 23 this year would be the 125th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone for City Hall, Georgetown. And July 1, 2014 (just over two years away) would be the 125th anniversary of the official opening of this iconic building in our capital city. One naturally assumes that the relevant authorities have begun preparing for the celebration of these two related events. This first article preceding the…

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Turu Falls

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Local legend states there was a pool that was an ancient source of water for the Macushi people during the 18th century when they were forced to take refuge in the Iwokrama Mountains. It kept them supplied with water even when the creeks were no longer running in the dry season. This led to its name ‘Turu’, meaning ‘reservoir’, which is the name it keeps today. Iwokrama offers trips to this ancient pool with a 30-minute drive from the Iwokrama River Lodge to arrive at the waterfall trail. Along the…

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Vanilla

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Melissa Roberts is the name given to her by her parents when she was born, but her popularly-known stage name ‘Vanilla’ is the name given to her by her boyfriend a few years into their relationship. She always viewed herself a “bathroom singer,” however, she was encouraged by her now manager and owner of the Kross Kolor Records label, Burchmore Simon, to record a song. Now under his tutelage, Vanilla has developed in her music career. In 2005, she recorded her first song ‘Koc it Up’, and this led to…

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Opposition parties willing to find consensus, compromise – Granger

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By Michael Younge  Amid criticisms by the government of opposition control over some of the key positions in the National Assembly, Opposition Leader Brigadier (retired) David Granger said the parliamentary opposition political parties were in no way abusing their combined majority in the House. Granger in an interview with Guyana Times International last Sunday, said that both the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) have been demonstrating independence and responsibility in the discharge of their parliamentary duties. His comments came on the heels of…

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Water remains at safe level in EDWC

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Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said that the floods are over, but the work for his ministry has now begun. According to Dr Ramsammy, plans are being put in place to clear several major drains and canals. The agriculture minister told Guyana Times International in an interview last Friday that this is being done in order to prepare for any future occurrences of unusual heavy downpours. Dr Ramsammy explained that the situation is now under control and things are now getting cleaned up. “I am happy to report that the…

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Couple charged for trafficking cannabis

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A couple were refused bail on Monday when they appeared before the acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for trafficking cannabis. Roderick Robertson and Melissa Beverly, both of Diamond Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Robertson was also charged with trafficking narcotics. Robertson pleaded not guilty to the charge, which stated that on February 11 at Diamond Public Road, he trafficked in 32 grams of cannabis by selling same to Detective Lance…

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New publication on Guyana to be launched in Queens

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By North American correspondent A newly published book on Guyana by a Guyanese Canadian will be launched this Saturday, February 18, from 12pm to 4:30 pm at The Hall Of Lights, 117-06 Rockaway Blvd. in Richmond Hill, Queens. The book is titled “The Indelible Red Stain” and is presented in two volumes dealing with pre-Independence Guyana and the forces that hobbled the country after independence. It illustrates the growth of corporate greed in the post-WWII period and corporation control of powerful nations that today threatens to destroy our civilization. The…

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Sensationalists

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Wilful ignorance One cannot blame ordinary people for being ignorant of some matters in the public domain – who can keep up with the information explosion? But what do you say about the ignorance of some gatekeepers of public trust? Wilful ignorance? Take the sensational headline in the Muckraking KN about Tender Board contract to the NEW GPC via information taken from the Auditor General (AG) Office. The Muckraker, we know, will stop at nothing to sell a few more newspapers and take a jibe at those more successful in…

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