Former West Indies captain, Ramnaresh Sarwan, and Director, Dave Kissoon, have resigned from their positions on the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) board. The announcement was made on Sunday, via a press release from WIPA. Below is the full text of the release. “WIPA wishes to announce the resignation of Mr. Ramnaresh Sarwan from its executive. Mr. Sarwan was a member of WIPA’s Executive from 2008 to the date of his resignation on October 23rd, 2012. At the same time WIPA also announces that Mr. Dave Kissoon, who joined WIPA…
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Johnson still keen on playing international cricket
By Avenash Ramzan After getting a brief taste of international cricket back in 2008, young middle-order batsman, Leon Johnson, is still keen on playing at the highest level again. The 25-year-old left-hander, who made a scintillating 89 in Georgetown Cricket Club’s 18-run win over hosts Demerara Cricket Club in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s Queensway-sponsored 50-over final on Sunday, made the revelation during an exclusive interview with this publication on Tuesday. “Yes, the desire and passion to play international cricket is still there, it has never left me since I first…
Read MoreFlying solo, flying safe
Beverley Drake, Guyana’s first female commercial and army aviator talks about pioneering the female aviation field in Guyana and her career since By Venessa Deosaran In a once unthinkable career for women, aviation in modern times has seen a multitude of females excelling in the field. One such example is US-based Guyanese Captain Beverley Drake, who knocked down the stereotype in her aviation career to prove that women can do a man’s job. Drake, who grew up in Georgetown, in an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine revealed that her…
Read MoreMarudi Creek
Resort provides rustic charm and lots of fun Located on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, Marudi Creek provides a relaxing atmosphere, cool black water for a refreshing swim, and is a spacious recreational facility for the entire family. The Marudi Creek resort, owned by Martha and her husband Paul Dhanraj, is situated on the left and approximately five minutes up the highway. It takes another five minutes along the very sandy trail to reach the creek. After coming off the trail, visitor immediately enter the facility, which has a rustic charm to…
Read MorePromoting Guyanese Arts,Culture overseas
By Venessa Deosaran The Guyana Cultural Association of New York’s mission is to document, showcase and celebrate the multiple roots of Guyana’s cultural heritage. Through its work, the association preserves Guyanese cultural heritage, and makes it available through various channels, to inspire future generations of Guyanese at home and abroad. The Guyana Folk Festivals, launched by the Guyana Broadcasting Corporation during the early 1980s, can be identified as one of the forces that inspired the current Guyana Cultural Association of New York (GCA), Inc. The not-for-profit organization has organized the…
Read MoreEstablishing Radio in Guyana
Radio broadcasting is said to have been introduced in what was then British Guiana, by the dissemination of mainly international news and information through a wired service that relayed BBC radio content over the Georgetown telephone system for paying subscribers. Radio broadcast in Guyana is reported to have had its founding in the late 1920s when experimental shortwave broadcasts received from Daventry, England were initiated, not long after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was itself established in 1922. After broadcasting for a few hours each week, the shortwave service ended…
Read MoreSupporting sports development
With more than 100 years in sports, the Malteenoes Sports Club has become a tradition By Venessa Deosaran For 110 years, the Malteenoes Sports Club has provided a well-rounded curriculum of sports development for youths in their formative years. It has continued to fulfil its role in this area, with great success. The Malteenoes Sports Club was founded in the year 1902. Its first president, Ferdinand Christopher Archer, a Barbadian who came to then British Guiana during his infant years, was a master tailor. At age 18, he recognised the…
Read More‘Cuffy: Face Of A Rebellion’ celebrates a revolutionary legacy
Overseas-based Guyanese documentary director and producer Amanda Wilson announced her latest project, “Cuffy: Face of a Rebellion”, to be filmed in Berbice, to celebrate the legacy of the slave rebellion led by national hero, Cuffy. Through her artistic eye for making documentaries, the 60-minute film celebrates the life and mission of a Guyanese hero and the 250th anniversary of his 1763 Berbice Revolt. The idea of a documentary celebrating Cuffy’s life, said Wilson, has already won broad support in Guyana. In a recent press release, Wilson said that the documentary,…
Read MorePersaud threatens stern action against negligent contractors
Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Ganga Persaud has promised that stern action will be taken against contractors who under-perform and do shoddy work in Region One (Barima/Waini). Persaud made the announcement during a recent outreach meeting with residents of Moruca, saying there has been a flood of complaints to his ministry about negligent contractors and the sub-standard work some of them are doing in the region. However, the minister noted that, although for the most part the contractors are to be blamed, regional officials and residents alike have to…
Read MoreE-Governance Data Centre closer to reality
As the laying of the fiber-optic cable continues, the construction of an ultra-modern data centre has begun. The foundation of the centre aback of Castellani House, Georgetown, is being laid even as the e-governance programme is progressing, and is expected to move into its final stage early next year. E-Governance Project Coordinator Alexei Ramotar said that the data centre will not be a “fixed building”, as it will be housed in three containers: One for power, another for cooling and the third for data purposes. E-governance refers to the delivery…
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