Satiricus welcomed the return of the Linden Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to Guyana. Their first sojourn had produced so much drama that Satiricus and his buddies had thought the tape could have been sent up for the Academy Awards. NoGel Huge, Chairman of the KFC, who’s thrown caution to the winds in his quest for fame and a senior counsel nomination, would have been “Most Tragic Actor”. The scene when he’d self-destructed while cross-questioning Senior Superintendent Hitchen, was a classic. Satiricus opened the Huge Diary, expectantly… Dear Diary, I tell…
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Billions in taxpayers’ money needed to repair Guyana’s image
KN criticised for relentless campaign to destroy Guyana’s image abroad… It will take billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money – and several years – to repair Guyana’s image internationally and conduct damage control in the wake of relentless negative reporting by the mud-slinging Kaieteur News (KN), which appears to be part of a concerted effort to portray Guyana as gloomy and depressed. This view was expressed by a leading public relations expert, who said that the carnage being done to Guyana’s reputation is likely reaching untold proportions. The expert pointed…
Read MoreHardy lands four-year contract in U.S.
By Avenash Ramzan Guyana’s World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation’s (CABOFE) welterweight champion, Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy, has landed a four-year contract with one of boxing’s more successful managers, Cameron Dunkin, of the United States of America. Hardy, who has been plying his trade in North America since late last year, made the disclosure during a telephone interview from his home in New York on Wednesday. The 25-year old Hardy floored Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese Iwan Azore to lift the WBC CABOFE welterweight belt in January 2012. According to the…
Read MoreGreen, Allicock impress on ProAm card
The Guyana Boxing Board of Control staged the first Friday Night Fight card of 2013 on Friday evening with Anson Green and Delon Allicock recording impressive knockouts and Richard Williamson gaining a unanimous decision over his trainer, Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers. While Green stopped debutant Eric Richmond two minutes, 45 seconds (02:45s) in the fourth and final round, Allicock completely annihilated Charlton Skeete, flooring him several times, on his way to a knockout win, two minutes, five seconds (02:05s) into the second round. In what turned out to be the…
Read MoreWork of cricket IMC completed, says Clive Lloyd
– body to be disbanded after passage of Cricket Administration Bill By Rajiv Bisnauth Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) for cricket, Clive Lloyd revealed on Tuesday that the work of the IMC has been completed. Lloyd told Guyana Times International Sport, that once the Cricket Administration Bill 2012 is passed into law, fresh elections will be held and the IMC will be disbanded, reiterating the position of Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall. “More or less the IMC has completed its work what we were supposed…
Read MoreLloyd criticises GCB selectors for Chattergoon’s non-selection
– says board should not have amateurs dealing with a professional sport By Rajiv Bisnauth The Guyana Cricket Board selectors have come in for harsh criticism from West Indies legend Clive Lloyd following the exclusion of former West Indies opening batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon from the Guyana Super50 and Four-day squads for the WICB competitions that start next month. The 31-year-old, Albion left-handed batsman, who played four Test matches and 18 ODIs for the Caribbean side was left out from both squads last Wednesday by the Guyana Cricket Board. In an…
Read MoreJeffrey wins cycling season opener
By Avenash Ramzan Leading junior rider, Raynauth Jeffrey, started the year in fine fashion, carting off top honours in the season opening 11-race programme at the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday. The teenager won the feature race of the 20th annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries 11-race programme in convincing style, as he continued with the prolific form he displayed last year. The East Coast Demerara rider clocked one hour, 16 minutes, 56 seconds (01h: 16m: 56s) to win the feature 35-lap School Boys and Invitational race…
Read MoreInnate talent: Capturing complex faces
By Danielle Campbell-Lowe Michael Griffith is a local portrait artist who understands that beyond the faces he so masterfully sketches are far more intricate details than just the wrinkled lines on a furrowed brow. Griffith grew up in South Georgetown and attended South Ruimveldt primary and North Ruimveldt multilateral schools. He began drawing sketches around the age of eight and by the time he was 14, Griffith was sketching faces with the first-class skill of a trained professional. However, Griffith did not realise his talent until friends of his started…
Read MoreFlying into history
DJ Troy Roberts talks about building model planes and his dream to create history From the mining town of Linden, Troy Roberts is a mastermind at constructing a variety of RC model planes, incorporating technical formulas in order to fly them skilfully. Famous in the Linden community for his remote controlled model planes, and his work as a DJ, he is yet to receive national accolades for his craft as only a few people outside the mining town are familiar with his innovative creations. It was the 2011 Building Expo…
Read MoreThe historic timber architecture of small homes
Guyana’s architectural heritage Guyana’s historic architecture is well-known from its well maintained – and not-so-well maintained – wooden buildings such as the Walter Roth Museum, City Hall, Cara Lodge, State House and D’Argan House, to name a few. With the exception of City Hall and State House, all were once private dwellings of the country’s past elite inhabitants. But Guyana’s timber architecture heritage can also be seen in the many smaller and poorer homes in urban and rural areas; albeit less and less – with today’s changing tastes, lack of…
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