Month: April 2013

U.S. pilot, Canadian surveyor killed in Guyana plane crash

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By Bhisham Mohamed – After a twin-engine aircraft crashed at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) killing an American pilot and a Canadian surveyor, aviation officials on Sunday revealed the names of the men after informing the respective embassies and the men’s immediate relatives. The pilot was identified as the founder of ‘Angiel EnviroSafe Incorporated’, Pierre Angiel, 71, of Miami, Florida. The company is known for its aerial photography of properties, homes, shorelines, etc, in both digital and standard format. Angiel EnviroSafe Incorporated was contracted to carry out surveys of the…

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Table tennis team deemed a success by GTTA

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By Treiston Joseph – The national table tennis team returned home with seven bronze medals while copping fourth position in the process after participating in the 18th Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championships, which recently concluded in Trinidad and Tobago. At a press briefing held at the National Gymnasium, president of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe deemed the team’s performance a success but insisted that there is still room for improvement. “I’m pleased by the performance of the team giving certain circumstances; our team only got to…

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WICB Regional Four-Day Tournament…Baugh rescues Jamaica with unbeaten 78 despite Joseph burst

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By Rajiv Bisnauth – Carlton Baugh came to Jamaica’s rescue on Wednesday and produced an unbeaten half-century which guided his team to 204 for 9 before bad light stopped play on day one of their West Indies Cricket Board Regional Four-Day encounter against Guyana at the National Stadium, Providence. Baugh’s unbeaten 78 ensured a score of some respectability after fast bowler Keon Joseph had left the Jamaica top order in tatters. Sheldon Cotterell is the other not out batsman on three. Earlier, Tamar Lambert’s decision to bat first backfired badly…

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Time for all to move on for development of cricket, says Cameron – Guyana’s cricket crisis went on for too long

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West Indies Cricket Board President Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron believes that the cricket crisis in Guyana went on for too long and now is the time for all stakeholders to move on for the development of the game as a united cricketing family. He expressed this view at a press conference at the Guyana National Stadium Sunday, referring to the crippling to standoff between the Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Cricket Board. The comment also came against the backdrop that the West Indies team has been enjoying a measure…

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Rifle shooters intensify preparations for Fullbore championship

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Guyana’s rifle shooters have intensified their preparation for the visit of a Great Britain team later this month and the defence of their West Indies Fullbore Shooting championships billed for next month in Barbados. The local shooters have been training every weekend for the past two months, as they gear up to host the Great Britain team from April 29 at the Timehri Rifle ranges. The national shooting championships will fire off next Sunday and continue the following weekend, with the shooters battling over the 300, 500, 600, 900 and…

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GT&T Berbice announces 14-man squad for Inter-County tournament

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The Berbice Cricket Board Junior Selection Committee, under the chairmanship of Leslie Soloman, named a 14-man squad for the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County Under-15 tournament. The team will be led by promising batsman Joshua Harrichand of Albion with Joel Seetaram as vice captain. The team was selected based on performances in the Tenelec Under-15 Inter-Club and the National Communication Network Inter-Zone tournaments. Under-15 Squad: Adrian Sukwah (Albion), Kyle Micheal (Tucber), Tyrell Peters (Police), Matthew Hardial (Albion), Titus Webster (Achievers), Filon Crandon (Courtland/Tucber), Steve Deonarine (Tucber), Joel Seetaram (Edinburg),…

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Protecting Guyana’s national animal

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Panthera, founded in 2006, is an international organization devoted exclusively to the conservation of wild cats and their ecosystems. Utilizing the expertise of the world’s premier cat biologists, Panthera develops and implements global conservation strategies for the largest, most imperilled cats – tigers, lions, jaguars, and snow leopards. Representing the most comprehensive effort of its kind, Panthera works in partnership with local and international NGOs, scientific institutions, local communities and governments around the globe. In 2011, Guyana committed to the establishment of the national Protected Areas Act, providing a framework…

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Settlement in Guiana from earliest times

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The various European nations which had engaged in the search for Guiana, all after its discovery, struggled to make settlements in the land and to possess it. The degree of success which attended the efforts of each was various and not always proportionate to the success which had attended the endeavour of each to discover. No nation had sought more eagerly for Guiana than had Spain; and, alone of the competing nations, Spain had no success in colonizing the discovered land on the southern side of the Orinoco. France too…

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A voice for persons with disabilities

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Young Voices is a global campaign in approximately 21 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia. It works to increase the capacity for active citizenship, by working with disabled young people to develop their understanding of human rights and advocacy, as well as develop potential leaders in the disability field with campaigning, advocacy, and media skills. This global project, which campaigns for countries to sign, ratify, and implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), came into force in 2008. Youths in this global network are…

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Fishing for the ‘dinosaurs of the deep’

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The village of Rewa offers an adventure of a lifetime in sports fishing. It lies at the confluence of the Rewa and Rupununi rivers which merge, flowing 100 miles downstream into the Essequibo. It is a remarkably remote and pristine corner of the eastern Amazon basin that has been explored by very few outsiders. Rewa anglers are subsistence fishermen that typically use hand lines or bow and arrows to catch their meals. That being said, they know exactly where the fish hold, and are experts at getting them to bite.…

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