Year: 2013

Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park Lions Club celebrates first anniversary

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Last Sunday (November 10, 2013), saw the members of the Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park Lions Club present a sparkling first anniversary celebratory function at the elegant Villa Russo Catering Hall on 101-12 Lefferts Blvd. in Richmond Hill. Billed as the club’s first year of service celebration, the event attracted over 150 enthusiastic members and supporters, including several senior Lions from other Districts and prominent residents of Richmond Hill/South Ozone Park. The Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park Lions Club (RHSOP) was chartered as the 78th Club of Lions District 20K-1 just about…

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Over 70 riders confirmed for “Ride for Life”

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By Rajiv Bisnauth   Over 70 local and overseas cyclists will compete in the seventh annual five-stage cycling event under the theme “Ride for Life”, an initiative of the Ministries of Sport and Health and the National AIDS Programme Secretariat. Chief organiser, Hassan Mohamed, in an exclusive interview on Tuesday, indicated that 72 cyclists from Guyana, along with two Columbians and a Barbadian have confirmed their participation in the gruelling 226 miles, four-day event. The three foreign riders, Columbians Jaime Ramirez, who is the defending champion, along with fellow countryman…

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U.S. bound: Four Guyanese athletes awarded scholarships

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By Treiston Joseph   Four of Guyana’s top track prospects: Stephan James, Jevina Straker, Alita Moore and Chavez Ageday have attained scholarships to attend and train at the ASA College in New York, U. S. A. The four athletes have received student visas for the scholarship that will last two years at the college. However, three of the athletes Straker, Ageday and James will be winging out this morning (Wednesday) at 06: 15 hours to start their scholarship, while Moore will have to travel hopefully in a week’s time. Moore’s…

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Goodluck ahead at GNRA national championship

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A single V-bull separated defending champion Ransford Goodluck from his closest challenger national Vice-captain Dylan Fields after the first day of competition at the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) 2013-2014 national championship, which opened Sunday at the Timehri Rifle ranges. Goodluck shot two possibles at 300 and 500 yards and was declared winner of the prestigious Valladares Trophy, which was up for grabs for the top shooter at 500 yards in an intense battle in ‘X’ Class on a hot and bright day with subtle changing winds. The reigning champion…

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Trophy Stall, NY Better Hope are softball champs

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– Trophy Stall Angels cop women’s exhibition contest By Avenash Ramzan   Local side Trophy Stall and the visiting New York Better Hope softball team emerged champions of the Open and Masters categories respectively on Sunday evening when the curtains came down on the Guyana Softball Cup III at the world famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda. In the Open 20/ 20 final, which was contested by two GT& T 10/ 10 champions, Trophy Stall romped to a commanding nine-wicket win over West Demerara side Wolf’s Warriors, while in…

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The ‘New’ New Amsterdam Town Hall

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In recent times the more than 140-year-old New Amsterdam Town Hall has seen some refurbishment and renovations in that have also included the removal of most of its historic tower which once rose some 75 feet over the main entrance. Constructed in the 1860s, the New Amsterdam Town Hall was an imposing Tudor timber building which once supported what has been described as a majestic tower capped by a single storey smaller tower encircled by a widow’s walk (also called “widow’s watch” which is a railed rooftop platform often with…

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Welcome to Shulinab

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Shulinab is an Amerindian community in South Central Rupununi, Region Nine. Also known as Macushi Village, Shulinab is located on the main South Savannah road about 35 miles south of Lethem and about 12 miles southeast of Parikwarinawa village. Shulinab has a population of approximately 500 people. It has several active organisations and serves as headquarters for the South Central People’s Development Association. The recent establishment of the Shulinab Industrial Arts Centre, financed by the New Zealand government, focuses on carpentry and joinery and enables community members to tap into…

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MARSAE outshines on int’l fashion runway

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Marcie De Santos now has her name written among the stars after she was chosen by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) to represent Guyana at the prestigious Dominicana Moda in the Dominican Republic. The Guyanese designer was one of a chosen seven, with the other six hailing from Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Trinidad, Jamaica and Dominican Republic. Dominicana Moda can easily be called the Caribbean’s most international runway presentation, as it has attracted celebrity designers like Ellie Saab and Italian Fashion Mogul Frankie Morello. At the event, Marcie’s label MARSAE…

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Internationally-renowned Muslim scholar to visit Guyana

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The World’s most renowned and respected Muslim scholar, Maulana Shaykh, Dr Hisham Kabbani will soon be visiting Guyana as part of activities organised by the local Muslim community in observance of the Islamic New Year. The local Muslim community, through The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex and The Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman will host a series of programmes in observance of the commencement of the Islamic New Year 1435AH. The distinguished scholar will visit Guyana from November 27-29, (after visiting neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago). Maulana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani has dedicated…

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First Leguan Nite attracts large crowd

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President Donald Ramotar, accompanied by acting Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Irfaan Ali and Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA) General Secretary Dharamkumar Seeraj on sunday evening livened up the inaugural Leguan Nite, singing two songs, one of which was “Leguan Baboo”. Along the edges of the venue were booths to interest patrons while lucky ticket patrons won various prizes. The Shakti Strings Orchestra entertained the crowd. Leguan Nite is the brainchild of Minister Irfaan Ali, a native of the island whose idea it is to build a unique tourism product…

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