DUBAI, UAE – The West Indies will open its title defence against India in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014. The ICC on Sunday announced the match schedules and ticket sales plans for the tournament, which will be staged from March 16 to April 6, 2014. The West Indies’ men will defend the title they won last year in Colombo while Australia’s women will aim to complete a hat-trick of titles after having won the previous two finals in Barbados and Colombo. As many as 60 tournament…
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Windies Women defeat England to win Tri Series title
Opener Stafanie Taylor stroked a typically accomplished half-century to fire West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over England in the final of the Women’s T20 International Tri-nation Series last Saturday. The classy right-hander finished on 51 not out as West Indies, chasing a meagre 116 for victory, reached their target with 19 balls to spare under lights at Kensington Oval on Saturday. Taylor faced 47 balls and struck five fours, sharing an unbroken 78-run, third wicket stand off 64 balls with aggressive stroke-maker Deandra Dottin, who hammered 46 from 35…
Read MoreGuyana’s Cleveland Forde takes first leg of SA 10k
Using his trade mark sprint at the finish, Cleveland Forde took the first leg of the 2013 South American 10k championships that concluded in the National Park in Guyana on Sunday afternoon. With the moniker “Little Kenyan”, Forde out-sprinted Grenada’s Sherwin Paul to win the event in 32 minutes, 36 seconds to take the top prize of US$1,000. Paul clocked 32 minutes, 49 seconds for second while Kelvin “Skello” Johnson was third in 33 minutes, 23 seconds. Cleveland “Fish” Thomas was fourth with a time of 34 minutes, one second…
Read MoreJeffrey makes stunning comeback after a month’s break
– Rides away with Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness trophy He was out of competition for close to a month, but that was not deterrence as Raynauth Jeffrey reminded his adversaries of how fierce a competitor he is on the country’s roadways. With a strategic move, the East Coast Demerara riding sensation powered to victory in the Senior category of the second annual Digicel Breast Cancer Awareness 78-mile road race from Linden to Georgetown on Sunday, easily carting off Gy$250,000 and the Digicel trophy in the process. The race attracted 70…
Read MoreOCA team to tour Guyana, T&T next month
By Ravendra Madholall The Ontario Cricket Association (OCA) will be sending a team to Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago mid-next month for several limited over matches as part of its High Performance Programme. According to president of the association, Mike Kendall, it is the continuous efforts to improve the performance of the association’s players and young prospects on the tour which is labelled as the “Goodwill Tour”. “The board [is] investing heavily in the future of these deserving players, who are the flag bearers of the future of cricket…
Read MoreNY and Miami teams looking forward to Guyana Softball Cup III
By Avenash Ramzan The Guyana Softball Cup III is just under a week away and already the foreign teams are expressing their delight to be part of the annual competition hosted by the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA). Defending champions of the Open category, New York Softball Cricket League All Stars have made their intentions known early, as they are determined to retain the title, as well as add the Masters trophy to their collection when the competition is hosted on November 8-10. President of the New York…
Read MoreA place of bountiful nature
Guyana’s rainforest among havens for more than 400 newly discovered Amazon species Four years of scientific expeditions have found previously unknown animals and plants in the world’s largest tropical rainforests. A purring monkey, a vegetarian piranha and a flame-patterned lizard are among more than 400 new species of animals and plants that have been discovered in the past four years in the rainforests of the South America. Discovered through hundreds of scientific expeditions from 2010 to 2013, the total reaches 441 species – all new to science – that include…
Read MoreWater management – the early years
Ever since the start of Dutch colonization of Guyana, the early colonists observed that many parts of the sea coast experienced cyclical periods of erosion as well as flooding during high tides. However, since settlements were located mainly on river banks, and not along the coast, the problems of erosion and flooding were not taken seriously. But as settlements extended along the coast in the late eighteenth century, flooding of low-lying lands during high tides became a matter of concern. Also, during the periods when there was an accumulation of…
Read More“When Chocolate Melts”
– a Guyanese play depicting aspects of gender-based violence “When Chocolate Melts” will be held on November 9-10 at the National Cultural Centre commencing at 19:00h on both evenings. The theatrical presentation is promoted by the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC). The play, which is written and directed by Neaz Subhan, examines some thematic areas with regards to family, while emphasising the challenges faced when confronted with aspects of domestic abuse and its related effects. It juxtaposes one’s responsibility to the family, while grappling with the trauma he/she experiences from such…
Read MoreWomen’s Art exhibit at Castellani House
The National Gallery is pleased to present the Guyana Women Artists’ Association’s (GWAA) celebration of its 25th annual exhibition at Castellani House, Vlissengen Road. Recent and retrospective works by 12 current members of the association, joined by a young guest artist, present a range of styles and images: from atmospheric views of Guyana’s interior landscapes and interpretations of Caribbean scenes and memories, to textile art featuring collage with social commentary, batik, hand painting and printing, macro photography, pen and ink and graphite drawings, and tableaus of dried flowers, leaves and…
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