Month: August 2014

Why business leaders support a price on carbon

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The companies we turn to every day for electricity, transportation, consumer goods, and even electronics face risks from climate change. Most need reliable water for production processes and products. Extreme weather and temperatures can hurt their productivity and damage their supply chains and assets. Business leaders understand that climate change can have real economic impact, and that their current business models may not be profitable in a 4-degree warmer world. They also see opportunity in innovating for a cleaner future. Several global companies, including Google, Walmart, and Shell, have started…

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Joe does talk before he think

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Joe de Hard Mouth fella ain’t only gotta hard mouth. He gotta big mouth too. Very big, if yuh ask dem folks down by Church Street, not too far from de National Library, right wheh people does go and pray. But Hard Mouth does ignore that de name “Church Street” is fuh a reason. It gotta lotta other words to describe Joe mouth. But it might be a too big mouthful fuh this column alone to print. De Hard Mouth man is always de one who always talkin some ting.…

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Colonial Homes of Georgetown

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In the ever changing landscape of Guyana, especially in the district of Georgetown, some striking old traditional wooden buildings can still be found. In the conservation of our wooden built heritage, strategies had to be adopted to make the use of historic buildings current so that they can survive for the benefit of future generations. This is so since the original use of the building may not have been sustainable enough to safeguard the future of the building. The term “adaptive reuse” is common among conservation enthusiasts. It is the…

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History of Central High School

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Central High School was founded around 1928. However, it is likely that its founder, Joseph Clement Luck or J C Luck as he has come to be known, had been experimenting with the idea for some years previously. J C attended Queen’s College during the early beginnings of that fine secondary institution and, in 1947, earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from London. Following graduation, he became an entrepreneur who tried his hand at farming, shop keeping, gold digging and rice milling but success did not come until he decided…

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Battle of the Contenders shifted to September

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The Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s Battle of the Contenders card has been shifted to September 13 and will now be held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The event was originally scheduled for August 30 in open air at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park, but the concerns over the weather have forced organisers to make the switch. Sakima Mullings of Jamaica will take on Guyanese Dereck Richmond in a Junior Middleweight eight-round clash, while Iwan Azore and Dexter Gonsalves will meet in a Junior Welterweight eight-round contest. Two…

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GCB mulling youth teams in senior Inter-County tournament

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With a view to developing the next generation of cricketers, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is mulling the idea of the country’s youth teams participating in the annual Inter-County competition. This could effectively mean that the successful national Under-19 team, which won the “double” for the first time in the history of regional youth cricket, could be competing in the senior Inter-County competition starting soon. A senior official of the GCB told this publication that having the youth teams compete as a unit in the Inter-County competition is currently being…

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Ramdin, Simmons fined for dissent

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Guyana Amazon Warriors skipper Denesh Ramdin and team-mate Lendl Simmons have been fined by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for dissent shown in the controversial final with Barbados Tridents on August 16 in St Kitts and Nevis. According to information reaching Guyana Times International Sport, Ramdin was fined for dissent shown following the dismissal of all-rounder James Neesham in the 13th over of the Amazon Warriors’ innings. The Neesham dismissal brought a furious reaction from Ramdin at the non-striker’s end. Neesham was ruled caught behind off Jason Holder, although video…

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Guyana Amazon Warriors dispute outcome of CPL final

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The Management of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Team has taken a decision to contest the outcome of the second Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final played between the Amazon Warriors and the Barbados Tridents on August 16 at Warner Park, St Kitts and Nevis. This decision was taken following a review of the sequence of events that took place during the game, which started at 16:03h (4:03 p.m.) under overcast conditions. During the Barbados Tridents innings, there were two rain interruptions – one at the end of 7 overs and the…

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Result of CPL final should be declared “null and void” – Neil Kumar

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Director of Sport Neil Kumar has issued the following statement in the aftermath of the decision to award the Caribbean Premeir League (CPL) title to the Barbados Tridents: I wish to comment on the controversial outcome of the second Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final, played between the Guyana Amazon Warriors and the Barbados Tridents on August 16 in St Kitts and Nevis. It is incumbent upon me to highlight a few sections of the playing conditions, or rules, of the tournament. I have copied and pasted those sections below, verbatim,…

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Fortune departs for Masters Athletic Championships in Costa Rica

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Former sprint champion Alicia Fortune departed Guyana on Tuesday for the North, Central American and Caribbean World Masters Athletic Championships (NCCWMA) which began on Wednesday in San Jose, Costa Rica. Fortune will compete in the 35-39 age category and will contest the 100, 200 and 400 metres track events. Speaking with Guyana Times International Sport prior to her departure on Tuesday, Fortune expressed optimism of returning good results as she is well prepared and in high spirits, despite being uncertain of travelling at the last minute since sponsorship was slow…

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