2014 – Page 9 – Guyana Times International

GCB mulling youth teams in senior Inter-County tournament

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

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…

Ramdin, Simmons fined for dissent

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

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…

Guyana Amazon Warriors dispute outcome of CPL final

August 25, 2014August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

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…

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

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

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,…

Fortune departs for Masters Athletic Championships in Costa Rica

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

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…

40 and still roaring!

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

– Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s international career may be nearing its end, but his appetite for runs is stronger than when he started out two decades ago By Avenash Ramzan Milestones are nothing new to Shivnarine Chanderpaul. They have come aplenty in a glittering career that any young cricketer can draw inspiration from. Just last Saturday, the indomitable, dogged and diminutive West Indies left-handed middle-order batsman celebrated his 40th birth anniversary, and quite fittingly observed the milestone in the land of his birth. With the West Indies/Bangladesh series looming, Chanderpaul, who has…

Texila American University in massive expansion drive in Guyana

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

– building US$12M Medical Campus at Providence; Specialty Hospital in pipeline BY TAJERAM MOHABAIR With a vision to establish itself as the best medical school in the Caribbean, the Texila American University which established operations in Guyana in 2010, will soon be building a state-of-the-art campus at Providence, East Bank Demerara. Speaking to Guyana Times International via Skype from the university’s offices in New Jersey, USA, Director for International Operations Ashok Kumar said the design for the building has been completed and is in the process of being approved. He…

PPP/C calls on citizens to expose discrepancies found on Voters List

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) is calling on all Guyanese to expose any type of discrepancies that may surface during the current Claims and Objections period in order to ensure there is a clean, accurate and credible Voters List. The party in a statement said the first ingredient for the holding of free and fair elections is a Voters List that is aboveboard. “We call on all Guyana to support the PPP/C’s concerns with respect to discrepancies arising out of the registration process and the production of a Preliminary List…

Man accused of killing stepfather remanded

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Twenty-year-old Inderjeet Sewdan of Free Yard Port Mourant, Corentyne was on Monday remanded to prison when he made his first court appearance before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Whim Magistrates’ Court to answer the charge of murder. Sewdan, a labourer, is accused of killing his 48-year-old step-father Deochand Singh on August 13 at Free Yard, Port Mourant. He was unrepresented in court. A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Singh by Dr, Vivekanand Brijmohan at the New Amsterdam hospital revealed that the man died from multiple injuries. He reportedly…

CGX ties up helicopter deal for drilling in October

August 25, 2014 TIMES INT'L

Canadian oil exploration company, CGX Energy has entered into a definitive agreement for the provision of helicopter services for use in the drilling of its first commitment well on its Corentyne Block. Under the terms of the agreement, the company has procured the services of Bristow Helicopters (International) Limited, a corporation organised and acting under the laws of England and having its registered office in England. Additionally, the CGX has completed a shallow hazard survey in order to acquire seabed conditions and drilling hazard information surrounding the location of its…