January 9, 2015 – Guyana Times International

Guyana to attend CBC Championship in Tortola

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… Bermuda set to invade in March After a successful 2014, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) will now turn its attention to the 2015 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Men’s and Women’s Championships, set once again for the British Virgin Island of Tortola. Last year, after acquiring the services of former Indian Pacers and Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Rawle Marshall, who was later named captain, Guyana were able to finish fifth place in the ten-team tournament. Guyana had a dismal start to their CBC campaign, losing their opening game 63-99…

Crandon, Barnwell and Jacobs shine in first practice match

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… Jaguars win by 106 runs Middle-order batsmen Royston Crandon and skipper Christopher Barnwell struck half-centuries, while Steven Jacobs stroked an unbeaten 44 as the Guyana Jaguars came away with a 106-run victory over Singh’s XI in their first practice match at the Everest Cricket Club ground on Wednesday. Batting first in hazy conditions in the game that is being used as part of the team’s preparation for this year’s West Indies Cricket Board/Professional Cricket League/NAGICO Super50 tournament, the Jaguars posted 281 for 7 off their 50 overs. Crandon led…

Guyana playing important role globally

January 9, 2015 TIMES INT'L

Patrick I Gomes, Guyana’s Ambassador to Brussels, becomes the Secretary General (SG) of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) this month. Gomes was the clear winner for the job in November. It was testimony to the high regard people have for Ambassador Gomes and for Guyana. Congratulations Ambassador! Bayney Karran, Guyana’s Ambassador to the USA, is in the running to be appointed Deputy SG for the OAS in Washington. The fact that he is a serious candidate for this post is another concrete testimony to the high…

Windies concede Test series with eight-wicket loss

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa: West Indies predictably slumped to their seventh straight series loss to South Africa when they went down by eight wickets on the final morning of the third Test at Newlands here on Tuesday. Needing a miracle to prevent South Africa from reaching a paltry victory target of 124, West Indies never found such grace and the hosts strolled to a comfortable win ten minutes before lunch, to complete their fourth consecutive series win over their opponents on home soil. The Proteas have now won 12 of…

Rum Jhaat photo gon appear soon

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De new year only just start and it look like people gone back to de same old habits arready. De old done tek over de new. One man seh he gon stop drinking fuh de new year, and that he gon stop at 12 midnight on Old Year’s Night. Well, de year start wid he drunk and since then he ain’t sober yet. And it ain’t de Nagga Man, although he also ain’t sober up yet, just that he ain’t (and would never) mek any resolution like that. Who ain’t…

Honey Pond: Paradise for nature lovers

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Honey Pond, located in Region Nine, is known for its rich biodiversity. Teeming with various species of birds, fish and other animals, like the magnificent black caiman, Honey Pond is a highlight location when visiting Karanambu Lodge. Karanambu encompasses approximately 110-square miles of savannah, marshy ponds, riparian forest, and a 30-mile stretch of the Rupununi River. The Lodge provides guests with the opportunity to experience the wildlife of Karanambu. Settled in 1927 by Tiny McTurk, Karanambu was once a working cattle ranch and Balata collection station. It is now an…

Airlines continue to show confidence in Guyana’s aviation sector

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– several began operations in 2014 As Government continues to propel Guyana as a viable tourist destination, investors’ confidence continues to be stronger, and this fact can be proved through a number of activities in the various sectors. One such sector is the growing aviation industry and this is very much needed for a tourism industry to really prosper. Over the years, a number of new airlines commenced serving the Guyana route, primarily in 2014. COPA Airlines began flying to Guyana on July 11, offering services to this destination twice…

Shame

January 9, 2015 TIMES INT'L

…and PANTY coalition Well, mouth open and story had to jump out sooner rather than later on the pre-nuptial talks between PNC/APNU and AFC. The six-week deadline for their talks are up and only now we’re learning that AFC’s demanding that all the proposals, etc should be “SECRET”. That’s right. They don’t want anyone…including (and maybe ESPECIALLY their supporters) to know what they’re proposing or accepting from the PNC/APNU. These are the same fellas who’re all over the Government like a cheap suit for being “secretive” when Government officials are…

Angels dancing

January 9, 2015 TIMES INT'L

…on Ramkarran’s (pin) head Back in medieval Europe, before the triumph of reason and the scientific revolution, the fellas (and they were ALL fellas) considered to be the top “intellectuals” spent their days debating the metaphysics of their theology. Thomas Aquinas was one of these “scholars” – they’re collectively dubbed “the scholastics” – and he pondered such deep and pressing questions as “how many angels could dance on the tip of a pin without jostling each other”. Really!!! Scholasticism, not surprisingly, became a metaphor for pointless debate and discussion. If…

The Shaping of Guyanese Literature : 2014 in Review

January 9, 2015 TIMES INT'L

It is not easy to pinpoint a definite time when the literary arts took off, spiralling to new heights, signalling a new era, heralding another golden age for the literary arts in Guyana. But over the past decade and a half, there was a renewed interest in the literary arts. This renewed interest is being consolidated year after year, so much so that some days literary events coincide with each other. For example, on 19 November 2014, while Stanley Greaves was in conversation with Dr Rupert Roopnaraine at Moray House…