Year: 2016

Guyana could tap into project funding from Kuwait

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– as non-resident Ambassador is accredited As Guyana seeks to strength ties with Kuwait, it could benefit from having several local projects funded by the Arab country. This was announced by Kuwait’s newly accredited non-resident Ambassador to Guyana, Ayadah Alsaidi, who handed his Letters of Credence to President David Granger on Wednesday at the Ministry of Presidency. Ambassador Alsaidi committed towards working to strengthen the relations between Guyana and his country and noted that despite having good relations, the economic and trade relations between the two countries last year were…

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Celebrated U.S.-based author proud of Guyanese heritage

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Abiola Abrams is a first generation Guyanese-American author, columnist, speaker, filmmaker and multimedia personality who was raised in New York City. Also a certified wellness coach, Abiola gives heartfelt, no-nonsense, stigma-free advice on self-esteem and self-worth, body image issues, healthy relationships, mental health, sexual health, and how to live with verve. The first person in her Guyanese family born in the U.S., Abrams was bullied in her African American neighbourhood for being “the wrong kind of black” while attending a prestigious all-girls prep school as a child and teenager. Today,…

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Guyana’s suicide rate reaches alarming levels

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By: Tusika Martin, Edward Layne, Alexis Rodney, and Indrawattie Natram Guyana’s suicide rate continues to escalate out of control and many are of the view that Government in spite of its promises to tackle the scourge head-on has so far done very little in this regard. The sudden upsurge in suicide on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) within the past 30 days, coupled with the recent tragic incident in Berbice where a 14-year-old girl and her 20-year-old male paramour hung themselves, has become cause for concern. Additionally, on Sunday…

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Former PM, Govt Ministers, officials questioned in controversial NICIL probe

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…express fear of being under police surveillance Former government officials and other new Members of Parliament of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Opposition have become targets of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) as the controversial investigation into the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) continues. Former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and parliamentarians Gail Teixeira, Irfaan Ali and Nigel Dharamlall are all reportedly under police surveillance and were recently called in to be interrogated on matters related to the NICIL forensic audit report…

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Mayor Green speaks: “New Mayor must be young and able”

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As the time for Local Government Elections (LGE) draws near, Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green has officially announced he is no longer interested in the Mayorship ever again, but will still be contesting in the upcoming elections in a different capacity. Speaking with Guyana Times International on Monday, Mayor Green said he is hoping the person who is elected as the next mayor of Georgetown is “young and able” to serve in that capacity especially with respect to the restoration of the City. Green refused to divulge the area in…

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“We want to bring it back home to Guyana” − Crandon

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By Avenash Ramzan Since the inception of the regional 50-over competition in 1972, Guyana has won nine titles, the last of which came in the 2005-06 KFC Cup when a Sewnarine Chattergoon hundred led the home team to victory in a tense final against Barbados at Bourda. The wait for another title has been long, and when the Guyana Jaguars lined up against the host Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in last season’s final, it seemed like the South American would finally break the jinx. However, they ran into a…

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Foster, Thomas, D’Andrade star at Bigi Broki Waka Bridge 10k

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Andrea Foster continued her impressive form with her first win of 2016 in the Bigi Broki Waka Bridge 10k event which was held in Suriname last Sunday. Foster clocked a fast time of 43:32s to finish ahead of her female counterparts while finishing ninth out of 175 participants. Foster highlighted, that the race was a good one for her but also related that the bridge because of its steep climb was a tough challenge. Meanwhile, Cleveland Thomas dominated the male version of the race winning the event in a time…

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Guyanese trio off to West Indies Under-19 World Cup

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By Akeem Greene Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul and Tevin Imlach left Guyana on Tuesday for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. Arguably three of Guyana’s most talented youth players will be participating in the 11th edition of the 50 overs under-19 World Cup. When Guyana Times International Sport spoke to the players at the Guyana Cricket Board Office (GCB), Bourda, they all expressed confidence and jubilation ahead of the trip. Captain of the side is the Guyanese dynamic opening left handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer who…

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The schoolboy who scored a thousand runs in one innings

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Having already broken the record for the highest score in all known cricket, Pranav Dhanawade told his father he would ‘score big tomorrow’, and proceeded to smash his way to a life-changing 1009 not out On Monday morning, Prashant Dhanawade was plying his autorickshaw as usual around Kalyan, a sleepy northern suburb of Mumbai, when he got a phone call from a friend. “Go to the Union Cricket Academy ground,” his friend said. “Your son has scored 300 and doesn’t look like slowing down.” Prashant called his wife Mohini and…

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Happy New Year

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“Of all sound of all bells… most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.” – Charles Lamb On Friday, we officially kicked off the New Year with music and good food, family and friends. Interestingly, though the “New Year” was celebrated more than 4000 years ago, in Western cultures it was only celebrated from about 400 hundred years ago. For instance, in India, New Year is celebrated in the Hindu month of Chaithra (Mid April) and it’s been observed for more than 5100 years –…

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