Category: Sports

Following the recent conclusion of the 2018 Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme/Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League, Eagles Under-23 player Shamar Huntley reflected on his performance over the basketball season. He related this to Guyana Times International Sport reporter: “It (the season) had its ups and downs; wasn’t really the outcome I expected for my team, but I’m still proud of the effort my guys put out there for third place in Second Division and fourth in Under-23. Of course, I want complete victory, but we need to train a little harder…

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The recently-resuscitated Young Warriors Cricket Club are making rapid strides to return to their former glory. In an effort to assist that development, Mahaish Ramoutar of Flat Rate Realty, Queens, New York, USA, provided cash to his former cricket club. On a recent visit to Guyana, Ramoutar said that he was happy to give back to the Club he played for as a kid and has fond memories of those days. He noted that he was one of the first set of cricketers when the Club was formed under Orin…

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– Delhi Capitals buy Rutherford for US$277,000, Paul US$70,000 Shimron Hetmyer became the first big-ticket purchase at the India Premier League (IPL) 2019 Auction, fetching a winning bid of INR 4.20 crore (US$588,000) from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The West Indian batsman – known to Indian audiences for his sensational hitting during the recent ODI series between the teams – found himself in a fierce tug of war in the opening half hour of the auction in Jaipur on Wednesday. RCB were actually the last entrants during Hetmyer’s bid, with…

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Commissioner of Police, Leslie James has said that reform of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be more visible by March 2019. Addressing media operatives at his first press conference since taking the reins of the crime-fighting agency, the Commissioner said, “As you would have recognised, we are deliberately rolling out a plan which flowed from recommendations and by March 2019 there will be a much-reformed Guyana Police Force (GPF). Three broad categories are being dealt with and these are Human Resource Management, Training and Infrastructure.” Accordign to the Department…

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Former Police Sergeant Alfred Park of Lot 1129 Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was on Monday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Judy Latchman on 12 counts of fraud relative to the theoretical learner driver’s examination conducted by the Guyana Police Force. The court heard that on April 12, 2018, while he was the sergeant-in-charge at the Felix Austin Police College, Georgetown, with intent to defraud the public, the 50-year-old Park conspired with others to forge 13 examination scripts for persons who did not write the learner driver’s examinations. The prosecution…

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After a dominating 2018 West Indies Full-Bore Shooting Council (WIFBSC) Championships in Barbados, marksmen will now look to next year’s edition set for Trinidad and Tobago. The Paragon Ranges in Barbados came alive this past week as shooters from around the globe gathered as they exhibited their skills as professional marksmen. Following the end of the competition, it was the Guyanese shooters who had the most to brag about. Having dominated the team and individual shoots; Guyana’s National Rifle Association Team bagged numerous honours this year. Led by newly- crowned…

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In 1994, Guyana’s senior national men’s basketball team finished second at the Caribbean Basketball Championship (CBC), since then there has not been much joy at the tournament for the locals. However, seasoned campaigner Gordon James is hopeful this year he can play a crucial role in helping the team go the distance when the Championships are held in Suriname from June 2-30. “My form heading into this tournament would be to exceed expectations. Right now when it comes to basketball, Guyana is hardly rated, if at all. That must change;…

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…Warriors’ Operations Manager urges three youngsters added to the team By Kizan Brumell The Management of Guyana Amazon Warriors welcomed three local cricketers to the franchise with an official contracting signing in the Boardroom of Queens Atlantic Investment Incorporated, Industrial Site on Wednesday. Romario Shepherd, Akshaya Persaud and Sherfane Rutherford will join the Warriors for the sixth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which runs from August 8 to September 16. Present at the simple ceremony was the team’s Operations Manager Omar Khan who welcomed the three young talented…

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