Mahadeo Shivraj – The actor most Guyanese don’t know
In the world of local theatre Mahadeo Shivraj is perhaps one of the least known of the outstanding pool of local creative talent. For patrons who saw the recent screening of the hit movie “Till I find a place,” at the National Cultural Center, the man who captivated audiences in the lead role has been [...]
Is Sarwan’s axing a case of vindictiveness?
Asks Orin Davidson According to chairman of the West Indies selectors Clyde Butts, a new phase of West indies cricket is about to begin. But if the pathetic handling of the Ramnaresh Sarwan fitness issue is the start, nothing less than the invoking of Sir Frank Worrell’s powers of common sense and professionalism, is required [...]
The 100m record that wasn’t
Not too long ago it was the national cricket, now athletics is being saddled with unrealistic expectations before a major competition. The Amazon Conquerors flattered to deceive in South Africa and less than a month later a similar fate awaits at least one Guyanese athlete when the Commonwealth Games showpiece segment, kicks off today in [...]
Better pitches, not debt should be GCB’s priority
Much has been said in the aftermath of Guyana’s unsuccessful debut campaign in the Airtel Champions League cricket competition, and among the least impressive was the disclosure made by Guyana Cricket Board secretary Anand Sanasie about use of money earned from its participation. He listed repayment of debt at the top of the Board’s priorities, [...]
Dr. Vincent Adams…A Guyanese engineering giant
A motor accident several years ago may have cut short a promising cricketing career; life, however, is full of ironies, and when one door was closed to Vincent Adams another threw itself open for him to step in Even as the Guyana twenty/20 cricket team reflects on its failures at the just concluded Champions League [...]
Cush’s bombshell omission must be investigated
All the fanfare, enthusiasm and outpouring of support for the Guyana national cricket team is amounting to nothing in South Africa. It is being frittered away by poor strategizing and apparent egoistic behavior. The bombshell omission of key bowler Lennox Cush for the must-win game against Mumbai Indians on Thursday was a classic blunder which [...]
Guyana must change tactics for Mumbai
So much for all the sentimental thinking that left Guyana’s cricket team without the strongest possible squad for the biggest assignment of their lives. The fact that the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) sacrificed necessity for loyalty which resulted in the absence of Shiv Chanderpaul and Rajendra Chandrika among others from the Amazon Conquerors line-up for [...]
Disgruntled GCB faction embarrassed itself
By Orin Davidson A new standard of ineptitude by sports administrators was set by the actions of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) vice president and his faction last Saturday. Bissoondyal Singh and his cohorts obviously thought it was a splendid idea to air dirty laundry by making the rift within the board public, at that [...]