Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Trini masquerader, ‘Midnight Robber’ dubbed the “mocking pretender” tells of what a menace he is.

Pork-Knockers working in an underground cave? No, these are actually students of the University of Guyana, who attend the institution under Guyana Geology and Mines Scholarships.

Hammock weaving at the Sophia Exhibition site yesterday. (August 27, 2008)

Dancers from various groups at Guyana’s signal Dance Production at the NCC on Monday evening.

Brazilian Dancers

Performers in an African dance at Guyana’s signal Dance Production at the NCC last evening.

Ministry to impose compulsory arbitration Estates in the sugar belt from Skeldon to Uitvlugt went on strike yesterday, the second stoppage this month in a searing dispute over wages and the Ministry of Labour last evening announced that compulsory arbitration is to be imposed because of the grave situation.

The prison officer who should have been keeping a close eye on the convicted prisoner who escaped from the New Amsterdam Hospital has been interdicted from duty pending an inquiry, reliable sources have informed this newspaper.

By Nicosia Smith and Mark McGowan The staging of Guyana’s Carifesta X signature play in Linden was postponed on Sunday but many patrons only learned of it when they turned up for the performance at the Lichas Hall on Monday evening.

A 23-year-old man who reportedly acted suspiciously when he saw a policeman on Longden Street yesterday was shot in the knee as he attempted to flee the area.

By Carifesta Rebel A plane, a train wreck, a bird…a headless chicken to be exact, It was slack, And out of whack!

It was not like a regular workshop as the cheerful faces of the participants belied that any “work” was involved.

-Carifesta symposium hears Legislation creating institutions and building systems to develop cultural industries should be seen as a joint public and private sector task.

A symposium on Indigenous Performance Traditions on Monday focused on the collection of Amerindian artifacts in the Austrian Museum of Ethnology which houses some 350 artifacts from Guyana.

Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop denied a former policeman and three others their pre-trial freedom when they appeared before him at the New Amsterdam Court to answer charges of armed robbery.

Two international groups have come together to assist Amerindian women in remote areas in screening for cervical cancer, removing  pre-cancerous lesions and performing hysterectomies when necessary.

Guyana’s dancers had their moment in the spotlight, in an electrically entertaining performance at the National Cultural Centre on Monday night.

The Trinidadian contingent put on an outstanding performance in the form of a Masquerade at City Hall on Monday evening.

It was not the day for seeing Tacuma worms being harvested and eaten nor was it the day for observing the making of a canoe.

The sixth annual Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico sponsored Under-17 two-day Inter-County cricket tournament was launched in the boardroom of the sponsors yesterday afternoon.

The rescheduled final of the Gizmos and Gadgets/GT&T-sponsored Demerara Cricket Board Under-17 Inter-Association finals between Georgetown and East Bank Demerara will be played today at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road from 09:30hrs.

Dear Editor, Thanks to Derek Walcott’s comments at Carifesta (SN August 25), everyone wants to know just how much Caribbean governments should be contributing to the arts.

The two productions of the play Going for Love held on Monday at the Theatre Guild proved to be huge crowd pullers and pleasers.

Ladies it is okay to wear red hair, wet lips, heavy make-up and Chanel No.

Dear Editor, Senator Joe Biden’s selection as Barack Obama’s running mate is a surprise pick for many Guyanese New Yorkers who have been following the presidential race.

An eight round Swiss system chess tournament to celebrate Carifesta begins on Sunday at the Kei-Shar’s sports complex on Hadfield St.

Dear Editor, I have returned home like many Guyanese to get into the CARIFESTA spirit.

The Lost Land of the Jaguar, a three-part BBC documentary broadcast earlier this month, should be required viewing for any Guyanese who have not yet visited the interior.

The eagerly anticipated final of the Trophy Stall-sponsored 15 overs-a-side softball tournament will be played under floodlights at Banks DIH Thirst Park ground between Rocky XI of West Coast and Trophy Stall XI of the East Coast beginning at 5.30pm.

A wooden crate, a pile of sand, candles and endless lengths of a strong white material, that might have been cotton, were all that Guyanese-born Vancouverite Alicia Collins needed to set the stage for what was a gripping and poignant play at the Theatre Guild Playhouse on Saturday night.

City Council The Mayor and City Council says it has no plans to privatize Le Repentir Cemetery however discussions are ongoing to outsource operations at the Chilling Room and mortuary.