Daily Archive: Saturday, October 18, 2008

Articles published on Saturday, October 18, 2008

A young Ansel Semple in battle gear

Army captain dies in crash

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) captain was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after he was involved in an accident a stone’s throw from where he lived, shortly before 10 last night on the Aubrey Barker access road.

Managing Director of NAMILCO  Bert Sukhai (2nd R) hands over a cheque for $2M to the secretary of Fruta Conquerors Fruta Conquerors in the presence of the President of the FC Marlan Cole (L), Managing Director of Soccerama Mark Bradford (3rd), Marketing Manager Damon Pistano  (far R) and Operations Manager Ralph Hemsingh (3rd R). (Aubrey Crawford photo).

Second Annual NAMILCO Football Festival launched

In the boardroom of the Guyana National Milling Company (NAMILCO) yesterday the 2nd annual Fruta Conquerors organized NAMILCO Football Festival knockout competition was officially launched in the presence of the Managing Director of the Milling Company Bert Sukhai and employees and members of the Fruta Conquerors (FC) and Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Battle of the tourism guides looms

THAG says it won’t remove ‘official’ tagline The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has pulled its ads from the Explore Guyana magazine and its director has asked the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) to stop branding the publication as the official tourist guide of Guyana.

Banks DIH 15-overs Softball League concludes today

The eagerly anticipated final of the Banks DIH 15-overs Softball Tournament organized by Guyana Softball League (GSL) culminates this evening on an illuminated Banks DIH Thirst Park ground, with Regal XI of Georgetown clashing with Rangers Sports Club (RSC) of West Coast of Demerara.

Former Canada national Sevens rugby head coach to join Guyanese squad

Former head coach of the Canadian National Sevens Men’s Rugby Team and International Rugby Board (IRB) Staff Coach Spencer Robinson arrives in Guyana today to join the coaching staff of Guyana’s National Men’s and Women’s Rugby team in preparation for the forthcoming NAWIRA 2009 Regional Rugby World Cup (RWC) Sevens Qualifier in the Bahamas on October 25 and 26.

No action taken on Western Tigers-Flamingo brawl

– GFA awaiting referee’s report By Rawle Toney Executives of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) are yet to make a decision after last Wednesday’s boxing match between players of the Western Tigers and Flamingo Football Clubs respectively, when the two sides clashed in a GFA/Banks DIH sponsored first division league game at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground.

Culture Box

Endless tricks in body touting business It would be interesting to follow the research patterns of local playwright Godfrey Naughton based on his work over the years, but particularly now following his most recent production, No Tricks No Business.

Brandade de Morue  with tasted baguette  (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Tastes Like Home

A familiar ingredient in unfamiliar ways Hi Everyone, Like you, I buy the same ingredients weekly, like you, I prepare the same dishes every week and like you, I am always looking for new ways to prepare these familiar ingredients that I buy often, that is why when I came across Brandade de Morue and Salt Fish Fried Rice, I knew I had to share it with you.

Secretary of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Shalim Baksh accepts the trophy from Managing Director of Guyana Beverage Company Robert Selman, in the presence of other GCA and GBC officials. (Aubrey Crawford photograph)

GBC joins forces with GCA

-pumps $350,000 into second division 20/20 competition The Guyana Beverage Company Incorporated (GBC) has joined forces with the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) when they became that entity’s latest list of sponsors, pumping over $350,000 into a twenty20 second division competition.

Frankie Ross

Regent St arms file for DPP

Barrel had lock on it The police will be sending all the evidence gathered during investigations into last month’s discovery of a cache of arms and ammunition at a Regent Street house to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.

Character education, not wiretapping

Dear Editor, Many years ago, after years in public life and examining the trends and attitudes in our society, I publicly contended that the major effort by government, the opposition, religious community, social activists and all concerned citizens was to harmonize and combine our efforts and resources to engineer a moral and spiritual revival.

A Gardener’s Diary

Petunias give my sprits a lift Life and work in the garden rotate with remarkable speed, and absolutely nothing seems to come round with such speed as the Christian festival of Christmas.

BCBC Hall of Fame finally launched

-Elite six are first inductees Finally, the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Hall of Fame was launched on Thursday, with an elite six being the first set of inductees at the simple ceremony held in the BCBC boardroom, following the spirited efforts of the Special Events Committee (SEC).

Andy Capp strip demeans women

Dear Editor, This was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me: says the barman to Andy Capp “I hear Flo hurt her back,” Andy replies, “Yeh she was trying to move the couch near the television, in the end I had to get off and move it myself.”

John Lewis

Not just clothes:

John Lewis aims for the whole It is not about how many brands you stock in your boutique; it is about setting the right atmosphere and most importantly knowing how to make your customers look good, this is part of John Lewis’s mantra and one of the reasons he believes he still has a boutique that draws customers in.

Mattress leads to remand

Magistrate Fazil Azeez yesterday remanded to prison a man charged with breaking and entering a house and stealing items worth over $100,000 when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.

Kevin Worrell

GABA five-a side competition resumes today

– renamed the “Kevin Worrell Memorial” By Rawle Toney Two weeks after the tragic passing of former Courts Pacesetters player Kevin Worrell, the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Ass-ociation (GABA) will resume their five-a-side basketball tournament in his honour.