Daily Archive: Sunday, May 31, 2009

Articles published on Sunday, May 31, 2009

GDF to build improved weapons storage facility

-Best The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will be constructing an improved weapons storage facility, Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best says, while emphasizing that the force is not letting up on its hunt for weapons which went missing from its arsenal three years ago.

Uprising’s Keifer Brandt (Left) celebrates netting a goal against Western Tigers’ in their Pee Wee match yesterday at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park. (Orlando Charles Photo)

Courts Pee Wee Under-11 Competition

Richardson’s five drowns Pele Five fiery goals from Thomas United’s Leon Richardson scorched the opposition when another round of matches in the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Courts Pee Wee Under-11 Competition were contested at the Banks DIH Ground, Thirst Park yesterday.

Moen Gafoor ponders his next word on day two of the GASP National Championships at the Bank of Guyana Sports Club (Orlando Charles photo)

National Scrabble Championships

Collins holds slim lead over Gafoor heading into final day Defending champion Fred Collins has moved into first place heading into the final day of the Guyana Association of Scrabble players (GASP) National Championships after finishing yesterday with 13 games and amassing a spread of 1777.

Serena labels opponent ‘a cheat’

PARIS (Reuters) – Serena Williams accused her  Spanish opponent of cheating on a controversial point in a 4-6  6-3 6-4 third round defeat of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez at the  French Open yesterday.

National Wicketkeeper/Batsman Derwin Christian in action for DCC

Christian slams ton on day one for DCC

National wicketkeeper/batsman Derwin Christian scored a brilliant century for Demerara Cricket Club to place them in a comfortable position against Everest yesterday on day two of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus First-Division cricket competition.

Interview with Ambassador Meyer of Brazil

‘The Lethem road would only make economic sense if it was complemented by a deep water harbour’ Ambassador Arthur VC Meyer took up his position as Brazil’s top diplomat to Guyana in October 2005 and is now scheduled to leave the country in early July for another posting.

Uprising’s Stephon Dickson gets down to deliver a sliding strike which defeats Pele’s custodian to the right as he records one of his second-half goals. (Orlando Charles Photo)

Trix Under-17 Tournament

Dickson’s hat-trick leaves Pele in shambles – Conquerors victorious on opening day A Stephon Dickson hat-trick for Uprising rocked their opponents Pele Football Club while the Fruta Conquerors were also victorious on the opening day of the George-town Football Association’s (GFA) Trix Under-17 Football Tournament at the George-town Football Club Ground (GFC), yesterday.

Clevon Rock

National Intermediate Box Off

Rock rocks Allicock on opening night A thrilling bantamweight bout between national junior boxers Herlando Allicock and Clevon Rock was rolled out on the opening night of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association’s  (GABA) Na-tional Intermediate Box Off at the National Gymnasium, Friday.

Ear ailments

Pet Corner (Continued) Bacterial problems of the outer ear I had promised last week that we would go delving into the ‘middle ear’ and see what sort of stomach-turning maladies we will find there. 

There are consequences for such continuing mediocrity

Two years ago, the Jamaica Gleaner, one of the West Indies’ oldest and most respected newspapers, seriously advocated in an editorial following the West Indies’ indifferent performances in the first World Cup staged on their own patch that the subsequent tour of England be cancelled, that they withdraw from international assignments for three years and undertake only matches against ‘A’ teams while systems were put in place to raise standards to previous levels.

Could he be the next Mark Vieira or Andrew King? Eleven-year-old Irshaud Persaud was caught in this Orlando Charles photo during his run at the GMR&SC Go-Kart track yesterday.

GO-Kart racing on the rise

It’s been two-and-a-half months since the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club opened their Go-Kart track at Thomas Lands and since then the response has been overwhelming, according to President of the Club Vishok Persaud.

Before and after

Arts on Sunday “On Thursday the 6 of Februarie in the yeare 1595, we departed England, and the sunday following had sight of the North cape of Spayne, the winde for the most part continuing prosperous;  wee passed in sight of the Burlings and the rocke, and so onwards for the Canaries and fell with Fuerte ventura the 17 of the same moneth… “The empire of Gviana is directly east from Peru towards the sea, and lieth under the equinoctial line; and it hath more abundance of gold than any part of Peru, and as many or more great cities than ever Peru had when it flourished most.”

Hijacking history

It was Dr Winston McGowan writing in ‘History this week’ in our Thursday edition, who finally brought a professional historian’s perspective to the debate in our letter columns on the distinction between slavery and indentureship. 

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) hits back

– Golding moves to oust MPs over dual citizenship The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is moving to have Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Sharon Hay-Webster and other members of the People’s National Party (PNP) disqualified from sitting in the House of Representatives.