Daily Archive: Thursday, March 24, 2011

Articles published on Thursday, March 24, 2011

Lightning disrupts network

Limited service was restored to the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) network yesterday after lightning disrupted communications equipment but the agency has warned of delays in processing transactions.

LONE Hand! Shivnarine Chanderpaul played a lone hand yesterday making an unbeaten 44 from 106 balls as wickets fell repeatedly all around him.

Out-played

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies exited the World Cup without so much as a whimper, suffering an appalling batting collapse as they plunged to an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat to Pakistan in a lopsided quarter-final contest here yesterday.

Guyana, T&T move to National Stadium

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Recent heavy rain have forced a change of venue for the final preliminary round match between Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago in the WICB Regional first-class championship, starting today.

Banks DIH Sevens postponed indefinitely

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has postponed indefinitely the Banks DIH Sevens tournament, which traditionally marks the official opening of the rugby season, due to the flooding of the National Park Rugby Ground.

Powell to face Bolt

ROME, Italy,  CMC – Asafa Powell has signed to face his compatriot Usain Bolt over 100 metres in the third leg of the Diamond League at the Olympic Stadium here.

Fiona Harris

Lack of sponsorship hitting GABBFF hard

This year again president of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Fiona Harris is lamenting the lack of corporate support for its National Novices and Intermediate championship scheduled for Sunday at the National Cultural Centre.

Interaction

Interaction: President Bharrat Jagdeo interacts with PNCR leader Robert Corbin, PNCR Vice Chairman Basil Williams and AFC Leader Raphael Trotman at the

Blame it on La Niña

“Water in Guyana can be also deemed as a liability instead of an asset,” Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said on Tuesday in an address at an event held to mark International World Water and Meteorological Day.

Trying the ‘front track’

Today’s lead topic is re-cycled from 17 years ago. Why? Because I am utilizing my rarely-used right to be professionally lazy; and also because migration to the USA has been a powerful blight in our national lives for some three decades now.