Daily Archive: Saturday, May 18, 2013

Articles published on Saturday, May 18, 2013

Working or not, cameras are in place – Rohee

“Whether they are working or not there are cameras in place,” Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee posited yesterday on being questioned as to the relevance of the CCTV cameras that have been strategically placed in Georgetown with the aim of capturing criminal activity.

Kreole Day at Parade Ground tomorrow

The African Cultural Development Association (ACDA) and the Coalition of the 1823 Parade Ground Monument will celebrate the 201st anniversary of Georgetown tomorrow by hosting a Kreole Day at the Parade Ground from noon to 6 pm.

GT&T shows support for road safety

As part of its observance of World Telecom-munication and Information Society Day 2013, under the theme ‘ICTs and Improving Road Safety,’ GT&T has shown its support for safe road use with the donation of a quantity of BlueTooth ear pieces to the National Road Safety Council and the Guyana Public Transportation Association.

Albouystown ‘B’ blanks Rasville A 3-0

Albouystown ‘B’ compliments of Melvyn Ross brace on either side of half time blanked Rasville ‘A’ 3-0 as action in the Mackeson ‘Keep your five Alive’ football tourney continued at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre Ground (California Square) on Thursday.

The Magic Tree

Hi Everyone, I’m a huge fan of the Harry Potter series and Tolkien’s Lord Of the Rings trilogy, so last year when I read an article about Cuba mass planting the “Magic Tree”, I quickly wondered if it was the ‘tree of life’ Gandalf referred to in the Lord Of The Rings… just kidding!

Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria,  (Reuters) – Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast yesterday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians.

 Romario DeJonge

Bermine, Port Mourant win

Bermine thrashed Upper Corentyne by 70 runs while Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets trounced Port Mourant Karibee Rice by 50 runs as the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Universal DVD T20 first-division competition continued last weekend.

Revaluing Caribbean literature

One of the many pleasures of the third annual NGC Bocas Litfest recently concluded in Port of Spain was the thrill of watching large audiences sitting rapt for an hour while regional writers and intellectuals discussed their literary influences, the idea of national literatures and the achievements and challenges of postcolonial historiography.

Kreole Day set for tomorrow

The African Cultural and Devekopment Association (ACDA) in collaboration with the Coalition of the 1823 Parade Ground Monument will tomorrow host Kreole Day at Parade Ground, Middle Street.