Daily Archive: Saturday, July 6, 2013

Articles published on Saturday, July 6, 2013

Dwayne Bravo

Bravo suspended, team fined for slow over-rate

DUBAI, UAE,  CMC – West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo will miss tomorrow’s crucial match in the Celkon Mobile Cup tri-nation One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka in Port of Spain following his suspension for one match after his team was fined for an over-rate offence during Friday’s match against India.

India trounces Windies by 102 runs

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A commanding century from captain Virat Kohli and incisive seam-bowling propelled India to a convincing 102-run victory over West Indies in the fourth match of the Celkon Mobile Cup tri-nation ODI series at Queen’s Park Oval yesterday.

GITC’s Shawn Bentinck plays the ball as two of Lodge Secondary’s defenders close in on him.  (Photo by Orlando Charles)

GITC edges out Lodge Secondary in football

It took a great team effort from Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) yesterday to edge out a strong Lodge Secondary 2-1 in a crucial match as play continued in the Digicel’s Schools Football Championship at Eve Leary Sport Club ground.

Priya Manickchand

Kato children only fetched logs twice

An investigation carried out by the Ministry of Education has determined that the children from the Kato Primary School, who were allegedly made to fetch logs for their meals, were only asked to do it twice, Minister Priya Manickchand said on Thursday.

Appeal stays budget cuts case

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday stayed the proceedings in government’s challenge to last year’s budget cuts until the determination of an appeal filed by lawyers for Opposition Leader David Granger, who was recently struck out as a defendant in the case.

Forty years of Caricom

From the inception of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) in 1973, economic integration and a viable trading bloc were the incentives behind the regional integration.

Tickets now on sale for WI/Pakistan games

Ticket sales for the upcoming West Indies/Pakistan fixtures commencing on July 14 and 16 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, began yesterday at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) office after technical difficulties over the last two days.

Workshop for cricket match scorers today

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), after a Captain’s Workshop held last weekend, will now host another session for potential and current cricket match scorers, today at 9:00hrs at the Muslim Youth Organisation Club (MYO), Woolford Avenue.

National Under-19 rugby captain Godfrey Broomes (with ball) in action during a recent simulation game at the National Park Rugby field.

Local ruggers to face St Lucia

A confident 22-man outfit departed Guyana yesterday to compete in the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) under-19 15s tournament which kicks off today in Trinidad at the Fatima College Ground, Mucurapo.

Steely Djokovic subdues Del Potro in epic semi-final

LONDON,  (Reuters) – In the end, an exhausted, sweat-soaked Novak Djokovic could not stop himself from joining 15,000 hollering fans in giving Argentine warrior Juan Martin Del Potro a standing ovation after an epic display of courage and endurance at Wimbledon on Friday.

Fashion designers council launched

A group of local fashion designers are now members of a new ‘Guyana Fashion Designers Council’, launched last Sunday at the Umana Yana under the auspices of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).

A better option

The story of a South Sophia woman who is a victim of domestic violence hit me hard this week when it was apparent that she and her children had no place to go after the father of her child brutally beat her.