Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Articles published on Wednesday, May 28, 2014

World Challenge Day

In observance of World Challenge Day, the National Sports Commission yesterday hosted its annual day of fitness which saw primary and secondary school students along the East Bank of Demerara participating in fitness activities at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

World Challenge Day

In observance of World Challenge Day, the National Sports Commission yesterday hosted its annual day of fitness which saw primary and secondary school students along the East Bank of Demerara participating in fitness activities at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Guyana/UAE in air services talks

The Government of Guyana is in talks with United Arab Emirates (UAE) towards negotiating an air service agreement that will see at least one of UAE’s three major flag carriers operating flights to Guyana, in the very near future.

Two Chikungunya fever cases confirmed

The Chikungunya mosquito-borne virus, which has been spreading rapidly throughout the Caribbean in the last five months, has surfaced in Guyana and health officials say they have since been closely monitoring patients while increasing preventative measures.

Benedict Sukra

Three Guyanese students for UWI high-flyers science course

The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that three outstanding students: Cecil Cox who topped the Caribbean in the Sciences in 2013, Benedict Sukra, and Lawrence Faria  have been accepted into the Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) which is held on the campus of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barba-dos.

Carol Sooba (left with back to camera) talking with her staff as her bodyguard Sean Hinds (right) looks on.

More ruction at City Hall

City Hall’s statutory meeting was yesterday brought to an abrupt end after the public was not allowed into the meeting and also because an attendance book was not supplied by Government appointed Town Clerk Carol Sooba.

Sagicor WI HPC captain Kraigg Brathwaite, left, wicketkeeper Chadwick Walton and seamer Carlos Brathgwaite, right celebrate another Bangladesh A wicket on the second day of the first four day match between the two sides at the Windward Sports Club. (Photo by WICB media/Randy Brooks of Brooks/La Touche photography.

Brathwaite duo shine to put HPC on top

LUCAS STREET, Barbados, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite was closing in on his sixth first class hundred while seamer Carlos Brathwaite nudged the senior selectors with another incisive display, as West Indies High Performance Centre took command of their four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A here yesterday.

Ranaldo Renee’s half century guided West Demerara to victory

Renee guides West Demerara to victory over East Bank

Ronaldo Renee’s half century and a four wickey haul from Richie Looknauth guided West Demerara to victory by four wickets over East Bank in their first round of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-17 competition yesterday at the Wales Community Development Centre ground.

Defending champs off to winning start

Defending champions Sparta Boss got their campaign off to a perfect start, disposing of Kitty by a 2-0 score line when the fourth annual Mackeson Keep Your Five Alive knockout tourney continued on Sunday at the California Square Tarmac, East Ruimveldt.

B/ce names U19 b/ball team

The Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) an affiliate of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has named its U19 team to participate in this weekend’s Inter Association series in Linden.

Ernest Massiah

HIV in the Caribbean: science, rights and justice

By Dr. Ernest Massiah, UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team Director Recently, the discussion on HIV has been a mix of the selective review of scientific evidence, comments on an administrative procedure at the regional university, and perceptions on the existence of agendas that seek either to change or hold back Caribbean societies.

A transformation

Dear Editor, I wish to thank you first and foremost for publishing my letter of October 21, 2013 in which I highlighted the cause of poor quality and non-germination of seedling paddy.

Clogged

Clogged: The intake canal for the crucial Liliendaal pump station was clogged with weeds yesterday.

Boko Haram shows changing al Qaeda threat

(Reuters) – The kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls last month has sparked global outrage, launched an international manhunt and instantly turned an obscure West African militant group into a household name in the United States.