Daily Archive: Sunday, December 17, 2017

Articles published on Sunday, December 17, 2017

Red Force captain, Denesh Ramdin

Ramdin hundred not enough to halt Pride progress

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Captain Denesh Ramdin stroked his third hundred of the Regional first class season and second against Barbados Pride but it was not enough to stop the visitors from taking command of their seventh round contest at the Brian Lara Stadium.

Reminder from the hurricanes

Amid the various discussions of the diverse factors in play, the fundamental piece in mainstream Caribbean tourism is blue water and white sand; traverse the span as I have, from Puerto Rico in the north to tiny Bequia in the south, one will see that, and it is an understandable pull. 

Quarterfinal berths for two Linden teams

Linden units Milerock and Winners Connection earned their quarterfinal berths in the inaugural Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Super 16 Year-end Classic’, defeating Cougars and Camptown in contrasting manner on Friday night.

Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona) on a log at RsFarm, Yarrowkabra (Photo by Kester Clarke www.kesterclarke.net)

Thrush-like Antpitta

The Thrush-like Antpitta (Myrmothera campanisona) is found in the Amazon Basin from eastern Colombia to the Guianas, south through Amazonian Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, to northern Bolivia.

Photographs of Cy Grant in his 1940s uniform. (Photo courtesy of Cy Grant archive LMA/4709 held at London Metropolitan Archives, City of London)

A glimpse at the life of Cy Grant

Many knew of the late UK-based Guyanese actor, musician, writer and poet who became the first black person to be featured regularly on television in the United Kingdom, but those who were intimately acquainted with him recall that he was a deeply spiritual man who practiced Tai Chi and meditation every day.

Kyle Hope top scored with 94

Hope brothers shine as WI lose warm-up

WHANGAREI, New Zealand,  CMC – The Hope brothers, Kyle and Shai, gathered half-centuries but were unable to prevent West Indies from going down by six wickets to an unsung New Zealand XI in their 50-overs tour match here Saturday.

Golden Stars down Mahaica 4-2

Golden Stars earned their quarterfinal berth in the GT Beer Berbice 8-aside Football Championship, humbling Mahaica Determinators 4-2 on Friday at the Scott’s School ground, New Amsterdam (NA).

Fernandes and Islam continue winning form

Taylor Fernandes and Daniel Islam battled to contrasting wins in the Category-A division, when the Farfan and Mendes Junior Skill Level Squash Championship, continued on Friday at the Georgetown Club Facility, Camp Street.

Poinsettia

It’s here! Just in time for Christmas. Last weekend, I received the most beautiful, potted, red, velvet-like Poinsettia evoking the spirit of Christmas.