Daily Archive: Saturday, July 21, 2018

Articles published on Saturday, July 21, 2018

(batting windies) caption: West Indies captain Jason Holder (backing) going through the paces with assistant batting coach Toby Radford and Ashley Nurse practicing his catches

WI eye series win

With just 16 games to go until the International Cricket Council (ICC)  World Cup, West Indies begin their preparation with three One Day Internationals (ODI) against Bangladesh and are aiming to start with a series win.

Larger tract of land for National Toshaos Council Secretariat

The quarter acre plot of land in Sophia, Georgetown, which had been allocated for the building of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Secretariat, is not large enough and President David Granger has urged that a larger plot from “freed up” GuySuCo lands be made available soon to the group, Minister of State Joseph Harmon announced yesterday.

Guyanese-born International Sports Commentator/Analyst, Brij Parasnath (left) and Aubrey Hutson, President of the Athletics Association of Guyana display the Brij Parasnath Challenge Trophy which will be rewarded to the winning team today.

Archibald, Bright on show today at Leonora

In excess of 100 top student athletes, including national sprint sensation Emmanuel Archibald, Owen Adonis and multiple CARIFTA Games gold medalist Chantoba Bright will be on show today vying for top honours in the National Colleges Athletics Championship (NCAC).

Chris Gayle

Gayle humbled by UWI award

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Hard-hitting West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has expressed his delight at being recognised by the University of the West Indies for his contribution to cricket.

Reggae fever takes over GFC on July 31

The Guyana Rastafarian Council will host its first ever Pre-Emancipation Reggae Fever Concert on Tuesday, July 31, at the Guyana Football Club Ground, promoting some of Guyana’s finest in the Reggae and Conscious Music arenas and creating a familiar ground between them and Guyanese fans.

Age of extremes

 A recent study by America’s Economic Policy Institute shows that US income inequality  is now approaching levels not seen since the eve of the Wall Street crash.

Director of DPI for a day

Sixteen-year-old Devika Rajaram (seated right) from the Bishops’ High School had a ‘Day to Remember’ as she performed the duties of “Director for the Day” at the Department of Public Information (DPI) yesterday.