May 2011 – Page 13 – Guyana Times International

Surprising talent at YBG Girls B/ ball Jamboree

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

South Basketball Guyana (YBG) successfully held its first-ever Girls Basketball Development Jamboree last weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall; and YBG President Chris Bowman was pleasantly surprised by the level of talent that was on show. Bowman told Guyana Times International Sport that the exercise created a unique opportunity for his organisation to assess the level of talent and interest of girls in basketball at the school level. Prior to last weekend, Bowman said, the only conclusions that could have been made would have been assumptions, since there had…

Indian Kitchen Utensils

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Many traditional Indian kitchen utensils remain in use today as traditional Indian recipes generally remain the same. Some are variations of other well-known kitchen tools, while others are uniquely Indian.

In memory of valiant ancestors – Jai Hind

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Kolkata Memorial inaugurated January this year recalls and salutes the hundreds of thousands of Indian workers who, from 1838 to 1920, travelled to the West Indies and Guyana in search of a better life – although for many, it began a far cry from what they expected. Arriving as indentured labourers, life became one of slave-like existence with little hope of improvement, brought, as they were, to toil daily in the sugar cane fields of some Caribbean islands and Guyana as replacements for African slave labour after the abolition…

The Qaseeda – An oral Islamic tradition

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Qaseeda, or ‘hymn of praise’, has always been part of the Islamic tradition in Guyana, bringing together both old and young to offer praise to the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The first historical record of Qaseedas was made over 1400 years ago, when the Holy Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina. When the Prophet arrived in Medina, the people came out in their numbers and greeted him with a song, which is the first recorded Qaseeda known. The song, “tal’a al Badru Alayna”, is still very popular in all…

Vehicle smuggling from Suriname rampant

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– neighbouring countries to tighten regulations, monitoring By Nigel Williams Guyana and Suriname authorities are to tighten regulations that will hopefully eradicate a massive vehicle- smuggling racket in which cars that have been allowed across the border are later sold to Guyanese, who will evade paying at the least Gy$1 million in duty. In some instances, Guyanese would themselves purchase the vehicles in the neighbouring country, fit them with false licence plates, and bring them to Guyana via the Canawaima ferry. Speaking with Guyana Times International on the sidelines…

19th World Consumer Congress opens in Hong Kong

May 6, 2011December 28, 2012 TIMES INT'L

By Jainarine Deonauth in Hong Kong The Hong Kong Convention Centre is the venue for CI’s 19th World Congress Leaders in business, government, civil society and consumer groups from around the world have gathered in Hong Kong for the 19th World Congress, where they will be engaged in four days of debate and discussion on the issues that matter most to consumers. The conference begins on Tuesday, May 3rd at the Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), and European Union Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, is expected to…

Multi-year pact with government the way to go – Jagdeo

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

President Bharrat Jagdeo, at last Sunday’s May Day observances, urged union leaders aligned to the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) to follow the steps of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) in pursuing for their workers multi-year pay hikes with the government and other employers. The president was the main speaker at the breakaway umbrella trade union’s rally, held at the National Park as part of Labour Day activities. Over the years, FITUG has not been rallying with the GTU because of differences in governance of the TUC…

Granger promises retirement package to veterans

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

People’s National Congress Reform presidential candidate David Granger, in a bid to garner support for his presidential run, pledged to undertake several initiatives that would better the lives of ex-GDF personnel. In his address to members of the XGDF Association of Guyana over the Labour Day weekend, Granger focused on initiatives to secure the future of serving members of the GDF to ensure they are well taken care of when they reach the age of retirement. The retired brigadier, who is also a member of the association, urged the ex-…

Guyanese professor gets Canada’s top 40 under-40 award

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Guyanese Dr Suresh Narine, Director of the Trent University Centre for Biomaterials Research, is one of “Canada’s top 40 under-40″awardees for 2011, heralded a national report in the Globe and Mail on April 28th. According to a release from the university, the top 40 under-40 awards recognise Canada’s most innovative and visionary young leaders. Recipients are selected for their outstanding vision and leadership, innovation and achievement, impact, community involvement and development strategy. Past winners of the top 40 under-40 awards now represent a “who’s who” of leaders in business, science…

New Building Society records Gy$577M profit

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– lending ceiling increase proposed The New Building Society Limited has recorded its highest-ever profit in the year 2010 Gy$577 million. This represents a Gy$9 million increase over the previous year, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr Nanda Kishore Gopaul, told members at the society’s Annual General Meeting, held at the Umana Yana in Kingston on Saturday, April 30. At the meeting, a motion to raise the lending ceiling from Gy$12 million to Gy$15 million was proposed and seconded by the society’s membership, and will now be sent to…