2011 – Page 123 – Guyana Times International

Guyana Karate College holds Dan-level exams

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Karate history was made on Sunday, May 2, when the Guyana Karate College participated in the biggest-ever Dan level examinations held under the watchful eyes of Master Frank Woon-a-Tai; and, for the first time under the auspices of the International Karate Daigaku (IKD), the newest worldwide karate organisation based out of Toronto, Ontario, dedicated to the teachings of Masters Funakoshi and Nakayama, where all aspects of karate are being studied and analysed. These include philosophy, physical education and fitness, self defence and sport. Leading the Dan rankings for the GKC…

D’Andrade, Morgan win TELESUR 10k in record time

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

National long distance champion Alika Morgan and former national champion Lionel D’Andrade completed emphatic victories in record time in their debut in Suriname’s TELESUR 10km road race, last Sunday, May 1. D’Andrade was the first of close to 200 starters to complete the course, and he established a new course record of 33 minutes, 50 seconds (33:50s). Morgan, who won the women’s category, finished 20th overall with a new female record of 41:01s. Placing second overall was Surinamese teen Syveryo Simison, who clocked 34:02 to win the junior category; while…

All-round Chennai cruise to fourth straight win

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Chennai Super Kings continued their dominance at home and eased to a fourth successive win in conditions where power play took a backseat to opportunistic strokemaking, and stamina and steady consolidation was in greater supply than short outbursts of runs. The sweltering Chennai heat and a slow pitch made for a tiring ordeal for batsmen, and it seemed at one stage that Rajasthan Royals, at the back of Rahul Dravid’s fluent half-century, would have the better of the contest. But an inspired recovery from Chennai’s faltering bowlers and a controlled…

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…