Year: 2011

Super biker killed in road accident

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Reports state that the deceased suffered from internal injuries; whilst Lawrence sustained a broken arm, Johnny sustained severe head and facial injuries, and Lochand is said to be in a critical state with major head injuries. The deceased owned a dredge in the interior, and he was due to travel into Mahdia on Wednesday, March 30. According to his brother, Vino Lall, Vishram left home with his two workers, Richie and Rajendra, along with his friend Lawrence to collect a few items of car parts from someone on the East…

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Guyana to increase rice exports to Jamaica

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The Agriculture Ministry has announced that Guyana has committed to sell some 55,000 tonnes of rice to Jamaica this year. This announcement comes days after Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud returned from Kingston, Jamaica, where he had discussions with Jamaican Commerce Minister Carl Samuda and other stakeholders. Guyana Times International understands that the objectives of the meetings were to ensure that Guyana improves supply to the Jamaica market; reduces delays in delivery, and addresses other related issues of the rice trade. Persaud led a delegation of officials and rice exporters to…

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Anti-government group attempting to undermine LCDS disbursement

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The Office of Climate Change last Saturday said that it has seen an open letter addressed to the government of Norway, written by a group of persons well known for their anti-government and destructive politics. The letter, the Office of Climate Change said, is intended to undermine the joint commitments of the governments of Guyana and Norway to an international effort to combat climate change through the funding of a low carbon development strategy for Guyana. The letter is woefully short on facts and long on political rhetoric; and, sadly,…

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WI collapse puts Pakistan in semifinal

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Pakistan are two games away from repeating the heroics of Imran Khan’s 1992 team after delivering a crushing 10-wicket defeat on West Indies in the first quarter-final in Dhaka. Mohammad Hafeez starred with bat and ball, beginning West Indies’ decline with two early wickets then ending it with a brisk 61; while Shahid Afridi proved to be an inspirational force, leading from the front again with four more scalps, as the spinners produced a ruthless display to dismantle West Indies for 112. Between the three of them, Pakistan’s slow bowlers…

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Soaring to higher heights -junior national point guard Richard Mohandatt staying ‘on the ball’ in the U.S.A.

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Following his bitter-sweet departure from his homeland last week, 19-year-old Richard Mohandatt has already begun his quest to play college ball, and ultimately realise his dream of playing in the NBA. Mohandatt, born and raised in New Amsterdam Berbice, led his University of Guyana team to the final of the recently-concluded Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Challenge Series. He was adjudged the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) after averaging almost 25 points. His team placed second, but apart from the MVP award, Mohandatt also won the Individual Skills Challenge earlier in…

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Speed up policy implementation in education – Mottley

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The pace of implementation of policies for education in Barbados must be sped up. That is according to Member of Parliament for St Michael North East, Mia Mottley, who was speaking on the fourth day of the Estimates Debate in Parliament. “I believe that we are trending in the right direction, but our problem comes back down to pace of implementation. It is not so much a political issue, but it is an issue of managing 4,000 bodies across 120 schools, and getting some kind of uniformity of application on…

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Larger cruise lines not buying into idea of Antigua as homeport

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Major cruise lines have rejected a suggestion for Antigua & Barbuda to become a regional home port. Tourism Minister John Maginley, who led a local delegation that was taking part in the world’s largest cruise industry tradeshow – Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami – said that while the executives for some small lines supported the suggestion, large cruise lines have not bought into the idea. “We asked a couple of the larger ships if they wanted to call in Antigua, because we have a lot of airlift and people are looking…

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ACM flays Jamaican MP over media impasse

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The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) has criticised Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parliamentarian Everald Warmington over his current impasse with the local media. “The Association of Caribbean Media Workers, in unqualified solidarity with our colleagues in Jamaica, wishes to roundly condemn the conduct of parliamentarian Everald Warmington, following a legitimate query by CVM Television anchor Kerlyn Brown during a live television interview on March 8, 2011,” ACM President Wesley Gibbings said. “We understand that a subsequent question on the issue put to him by CVM’s Manager of News and…

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Kennard Memorial Turf Club- Where horse racing gets exciting

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Horse racing fanatics know the only place to be for exciting horse racing is at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club. Started in the early 1930s, apart from the Port Mourant Race Track, it is the oldest surviving race course in the country. In a recent interview, Justice Cecil Kennard, former Chancellor of the Judiciary, current Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority and Honorary Club President, stated that the Club was named after his late father. He remembered that in 1955 the entity was almost bankrupt, and that was when former…

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