2011 – Page 197 – Guyana Times International

Lara in demand

January 5, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– In highest price band for IPL auction Former West Indies Cricket captain Brian Lara might not have played active cricket for four years, but he is one of the 21 names to attract the highest reserve price of US$400,000 ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auction, to be held in Bangalore on January 8 and 9. Alongside Lara, in the same bracket, are the former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist; the Indian trio of Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh; and IPL first-timers Stuart Broad, James Anderson,…

Leg-spinners’ night at GCB awards

January 4, 2011January 5, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– Chetram Singh to bow out of cricket administration By Avenash Ramzan It was the night of the leg-spinners as two of the country’s finest young slow bowlers carted off the major awards on offer at the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Annual Awards Ceremony, at the Umana Yana on Wednesday, December15th. Berbician Devendra Bishoo, who earlier this year was given a developmental contract by the West Indies Cricket Board, (WICB), carted off the Cricketer-of-the-Year award and the Regional Cricketer-of-the-Year prize. Talented teenager Amir Khan of Demerara lifted the Roy Fredericks…

A Traditional Essequibo Christmas

January 4, 2011 TIMES INT'L

By Indrawattie Natram Essequibo was the first county to celebrate Christmas in Guyana. If one should delve into the history of Christmas and how the holiday was first observed in Guyana, one would find that according to historians, Christmas was first observed on a regular basis in Guyana when the Dutch immigrants made permanent settlements in various parts of the county of Essequibo. It was noted that the festive season was first celebrated in Essequibo in 1616, then Berbice in 1627, and in 1746 in Demerara. After the 1796 British…

Hardley Lewin weighs in on WikiLeaks development

January 4, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Former Jamaica Police Commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardly Lewin, has weighed in on the WikiLeaks development. He confirmed that Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Carlton Wilson was reassigned under his watch, but he said it had nothing to do with complaints from Cuba, as claimed by National Security Minister, Senator Dwight Nelson. Lewin said the reassignment was just a routine one, and SSP Wilson was not the only one to be moved. Lewin also said that he had no recollection of Cuba having a problem with the force, as suggested by…

Kamla plays Santa in Penal

January 4, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Hundreds of Trinidadian children and their parents gathered in front of their homes and at street corners along the Penal Rock Road, awaiting the arrival of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Sunday, 19th December, as she continued her Christmas treat exercise — this time in a motorcade. Persad-Bissessar left her constituency office in Penal, at about 13:45 hrs, riding in the tray of a canopied pick-up truck, accompanied by a heavy police presence and a music truck, as she embarked on her toy distribution exercise to children along the roadway. …

T&T woman escapes U.S. deportation

January 4, 2011 TIMES INT'L

A woman with dual citizenship of T&T and Guyana is among six people whose deportation orders were reversed in New York last week. On Monday, December 6th, Governor David Patterson pardoned the immigrants, among them four Caribbean nationals: Mario Benitez from the Dominican Republic, Marlon Oscar Powell from Jamaica, and Darshini Ramsaran who holds dual citizenship in Guyana and T&T. In granting the revocations, Patterson said his actions addressed shortcomings in the US federal immigration laws relating to deportation. “Our review of more than 1,100 pardon applications reveals that federal…

Mash Shop launched

January 4, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Young Guyanese designers will have a chance to display their creativity, charisma and the variety of their work at the annual “Mashramani Shop”, which was officially launched at the Mash Secretariat on Middle Street on Wednesday. Speaking at the simple launching ceremony, Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony indicated that he was happy and pleased to be associated with the activity, which will run until Mashramani Day. He encouraged the public to visit the shop and be part of the “feelings” leading up to the Mash celebrations. Minister Anthony highlighted that…

Slingerz and Wildfire Entertainment join forces

January 4, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The top guns of Slingerz Entertainment and Wildfire Entertainment, Javed Ali and Jonathan Beepat, announced on Thursday their decision to merge their entertainment companies to give Guyanese a better entertainment experience come 2011. Beepat said that both he and Ali love to promote entertainment as a hobby. “We both have full-time business and jobs, but our love for entertainment motivates us to pursue the things we like to do,” he added. He explained that this new partnership will only make things easier and better for both companies, since they now…

St. George’s Cathedral

January 4, 2011January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Pointed arches, flying buttresses, vaulted ceilings…the interior of the St. George’s Cathedral is as commanding to the senses as is its exterior, sited at the crossroads of major Georgetown streets. Described as arguably the tallest wooden building in the world, it serves as a magnificent example of architectural heritage. In 1807, Anglican church services were being carried out in the Court House room, but this room became inadequate for the growing congregation. Two lots of land were donated: the land where St George’s School now stands. The Chapel was used…

WOW project gives women a fresh start

January 4, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The national micro credit programme: Women of Worth (WOW) provides women with an opportunity to empower themselves. The WOW project was officially launched June 4 by President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), and a collaborative agreement was made July 6, 2010 between the government, through the finance ministry, and the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI). WOW was established as a micro credit initiative, with the fundamental aims being to improve the socioeconomic status of women in Guyana, promote their active participation and integration in…