By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto Several batsmen from Guyana dominated over the weekend in the continuation of the 2013 Toronto and District Cricket Association Elite and Premier League 50-over competition at King City ground. Guyanese and former West Indies ODI batsman Royston Crandon stroked an impressive 76 to inspire Vikings Cricket Club to an exhilarating one-run win over Victoria Park Cricket Club. The right-handed Crandon hit five fours and a maximum to see his team reach 225-7 in the penultimate over, replying to Victoria’s challenging 224-8 from 50 overs. Former…
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Plaisance Academy sends GTI packing- Marian Academy rob UG of offence
By Treiston Joseph With Plaisance up by one point in the final two minutes, Nikkoloi Smith drove the middle of the lane to put Plaisance Academy up by three points, starting a scoring surge to give the East Coast school a 42-33 win over the Government Technical Institute (GTI) when the National School’s Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Tuesday evening. With the game 34-33, and the ball in the hands of Smith signaling an isolation play, his first step beats his defender without much…
Read MoreGuyanese Canadian volunteer making a big difference – started youth group at age 14
For Narine Dat Sookram, volunteering is much more than a passion. It is practically in his blood and almost a full-time job. Growing up near Number 63 Beach in rural Guyana, Sookram, at age 14, established a youth group to enable members to learn, grow and support their community. His obsession to serve people and communities continued when he migrated to Kitchener in 1993. He founded the Active Vision Charity Association to promote Indo- Caribbean culture in Canada and help newcomers assimilate into a new society. For the past 17…
Read MoreKeeping our culture alive The Katiwau (Sand Creek) Cultural Dance Troupe
As a Guyanese living in Toronto for too long now, I don’t get to savour things Guyanese a lot, unless I make it myself. So when the Toronto Independence Day Festival came around June 23 (Still too cold here in Toronto on May 26) this year, I revelled in nationalist pride and wrapped myself in my flag for a day. Little did I know what was in store for me. A small group of eight children from Katiwau (Sand Creek), South Rupununi, a Wapishana cultural dance troupe, caused a storm…
Read MoreGABPC hosts Sixth Annual Awards Dinner in NY
Some 250 business executives and persons from the legal, academic and cultural professions in New York came together to celebrate the achievements of six awardees. The ladies were fashionably dressed in shades of green while the men were elegantly attired with green ties, shirts or pocket handkerchiefs. The theme for the evening was “Forging Links into the Green Age”. Hon. Peter Vallone, NY City Councilman District 22 made a special appearance and congratulated the organisation and the six individuals/ organisations , who were acknowledged for their outstanding contributions in health…
Read MoreAuthor pens memoir to preserve love for homeland
Overseas-based Guyanese author, Helena Martin, wanted to not only preserve her love for her homeland but to share this with the wider world, and this she accomplishes through her memoir, “Walk Wit’ Me… All Ova Guyana”.Martin was born in 1947 in British Guiana. She taught kindergarten until her marriage in 1968. She and her husband migrated to Australia and currently reside there with their four children and seven grandchildren. Some 16 years ago, Martin wrote a poem, “Come Walk Wit Me”, but it was left forgotten in a drawer for many…
Read MoreScenes from the Guyana Trade & Tourism Expo in N.Y.
a watery sanctuary
The Mazaruni River is a tributary of the Essequibo River in northern Guyana. Its source is in the remote western forests of the Pakaraima Mountains, and its confluence, with the Cuyuni River, is near Bartica. The Roraima plateau is also the source of the Mazaruni River. The Mazaruni River drops down from each Roraima plateau through three steep sided canyons with many picturesque falls and creeks. It also flows over three distinct habitats: the flat tops of Roraima plateau, known as “tepuis”, the lower two plateaus and…
Read MoreGuyanese Artist Karr Dyal – ‘Representing heritage through art’
US-based Guyanese, Karr Dyal, is a celebrated artist, who creates pieces, immortalizing his heritage, and he believes that the “right kind of influence” contributes to creativity. Born in Guyana, Dyal attended the Burrowes School of Arts and graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts. He also graduated with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, and graduated as a Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the New York Institute of Technology. Dyal is currently employed as technology professor at LIM College…
Read MoreGiving back as a family
The Kissoon Annual Charity Golf Tournament raises funds for those in need in Guyana, Canada and other parts of the world. The Kissoon Annual Charity Golf Tournament was started in 2000. Sugrim Kissoon, patriarch of the Kissoon clan, passed away in 1979. Though he never visited Canada, his children decided that they wanted his name to be forever remembered in their adopted home land. The tournament took its birth at the Mayfield Golf and Country Club in Caledon, Canada. There were eighty golfers. Little did the organizers of the first…
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