Year: 2013

Digital Technology onboard for 10/10 Challenge Series

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Digital Technology became the latest partner of YOLO Entertainment Production for the staging of the inaugural Chow Pow 10/ 10 Challenge Series. According to a prelease, the company, located on the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara, has chipped in and contributed Gy$ 1 million and CEO Terrence Sukhu, pledged continued support for the development of softball cricket. Sukhu alluded to the fact that it is family oriented entertainment and therefore support will be a certainty from the company. He also noted that there will be giveaways to patrons on…

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UG upstage Plaisance to win 2013 Challenge Series

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By Treiston Joseph The University of Guyana (UG) held off Plaisance Academy 21-18 to win the 2013 Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Challenge Series on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. UG played well defensively, with a 2-3 zone defence that seemed impenetrable. Plaisance missed most of their shots in the paint, but UG’s defence was most impressive as they held prolific guard Nikkoloi Smith under double digits with a score of three points which was a first for the guard. Further, on the offensive end UG were more sys¬tematic,…

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Guyanese Daesrath in Canada’s team for ICC championship

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– Coach Logie expects good showing By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto – Guyanese all-rounder Damodar Daesrath has been named in Canada’s team for the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket League Championships which will be taking place in Dubai from Monday. The coach of the team, former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago crick¬eter Gus Logie, expressed confidence the unit will have a good showing in the competition which will be used primarily for their 2015 ICC World Cup 50-over qualification. Daesrath, a former Guyana senior captain, is the lone…

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Rudy Persaud and 2012 Executives return for another year

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Eastern American Cricket Association voted back in all five of the 2012 Rudy Persaud led Executives for the 2013 season. Four of the five executives were voted back in unanimously while the 5th executive gained the majority votes needed to retain his post. The votes were taken at the League’s 2013 Annual General Meeting which was held on Saturday, March 2nd at The Tic Tavern Restaurant & Bar in South Ozone Park, New York. The executives who were voted in unanimously were; President – Rudy Persaud, Vice-President – Courtney LeGalle,…

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The Junior Carifta Trials: Five factors to ponder on

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By Treiston Joseph – The junior Carifta trials held on March 2 and 3 at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna, had some brilliant performances that are currently still being registered in the minds of track and field enthusiasts. There was the case of young Cassey George from Linden that quickly made a name for herself by qualifying for the junior Carifta Games in the Under-17 category. It was the first track meet of the year that the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held where athletes got to perform…

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Aiding the indigenous people of Guyana

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Philanthropist Donna Stoll is on a mission, via her charitable group Amerindian Aid in Guyana, to provide aid to the indigenous community. Speaking with Guyana Times International, Stoll said her efforts are dedicated to helping indigenous Guyanese living in the hinterland areas. Two years ago, when she visited her hometown of Moruca after having migrated to the US some 30 years ago, she felt that not much was being done for the community. “When I left Moruca, I was a child. When I returned as an adult, I noticed not…

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A sense of fulfilment

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With more than three decades of ‘moulding the nation’, retired teacher Malcolm Clarke-Maynard looks back at a career he has never regretted A sense of fulfilment is what retired teacher Malcolm Clarke-Maynard enjoys, knowing he has played an essential role in educating students, including some of Guyana’s notable individuals. Clarke-Maynard was born in Georgetown on Nov. 9, 1940. After a normal school life, he completed his high school education and passed the Cambridge examinations to begin, at 18-years-old, his long career of teaching. “My mother wanted me to teach. I…

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Our national flower

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Deconstructing the Victoria Amazonica (Victoria Regia)  or the Giant water lily In light of the beauty and distinctiveness of the Victoria Amazonica, and its reputation as one of the world’s largest plants – it is said also to have been the inspiration for the architect of the Crystal Palace in London – the flower was adopted as Guyana’s national flower when the country gained its independence. It can also be found on the shield of the country’s coat of arms, and is said to represent the rare and illustrious plant,…

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Amazing Guyana

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Views from above capture the coastland’s beauty The beauty of Guyana’s vast interior is renowned, but this week Guyanese photographer John Greene shares his spectacular aerial shots of Guyana’s beautiful coastal landscape with Guyana Times International.

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Bringing artistic gourmet taste to Guyanese

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 ‘There’s an artist in each of us’ says local chocolatier Local chocolatier and owner of Reminiscence, Indra Mekdeci has introduced a new, creative and artistic twist to fruits and chocolate. Her artistry is seen in her carefully designed and flawlessly arranged bouquets and baskets of chocolate covered fruits. In an interview with Guyana Times International, Indra said she has always been an advocate of living a healthy lifestyle by eating fruits and vegetables. Her young company, Reminiscence, creates delicious, high quality, artistically designed edible fruit bouquets and gifts that are…

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