Year: 2013

Large audience attends Guyana Day at Toronto forum

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The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry hosted a Guyana Day seminar on Monday at the Prospectors and Developers Association Conference in Toronto, Canada for investors, prospectors, and financiers in the extractive industries. The forum attracted a large number of stakeholders for the various minerals sub- sectors. In a release, the ministry said the forum was attended by persons who are working or seeking to invest in the mining industries around the world. The seminar at the PDAC proved to be one of the most successful events for Guyana over the…

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Oprah Winfrey may visit Guyana by year-end

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United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Guyana D Brendt Hardt said his office will do everything possible to bring veteran journalist and media network owner Oprah Winfrey to Guyana before the end of 2013. Hardt said Winfrey has been a true example of the American spirit, supporting development, and made the promise following comments from the head of St Francis Community Developers Alex Foster, who praised the work of the media icon. Foster has been engaged in community work and empowering of young people for the past 20 years. The once…

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Chavez was a great friend of Guyana – Ramotar

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President Donald Ramotar said he received with deep sadness, the news of the passing of President Hugo Chavez Frias on Tuesday, hailing the socialist showman as a great friend of Guyana. In a message, Ramotar said during his tenure as president of Venezuela, Chavez sought to promote harmony and solidarity between Guyana and Venezuela. “The peoples of Guyana and Venezuela have benefitted in great measure from an enhanced programme of bilateral cooperation as a result of President Chavez’s continental and internationalist approach to development. Our current warm and friendly relations…

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Aircraft body blasts KN over ‘reckless’ article on Gouveia

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The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) has joined the growing condemnation of a Kaieteur News article that made sweeping allegations against leading private sector operatives in Guyana. The AOAG in a statement said it was deeply concerned and completely dismayed at the anonymous article which appeared in the Kaieteur News on Sunday, February 24, under the headline “Muse or Amuse….Sold!!!” In the article, Captain Gerry Gouveia was subjected to the most appalling, false, and defamatory accusations which have no basis in truth, the association said. The body added that…

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Guyanese man killed and set on fire in Richmond Hill

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By New York Correspondent – A Guyanese man, Azeem Ali, 43, in Richmond Hill, was killed in his apartment on 116th Street and 95th. Ave. and then set ablaze in his apartment last Sunday evening. Police have arrested two suspects and charged them with murder and arson.  They are being held without bail. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced the indictment of the two men are from Jamaica, Queens. Police said they set the fire to the apartment to cover up the robbery. District Attorney Brown said, “The defendants…

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McCain announces meeting with Obama to discuss immigration reform

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US Sen. John McCain has said that he and other lawmakers working on immigration overhaul will meet with President Barack Obama this week to discuss the effort to revamp the system. McCain, a member of a bipartisan group of eight senators working on an immigration reform bill, said he is optimistic about producing legislation that includes a path to legalisation for illegal immigrants, the Associated Press (AP) reported. “I am guardedly optimistic that we could by the end of the next month. There are still a number of agreements that…

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Cloud of doubt hovers over DCB executive

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–WICB still to respond to request for names of DCB executive members By Rajiv Bisnauth A cloud of doubt continues to hover over the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) even after supposed legitimate elections on January 25 elections. The DCB, for the past three years, has been blanketed in one court case after the other, caused by a crippling power struggle that resulted in factions led by businessmen Bissoondyal Singh and Raj Singh. Eventually, a court ruling in the High Court prohibited both factions from acting on behalf of the entity…

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West Indies complete series sweep in style

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ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Stylish left-hander Darren Bravo fashioned his second half-century of the tour as West Indies fought off lethargy to beat Zimbabwe by five wickets and sweep the three-match one-day series on Tuesday. Chasing an insufficient 212 for victory at the Grenada National Stadium, West Indies stuttered to 121 for four in the 32nd over before steadying themselves to reach their target with 22 balls to spare. Bravo took them home with an unbeaten 72, with in-form opener Kieran Powell striking 42 and captain Dwayne Bravo hitting 25.…

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Opportunity for WI to earn some rating points

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– Chanderpaul hopes team will make clean sweep of two-Test series against Zimbabwe Batting stalwart Shivnarine Chanderpaul says the West Indies should use the upcoming two-Test series against Zimbabwe to earn some rating points on the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings table. The Caribbean side will face the tourists in the first Test from March 12- 16 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, with the final game set for March 20- 24 at Windsor Park in Dominica, and according to Chanderpaul, the Windies should look for nothing less than a…

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Windies Women victorious -win series 2-1

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DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka – West Indies women performed brilliantly in the field to secure a series win after clinching a 33-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third One Day International (ODI) in Dambulla on Tuesday. The in-form Shemaine Campbelle hit a top score of 37 to lead the effort after a series of batting collapses jeopardised the Windies’ run rate. Excellent bowling by Tremayne Smartt who had figures of 2 for 26 from her 10 overs and four run-outs, dealt a major blow to Sri Lanka’s chase. West Indies…

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