R. G. Sharples

By Clive W. McWatt Richard Gui Pennington Sharples, better known as R. G. Sharples, was a man of extraordinary ability who demonstrated a wealth of talents.  Alongside his legal career, Sharples is recognised equally for his artistic legacy and his contribution to the development of a ‘local style’ in the history of fine art in Guyana. Sharples was born in Georgetown on May 1, 1906. He was the youngest son of Mary Johanna (née Scott) and John Bradshaw Sharples, the famous architect and builder. He began his early education at…

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GFF aiming to give players more overseas exposure

With a wealth of young talented football players in Guyana, the governing federation will be implementing a strategic approach in which they allow these players to be exposed to foreign teams, this is according to President of the GFF Wayne Forde. Forde spoke to the media and explained, “The Technical Director [Ian Greenwood] has what he terms an exit strategy for players, his vision is that we need to do a bit more and his concern is that we don’t want to expose players to teams that the likelihood of…

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Du Plessis only has eyes for a whitewash

There are ways of saying things and then there is the Faf du Plessis way of saying things. It’s considered rather than clichéd and direct without being dismissive, an especially important quality in a series like this. South Africa have dominated to the extent that Dale Steyn’s “quietly confident,” pre-series prediction that a 3-0 whitewash could be on the cards now seems a certainty. Apart from the first day of the first Test, Sri Lanka have failed to put up a concerted challenge to South Africa in any department and…

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GTTA seeking Pan Am Juniors qualification

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will host the Caribbean Junior and Cadet table tennis Championships from April 14-19 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue Georgetown and that competition will be used as the qualification event for the second Pan American Junior and cadet table tennis Championships to be held in the United States of America in September. The top four teams from the Caribbean will join the top four teams from Central and South America to compete at the Pan Am event. “The GTTA will be gauging…

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WICB names Johnny Grave as new CEO

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has appointed Johnny Grave as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a rigorous recruitment process led by Pricewater house Coopers, Barbados. Johnny joins the organisation with a wealth of experience from both the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) in the UK, where he has been the Commercial Director for the past 9 years and Surrey County Cricket Club, where he held several senior leadership roles.  During his time at the PCA, Johnny has significantly grown commercial revenue streams, as well as building excellent relationships and…

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Guyana’s Shaquille Williams following dreams at UWI

By Delvon Mc Ewan Former national junior captain Shaquille Williams is fulfilling two dreams simultaneously as he reads for his Bachelor’s Degree in Banking and Financing at the University of West Indies Cave Hill Campus in Barbados as well as develop his cricket skills with hope of playing at the Regional First Class level. Williams departed Guyana in September, 2014, on a scholarship which offered him an opportunity to equip himself with a degree and play cricket. Prior to his departure, the second year student was among the top local…

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Fudadin hoping to be top run-scorer for tournament

By Akeem Greene Guyana Jaguars top-order batsman Assad Fudadin has set his eyes on an illustrious goal in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Super50 tournament. The elegant batsman, who once gets going usually plays an array of shots pleasing to the eye is donning the idea of being able to achieve the feat of leading run-scorer at the end of the tournament which runs from January 24 to February 18 in Barbados and Antigua. Last year, the Guyanese was the second leading batsman in the entire tournament…

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New army chief promises to boost national defence capacity

Brigadier Patrick West, the man assuming the role of the Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), has pledged to transform the Force and boost its national defence capacity, as his tenure begins. West was promoted from Deputy Chief-of-Staff to Chief-of-Staff, taking the oath ofoffice before President David Granger on Tuesday at Base Camp Ayanganna. The new Brigadier, who has 33 years in the GDF under his belt, succeeded Brigadier George Lewis. In an interview with reporters afterward, Brigadier West did not divulge details of his plans for the Force…

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Cops detain several persons over Berbice supermarket robbery

Two armed bandits who beat and robbed the owners of a Corentyne, Berbice supermarket on Tuesday night were caught on camera carrying out the robbery. Reports are about 20:30h, two masked men entered “Good Life” Supermarket situated at Belvedere Village, Corentyne. This newspaper was told that one of the men was wearing a hooded shirt, with a handkerchief on his face and the other wore a helmet with a handkerchief around his face to conceal his identity. At the time of the robbery, three Chinese nationals, who operate the supermarket,…

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Sierra Leone man charged with illegal entry, deported

…claims he was in Guyana to propose to girlfriend A man from Sierra Leone, West Africa, on Tuesday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged with illegal entry into Guyana. Samuel David, 38, admitted that on December 22, 2016 at Lethem, Rupununi, he entered Guyana by way of air and failed to present himself to an immigration officer. The prosecution told the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan that on January 7, 2017, the defendant attempted to make a purchase at a popular jewellery store with a suspected forged credit card. As…

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