Author: TIMES INT'L

IPL 2019 Auction: Hetmyer sold to RCB for US$588,000

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– Delhi Capitals buy Rutherford for US$277,000, Paul US$70,000 Shimron Hetmyer became the first big-ticket purchase at the India Premier League (IPL) 2019 Auction, fetching a winning bid of INR 4.20 crore (US$588,000) from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The West Indian batsman – known to Indian audiences for his sensational hitting during the recent ODI series between the teams – found himself in a fierce tug of war in the opening half hour of the auction in Jaipur on Wednesday. RCB were actually the last entrants during Hetmyer’s bid, with…

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Guyana Govt boasts of ‘achievements’

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…as no-confidence debate is set to begin With a No-Confidence Motion against it looming, Government on Tuesday reaffirmed that it was confident it would survive the vote; while at the same time hitting out at the Opposition and boasting of its achievements. According to a statement released by the Government’s Department of Public Information (DPI), the coalition reaffirmed its commitment to fulfil its “good life for all” promise at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. While the Government acknowledged there were challenges and a “few” missteps, it insisted that there were…

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APNU/AFC Govt trying to build a first world country on a donkey cart economy

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Dear Editor, The Theme of the 2019 Budget ‘Transforming the Economy, Empowering People, Building Sustainable Communities for a Good Life’, could have been considered impressive if those objectives outlined could be achieved throughout the length and breadth of this shattered nation after almost four years of mismanagement and incompetence by APNU/AFC coalition Government. This APNU/AFC Government has elevated incompetence to the highest possible level where “incompetence” is being worshipped by the President, Prime Minister, Ministers of Government, APNU/AFC Members of Parliament and whenever and wherever they give speeches they attempt…

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Psychological bases of ethnic conflict

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By Ravi Dev Groups placed in the same environment share a universal tendency to compare themselves against each other. When, as in Guyana, groups with reinforcing cleavages of culture, attitudes, race, religion, etc., are thrown into the same society, comparison is inevitable and inescapable. The intractability of ethnicity lies in this fact: each category of individuals with similar traits evaluates itself positively, and others with dissimilar traits negatively. Over the course of time, the process results in stereotypical attitudes being formed, as the cultural or physical or other trait is…

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Turned tables…

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…at GuySuCo The tables have been turned at GuySuCo and, (to mix a metaphor) how low have the mighty fallen!! You could’ve knocked your Eyewitness over with a feather when he read the headline: “GuySuCo managers protest”!! Talk about “man bites dog” news!! Managers in the sugar industry PROTESTING? What next? The Queen of England scrounging with a begging bowl?? For the uninitiated, when Eric Williams declared “Massa day done!” after independence, he didn’t know what the heck he was talking about! “Massa” wasn’t just the British Governor and his…

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Miner charged for alleged rape of 9-yr-old

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Georgetown Magistrate Faith McGusty on Monday remanded 36-year-old Shawn Cornelius after he was charged for allegedly raping a nine-year-old while being intoxicated. The accused, a miner, was not required to plead to the indictable charge, which stated that he, during the month of September 2018, engaged in sexual penetration with a child under the age of 16. Cornelius, who was unrepresented, was remanded to prison and was expected to make his next court appearance at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on January 7, 2019.

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Four-lane highway recommended for East Bank-East Coast road linkage

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A four-lane highway has been recommended for the East Bank-East Coast road linkage project. Senior Highway Engineer of RITES Limited, Rajendra Sothwal made the recommendation on Monday during a scoping meeting at the Critchlow Labour College. “The main alignment is four-lane, four connectors are there, one connector is Aubrey Barker, second connector Haag Bosh, the third connector is Mocha Arcadia and the last one is great Diamond connector. The total length of the project is around 25 kilometres and the main alignment is 13.5 kilometres. We propose the four-lane highway’s…

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Pepperpot and bread: The authentic Guyanese Christmas breakfast

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Ahhhh… The rich, wonderful meaty smell of pepperpot, redolent with the unique caramelised flavour of cassareep and hints of cinnamon and cloves simmered for hours on the stove. Remember trying to steal a little when mommy asked you to stir the pot? The smell and taste of Christmas in your mouth well worth the pain of a burnt tongue. Around this time, pepperpot and black cake are two words we constantly hear and while we all know the origins of pepperpot, what we do not know is how we, as…

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Director of Sport congratulates IPL-bound trio

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Director of Sport, Christopher Jones has sent congratulatory remarks to Guyanese and West Indian players Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford and Keemo Paul, who have been selected to be part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. Hetmyer was selected by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Rutherford and Paul were selected by Delhi Capitals in Tuesday’s auction held in Jaipur, India. The Director of Sport also congratulated the three other West Indian players who were selected – Carlos Brathwaite (Barbados); Nicholas Pooran (Trinidad and Tobago) and Oshane Thomas (Jamaica). According to…

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CDC receives training to map influx of migrants from Venezuela

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The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in partnership with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and MapAction held a two-week training for staff members who are now able to produce various Geographic information systems (GIS) related deliverables. GIS is a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data. It analyzes spatial location and organizes layers of information into visualizations using maps and 3D scenes. The training covered mapping for humanitarian response, data collection using smartphones and Global Position Systems (GPS), updating the CDC’s caseload map using QGIS and several other areas.…

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