GNNL ‘B’ start defence with close win
Inter-media dominoes…
DEFENDING champions GNNL ‘B’ on 78 games won a close encounter with Kaieteur News on 76 games and Stabroek News missing their mark on 75 games, to start their defence of the inter-media dominoes competition, sponsored by Western Union, Thursday night.
Visiting Seagulls fly to victory in opening clash
VISITING Ciserone Seagulls of St Lucia were victorious in the opening night of the of the Pharmagen Enterprise three-night club volleyball competition, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Friday night.
In the two games played, Seagulls beat Rollers and hosts Castrol Strikers defeated Defenders.
South Africa seize commanding 225-run lead
By Telford Vice
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters) - AB de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar and Jacques Kallis earned South Africa a commanding lead in the third Test against West Indies, yesterday.
South Africa were 521 for eight at the close of play on the third day, an advantage of 225 runs.
Youth cyclist to enter T&T meet on new ride
FAST-RISING youth cyclist Geron Williams received a spanking new racing cycle for the West Indies versus the Rest of the World meet, billed for Trinidad & Tobago over the next week.
DeSinco Trading presented the cycle to Williams, yesterday, in a special presentation reception at the company’s Sheriff Street complex.
Schools league rugby under way…
St George’s beat Dolphin in opener
OVERSIZE Dennis Saul scored the first try in the inaugural Diamond Mineral Water Schools League rugby championship, leading St George’s High to 3-1 victory over Dolphin Secondary at the National Park, yesterday.
The South American Community grows as OAS weakens
THE current stalemate in the election of a new Secretary General of the OAS has strengthened prospects for the advancement of the South American Community of Nations (SACN). This Community, in developing its organisational strength at the expense of a weakened OAS, can clearly be seen as a strategic “South” alliance which is redrawing the […]
HAITI VISITED BY PEACE
The Greater Caribbean This Week
WE HAVE all been awaiting the end of the last Haitian conflict, which began with the departure of President Aristide, compelled to relinquish power by U.S. forces that were accompanied almost simultaneously by other governments of the Region, until a United Nations force was created and mandated to apply a peacekeeping […]
Push For Progress
Weekly viewpoint
I HAVE always taken the firm view that those who impede progress do not have the welfare of this nation at heart. Guyana is a country emerging from a difficult past characterised by neglect and under-development. Too much time was lost. Many opportunities squandered. Hence, one can understand our people’s impatience about road, drainage, […]
THE ‘SPIN’ OF U.S. ENVOY BULLEN
Concerns, threats and options
THE position articulated publicly last Wednesday by United States ambassador to Guyana, Roland Bullen, should prove significant in diffusing anticipated tension in normally good relations between his government in Washington and the administration of President Bharrat Jagdeo.
More East Coast residents get flood relief cheques
RESIDENTS of several East Coast Demerara villages yesterday received their $10,000 flood relief cheques from officials of the Recovery Planning & Implementation Secretariat (RP&IS), the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
