Prashad clinches Vish Trading Medal Play Golf trophy
CLUB captain Patrick Prashad won his second title for 2008 when he came out victorious in last Saturday’s Vish Trading Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.
Playing with a handicap 8 Prashad had a gross 77 to finish with 69 points. He had recently won the DeSinco Trading tournament.
Dr Ramsingh with a handicap […]
Wanderers back on track after beating GCC
WIPA Caribbean Club cricket …
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – W Connection Wanderers cricket club put their first-match loss against Clico Preysal behind them, to easily overcome Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by eight wickets in the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) Caribbean Club championships, on Sunday evening.
Batting first, GCC scored 136 for nine off 20 […]
Sewnarine Chattergoon spins Albion to victory with five for 12
… wins also for RHTWSB, Port Mourant & Scotsburg
WEST Indies opening batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon produced a splendid spell of leg-spin bowling to inspire Albion Community Centre to a 27-run victory over West Berbice last Saturday, in the opening round of the 2008 Busta Champion of Champions knockout 50 overs first division cricket competition.
Chattergoon grabbed […]
Brathwaite takes top prize following run spree
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Prolific right-handed opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite was named as the Most Valuable Player at the just concluded CLICO International Under-15 Championship.
The 15-year-old Barbadian opener, a student of Combermere School, was the toast at the gala presentation function held at Pier One in Chaguaramas on Sunday.
The well-mannered and disciplined Brathwaite […]
Guyana maul Cayman Islands 41-0, T&T edge Jamaica 12-10
NAWIRA Women’s 15s rugby…
GUYANA’S women’s ruggers mauled their counterparts from the Cayman Islands 41-0 on the opening day of the North American West Indies Rugby Association’s (NAWIRA) Women’s 15s World Cup Qualifier at the National Park yesterday.
The local ladies, who average 25 years of age, registered 27 points in the first session of play and […]
What utter nonsense
In Berbice, the annual journey to Highbury on the East Bank of the Berbice River had been done on the holiday (May 5) itself. This year the organisers sought to do things differently, to suit their own purposes.
This time around, the Highbury celebrations were brought forward to Sunday, May 4 — a day before, to […]
We need proof, Mr. McAllister
In response to James .K. McAllister letter, captioned “Dr. Misir attempts to distort the facts on marginalisation” dated May 05.08.
For you to attack letter writers and Government about African Guyanese
Marginalisation, you must first state the facts.
McAllister, you have access to such proof, so why not lay it out in the media– where, why, when […]
The labeller has the problem
Here is one person who has so much confidence in herself.
I call her “Enlightened”.
Many of us are distressed by the labels placed upon us for reasons over which we have nor had any control. I am talking about “blackman” and “coolie” in general. If one were to do a brief analysis of the issue, it […]
Health Minister Ramsammy is President of World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body for the World Health Organisation (WHO) and is respected as the one of the most powerful instruments of the United Nations, second only to the General Assembly.Dr Ramsammy’s appointment makes it the first time for a minister of the Americas to hold the post since […]
Dr Ramsammy’s appointment no surprise
It is no surprise to me that Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, has been appointed President of the World Health Assembly. This is an outstanding achievement for the Minister that is well deserved and will open new horizons for the health sector.
It is my firm belief that the Minister would succeed in his new […]
