Guyana News

Introduction: In accordance with policies laid out by the Ministry of Unconditional Support and Zero Negativity, citizens are instructed to take the following immediate steps in order to showcase Guyana in its best light for the next two weeks.

*Sunday, Bloody Sunday. Usually dead as a dormouse in uber religious(or pious) Guyana.

Guyana’s US$25m stadium will come under the microscope this morning when Sri Lanka and South Africa square off in the second match of the International Cricket Council’s Super Eight round of the 2007 World Cup competition.

Have the arrests of Christopher Raffel Douglas, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan and Peter Morgan – all in Trinidad and Tobago – made any impression on Guyana’s political administration, intelligence services and law enforcement agencies?

The English cricket team made hay while the sun shone yesterday as they engaged in a much-needed practice session at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

Guyana’s Yannick Roberts failed to qualify for the semi-final round of the men’s 200-metre freestyle event at the 12th Annual FINA World Swimming Championships currently underway in Melbourne, Australia.

Seven boxers have been selected by the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) to participate in the third and final Pan American Games Box-Off scheduled for Trinidad and Tobago from April 20 to 28, but their participation depends on funding.

It was a sentiment Brian Lara could appreciate as Matthew Hayden blasted his hapless bowlers around Antigua’s imposing new stadium, named after the master of all blasters.

Dear Editor, Suresh Singh attempts to rebut the conflict of interest arguments severally being made by some with regards to pollster Vishnu Bisram in his letter captioned, “Many pollsters abroad offer opinions on other issues”.

Dear Editor, Regional apathy and hopelessness have gripped residents of Region #10.

Dear Editor, I have observed that over the past month gun crimes have increased.

Dear Editor, Leave it up to the ICC to screw things up.

Dear Editor, I read in the Indian newspapers that the Supreme Court of India has ordered an enquiry into allegations that the Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh (where many Guyanese trace their roots), Mulayam Singh, has acquired assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Dear Editor, Unfortunately, we may not have the matches or the number of visitors for World Cup Cricket that we might have liked.

Dear Editor, As one of the people who was part of the restoration of the 1763 monument in 1999, I am wondering why this National Monument is not being cleaned, lit up and having the fountain flowing for cricket world cup.

Dear Editor, I have stated before in the press and letters to the (Guyana Revenue Authority) GRA, that I believe VAT could be good for Guyana, even though it was rushed, and introduced at a time when Guyana’s economy was just not ready.

Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated will present sports gear to nine schools and three Clubs from the Essequibo Coast today at the company’s boardroom, Festival City, Georgetown.

Almond Street, Queenstown was yesterday officially renamed Lance Gibbs Street in honour of Lancelot Richard Gibbs, one of the most successful bowlers in the history of West Indies Cricket.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) will co-ordinate a mini-cadet, cadet and junior table tennis tournament during the month of April at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Justice James Bovell-Drakes yesterday in Chambers ordered that the 946.68 metric tonnes of bulk soybean meal be released from the vessel Myra under supervision into the warehouse of plaintiff Didco Trading Company Limited.