Guyana News

The Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies Tuesday evening launched Cricket at Bourda a wonderful book written by Ian McDonald and Paul Chan-A-Sue at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda.

Mark Vieira will lead a star-studded team to represent the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) in Jamaica for the first leg of the 2007 Caribbean Championship on April 8.

Unless the West Indies team can somehow shake themselves out of the inexplicable lethargy that has typified their cricket over the past three days, the remaining month of the World Cup will be more misery for their host of long-suffering supporters.

After bursting upon the international cricket scene by bouncing highly vaunted Pakistan out of the Cricket World Cup the Ireland World Cup cricket team is excited to be in Guyana for three “Super 8” matches the first of which gets underway today against England.

England’s captain, Michael Vaughan said that the focus of his team ahead of today’s Super Eight contest against minnows, Ireland would be the certainty of the two points they can pick from winning the match.

Ireland’s captain, Trent Johnston admitted yesterday that the Irish team was the underdog team for today’s match against England at the Providence National Stadium, but said that they will focus on doing the basics right with a 120 percent effort.

“Excellent” was how ICC CWC Chief Operating Officer, Don Lockerbie described the running of the Guyana National Stadium for Wednesday’s Super Eight match and he also said that concerns raised last week over preparedness for the tournament were budgetary.

Dear Editor, I write as President of The Association of Private Security Organizations on the recent $8m theft/fraud by the employees of Republic Bank (NBIC).

Dear Editor, Permit me to contribute to a response made by Ms Kathleen Whalen to a letter published in your Wednesday edition dated March 28, 2007 titled “An Agricultural Programme is needed for Region Ten”.

Dear Editor, It is clear to me, and to many others, that some group is on the prowl, hoping to unsettle the members and adherents of the PNCR-1G into some kind of internal toss-up.

Dear Editor, The picture of the people on the Grassy Mound in the stadium hit home how ugly Guyana has become in terms of economic class divisions.

Dear Editor, The agricultural sector must be closely linked with and serve as a base for manufacturing activities.

Dear Editor, The recent flurry of letters attacking Bro. Eusi Kwayana are not justified.

Dear Editor, I, like so many West Indian fans around the world, have been putting the West Indies team under the microscope and am buoyed by the continuous improvement in their all round performance with each succeeding match.

Dear Editor, A fire of unknown origin destroyed our home at 43 Third Street, Turkeyen on Monday, February 26 and consumed all our belongings.

Dear Editor, In the Sunday Stabroek, letter writer Aubrey Alexander lamented the state of traffic on Guyana’s road and urged traffic authorities to pursue a zero tolerance policy.

Dear Editor, Caricom’s call to ‘never forget’ the Afrikan Holocaust is a high point in the creation of the Caribbean civilization.

Dear Editor, Firstly I want to congratulate the Sri Lankan team for superb entertainment at the Providence Stadium.

President Bharrat Jagdeo last night said Guyana was working to improve the quality of local products and to encourage investment and he issued an invitation to visitors to explore the country and draw their own conclusions.

Dear Editor, I am very concerned about the health of the Guyanese public in light of the order by Justice Bovell-Drakes that the suspect soybean meal be offloaded from the vessel (Myra) in which it is currently stored.