– at GRFU appreciation ceremony for sponsors
By Kizan Brumell
CEO of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Ltd, (GT&T) Retired Major General Joe Singh has commended the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) and committed his company’s support once more to the organization.
BY Tony Cozier
(DURING his recent assignment covering the West Indies tour of New Zealand, Tony Cozier caught up with Simpson Guillen and Bruce Pairaudeau and found that the two former West Indies Test players still had fond and vivid memories of their playing days in the Caribbean)
Simpson Guillen sat in the drawing room of his home in Christchurch and, in his deep baritone voice and with appropriate accent and inflection, belted out every word and verse of the 1940s calypso, “Chinese Cricket Match,” as if it was yesterday.
Former national under-19 cricketer Alfred Mentore was last evening elected president of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) at its annual general meeting at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion.
By Gary Tim
New York (SMS) — It’s been almost a half decade since she raced indoor but Guyana’s superstar athlete Aliann Pompey wasted little time this season in making her come back count.
-sport deserves more recognition,visibility and participationBy Troy Peters
Though many might not be aware, rifle shooting is a sports discipline that has given Guyana prominence in regional competition.
– Blyden to join exodus of cricketers going to ply their trade overseas
Another former youth cricketer will depart these shores to take up a five-month contract with the Trinidad and Tobago Professional Cricket League.
In Barbados with the compliments of GT&T, Caribbean Airlines, P&P Insurance, Noble House Seafoods, Papi’s Supermarket (Corriverton) and Oasis Water Company.
-Interviews former national midfielder Ivan PersaudBy Donald DuffThe Guyana Football Federation is yet to name a replacement for former Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz.
President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Troy Mendonca in a recent interview with Stabroek Sport stated that 2009 promises to be a good year for football with bigger things in store as the interest in football has grown during 2008.
Newly re-elected president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh and secretary of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) Hilbert Foster, yesterday lauded the late cricket umpire Compton Vyphius’s contribution to Guyana cricket.
Chetram Singh’s innings as president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) continued yesterday for its 18 consecutive year when he defeated challenger Bishwa Panday at the annual general meeting of the GCB at the Georgetown Cricket Club’s pavilion.
Most of the executive members of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) are likely to return to office when elections are held on Wednesday at the annual General meeting of the Association billed for Bank of Guyana Roof Garden.
Exciting action is anticipated when organizer Richard Latif holds a six-over, seven-a-side knock-out tapeball cricket competition on Sunday at the National Park Tarmac, Thomas Land, Georgetown.
– GCB presidential candidates
With only a few hours remaining before the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) holds its AGM and election of office bearers the two presidential candidates, Chetram Singh and Bishwa Panday, have both taken the same stance where decorum is concerned.