Guyana Times

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) in collaboration with Youth Basketball Guyana, will be naming the male and female national squads for the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Under-16 championships one month in advance of the tournament. With the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) Regional Conferences currently in progress, GABF President Nigel Hinds noted that the Federation is keen to...

...for broadcasters Some folks just don’t know when to keep their mouths shut. But then again, it might be that endemic condition called “logorrhoea” – otherwise known as “verbal diarrhoea”. Like this Tony Vieira fella – born with a silver spoon in his mouth into the only plantation owning Guyanese family – who became their prodigal son. While his...

BCB/ Tenelec U-15, two-innings cricket… A magnificent century from national under-15 selectee Marvan Prashad and an outstanding all round performance from another national under-15 selectee Nigel Deodat led Blairmont Community Centre to a massive innings and 356 runs victory over the hapless Bush Lot New Generation in the latest round of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Tenelec Inc Under-15,...

50th Independence observances As Guyana’s Golden Jubilee celebrations approach, Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Berbice) Councillor Charles Sampson has reiterated his call for buildings to be made “differently-abled friendly”. Sampson, who is also Head of the Region’s Commemoration Committee, recently noted buildings in Linden were not built to accommodate those of the society who are differently abled. As such,...

The pair of Adrian Fernandes and Anand Ramchand braved the test of the Guyana Motor Racing &Sports Club (GMR&SC) Endurance race meet on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri to secure the top podium finish. At the end of the grueling race of the 100 laps, the duo clocked a combined time of 2:40:12.205 and reaching the finish line eight laps ahead of...

Guyana’s top sportsmen and women will be rewarded for their valiant contribution to sports in 2015 at the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) annual awards ceremony on Wednesday night at the National Cultural Center. Director of Sport Christopher Jones has revealed that all systems are in place for the gala event. Speaking to Guyana Times Sport, Jones revealed that “plans are afoot,...

Stag/EBFA Senior League… As the Stag/East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Senior League winds down, the quest for top honours is interestingly poised. In results from the penultimate day of play at the Grove Playfield, Agricola Red Triangle edged Soesdyke Falcons 3-2, while Kuru Kururu Warriors hammered Diamond United 8-2. Agricola ended the match with nine players following red cards to Lionel...

Less than three weeks remain before the Guyana’s national Under-21 boys hockey team make their first competition appearance against highly rated Chile on May 20 in the 2016 Pan American Junior Championship, being staged in Toronto, Canada. The team has been preparing for over one year under the guidance of national Men’s coach Robert Fernandes and is optimistic of...

Simply traversing the main access road to their homes is wreaking havoc and making life uncomfortable for several Bartica residents who now have to concentrate on not breaking a limb or destroying their vehicles every time they use the trail. The roadway leads into a “government compound” which is located at Seventh Avenue (between First Street and Third Street),...

Labour Day 2016 BY INDRAWATTIE NATRAM In observance of Labour Day 2016, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) Chairman, Devanand Ramdatt is calling for workers to be better treated and for unions to properly represent them in the Public Sector. During his Labour Day address to workers at the Anna Regina Community Centre ground on Sunday, Ramdatt said there is more that can be...