Archive | September, 2010

Greene makes pitch for $50M facility

Greene makes pitch for $50M facility

- GTTA wishes Commonwealth team well By Edison Jefford President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), Henry Greene made a pitch Monday night for a $50M modern table tennis facility when the Commonwealth Games team received the blessings of the association with financial incentives. Greene told the media at the Police Officers’ Mess at Eve Leary [...] [...more]

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Police taking soldiers seriously

Police taking soldiers seriously

- Joint Services battle-lines drawn After heading into the final day at the Joint Service Athletics Championship with a 12-point lead last year and still losing the battle, the Guyana Police Force are adopting a “serious” approach to their methods this year ahead of the 2010 Championships. Flashback!!! The Police will want to look like this again [...] [...more]

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Berbice A to face Demerara U-23 today @ Albion

Berbice A to face Demerara U-23 today @ Albion

The Berbice Cricket Board has made two changes to its ‘A’ team for the 2nd match in the Inter County series against Demerara which is set for today at the Albion Community Centre Ground. Berbice last Friday defeated Demerara by two wickets in the first game to clinch the Colin Wiltshire Memorial trophy while at stake [...] [...more]

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Royston Crandon slams 100; RHT Gizmos & Gadgets to contest finals

Royston Crandon slams 100; RHT Gizmos & Gadgets to contest finals

A brilliant even century by national player Royston Crandon led Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets (RHTG&G) to a comfortable 74 run victory over West Berbice in their semifinal encounter of the 2010 Busta Champion of Champions tournament at the Albion Community Centre Cricket Ground on Sunday last. Royston Crandon In the other semifinal game, Young Warriors [...] [...more]

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Confident Commonwealth Games bound boxing team leaves today

Confident Commonwealth Games bound boxing team leaves today

A confident Guyana boxing team to the Commonwealth Games in India, left today for their final destination via a connecting flight in New York and is expected to arrive there sometime tomorrow. Devon Boatswain Clevon Rock Dexter Jordan President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle spoke to Kaieteur Sport yesterday and disclosed that after three weeks encamped [...] [...more]

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GCB El-Dorado inter-county 50-over cricket to be launched today

GCB El-Dorado inter-county 50-over cricket to be launched today

The Guyana Cricket Board will launch the 2010 El Dorado 50 Over Inter-County Competition today September 29 from 14:00hrs in the GCB’s Board Room, Regent Street Entrance. Full details of the sponsors, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) along with tournament information will be disclosed. The fixtures for the competition will see: Round 1- Sat, 2 October 2010 Essequibo vs Berbice at [...] [...more]

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Greaves gets 2010 Fuji Pro from Digicel

Greaves gets 2010 Fuji Pro from Digicel

- boost chances at Commonwealth Games Digicel Guyana Inc. on Monday handed over a 2010 Fuji Pro track cycle to local cyclist, Alonzo Greaves, who will be competing at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India as part of the three-man national cycling contingent. Digicel’s Shonnet Moore (left) hands over the cycle to Alonzo Greaves. Geron Williams [...] [...more]

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Hikers lead first division pool in Banks ‘Nite’ hockey

Hikers lead first division pool in Banks ‘Nite’ hockey

A much improved Old Fort ‘A’ squared off with the Hikers ‘A’ for the first match of the second round in the Banks ‘Nite’ Hockey Tournament which continued on Monday, at the Thirst Park ground. In their recent first round clash, Hikers had outclassed Old Fort coming away with an easy 5-0 victory, but the opening [...] [...more]

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Aggressive Hicks blasts RHT Gizmos & Gadgets past Port Mourant Karibee Rice

Aggressive Hicks blasts RHT Gizmos & Gadgets past Port Mourant Karibee Rice

Discarded national wicketkeeper/batsman Delbert Hicks sent a strong message to the national selectors on Thursday last when he blasted an aggressive unbeaten 96 off 30 balls to lead his team to an easy victory over arch rivals Port Mourant Karibee Rice Cricket Club at the area ‘H’ Ground. The two teams were vying for the Rose [...] [...more]

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Clico liquidation presents more questions than answers

Clico liquidation presents more questions than answers

Dear Editor, I learnt to my consternation that at the Clico Head Office last Friday, the Bank of Guyana (BoG) purported to dispose of assets of the beleaguered insurance company;. cConsternation because by theat time the BoG and its  attorneys should have been notified or ought to have known that it was unlawful for it to [...] [...more]

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