Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Living Guyana draws attention to “a worrying piece of legislation that was sneaked into Parliament” that would give great power to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
cream of the crop: Members of the T&T Primary Schools Boys All-Star team at the National Cricket Centre, Balmain, Couva. Missing is Cassis Mohammed. Coach Glen Dwarika is at left, while assistant coach Brent Francis stands at right. - Photo courtesy Dennis StubbsThe 15-man Trinidad and Tobago Primary Schools Boys All-Star team will play five matches on their goodwill tour of Guyana from July 25 to...
Guyana 360 (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
From kites at Easter time to his sweet and charming wife, Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo just loves to give things away. So it is not surprising that he has signed a deal with the British to giveaway a large tract of Guyana's forest. What is surprising though, is the inaction of the media (still miffed by Gordon Moesely's ban) and the opposition parties that allow the President to do as he pleases....
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The Caribbean could suffer economically if a proposed free trade agreement with the European Union is signed, because of damaging flaws in the deal, according to Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyana's president
World A-Team Cricket Forum (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
More than a dozen regular West Indies cricketers have been picked in a 28-man squad for the Stanford Super Stars game against England in November. _*FULL SQUAD*_ Chris Gayle (Jamaica) Ramnaresh Sarwan (Guyana) Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Guyana) Dwayne Bravo (Trinidad & Tobago) Jerome Taylor (Jamaica) Daren Powell (Jamaica) Denesh Ramdin (Trinidad & Tobago) Darren Sammy (St. Lucia) Sulieman Benn (Barbados)...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Reigning champions Guyana slipped to second in the points table after their drawn penultimate
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
As news breaks about a reported shootout between Guyana's law enforcement and two of the country's most wanted criminals, Living Guyana examines the impact of such dangerous times on the national psyche: “These criminals may act as enablers for a guilt complex, common to many, that demands we work hard, go to church…lest the monster [...]
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Guyana's Nigel Codrington and Collie Hercules and Roen Nelson of Jamaica were all on target
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
HOME court advantage did not help Saturday as Guyana defeated their hosts in both finals of the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships in Bermuda. Both Trinidad and Tobago teams ended up third after Nku Patrick and Kerrie Sample, a Briton of local roots, had captured the under-13 and 19 crowns, respectively, for this country five days earlier in the individual events. Guyana had won the girls' and overall...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
The match of all time With Errol Tiwari The following story is inspired by an interview I had with Iceland’s Ambassa-dor to Guyana, His Excellency Hjalmar Hannesson. Ambassa-dor Hannesson presented his letters of credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo last Monday. For centuries, Icelanders have had a great love for chess. Their devotion to the game is steeped in an ancient tradition dating back to the...
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
Jamaica post 354/9 vs GuyanaSunday, July 20th 2008Andre Creary scored 118 to lead Jamaica to 354 for nine declared on the first day of their fourth round match in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge against defending champions Guyana at Yorkshire Sports Club in Barbados yesterday. In another match yesterday, Barbados, replying to Leeward Islands' first innings total of 146, reached 111 for...
Thinking About... (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
Today is Ted’s mom’s birthday. Her name is Susheela, but back home in Guyana, she was often called ‘Sheila’. Happy Birthday Ma! This song is called “Sea Lion Woman”, and they say ’sea lion’ a lot, but when I listen to it, it sounds like they’re saying, “Sheila”, and it sounds like a party [...]
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
The United States government has again snubbed Guyanese authorities, this time over a request for expert help in solving the latest of three mass murders this year.
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) Caribbean Office is considering a proposal to assist with Guyana's prison reform programme.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp features a poem by Guyanese writer Marc Matthews.
