Tag Archives: Guyana

GBA drops Allicock from AMBC Championship team 

Olympian Keevin Allicock was removed from Guyana’s team preparing for the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Continental Championships, set for Guayaquil, Ecuador, March 22-April 2. Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) president, Steve Ninvalle, made the disclosure when contacted to speak on the preparedness of the team.  National Coach, Lennox Daniels, said the decision, which was handed […]

Local Content Policies: The World Bank

Aims: · To leverage the extractive value chain to generate sustained and inclusive growth through economic   diversification and employment opportunities. · To generate opportunities for regional integration and international trade and gradually reduce countries’ dependence on external aid. The effectiveness of these measures depends on early engagement and collaboration among government, extractive industry companies, and communities. […]

GNRA, others pay last respects to Neville Denny

Members of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) yesterday paid their final respect to the late Stanislaus Neville Denny who was buried yesterday following a moving Thanksgiving Service at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam.  There were tributes by President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A Juman Yassin, former President of the Atheltcs […]

 ‘Oil power’ threatens UN push to restrict ‘single use’ plastics production

Seemingly indifferent to the fast expanding global environmental lobby that targets pushing back the production of plastics, international oil companies are reportedly positioning themselves to invest a mammoth US$500 billion in new petrochemical plants to increase production of the commodity. The reported move by the oil companies would appear to suggest that they are confident that […]

Oil spills: risks, precautions and consequences

It is not particularly difficult to see why the costs associated with the processes of recovery and post-recovery movement and storage of crude oil is such an astronomically costly exercise. What, all too   frequently, are the devastating effects of oil spills, makes clear just why oil companies ‘shell out’ astronomical sums of money to optimise […]

Regal Legends, Mike’s Wellman renew rivalry in Republic Cup tomorrow

The annual Republic Cup softball tournament organised by the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Incorporated (GSCL) will be held tomorrow at Togetherness Park, Liliendaal. Regal Legends (Over-50s) will battle longtime rivals Mike’s Wellman for honours. Over the years the two teams have been in heated battles with Regal holding the edge but this time it should  […]

The Umana Yana product display: Same old, same old!

Even as micro and small businesses drawn predominantly from the agro-processing, handicraft, fashion, and light manufacturing sectors, express appreciation for the recent product display staged by the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) to coincide with the last week’s high profile oil & gas forum hosted by the Government of Guyana, participants continue to be […]

Taylor says strong start critical

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor has underscored the importance of a strong start to their ICC 50-over World Cup campaign, when it gets underway next week. The Caribbean side take on hosts and one of the pre-tournament favourites, New Zealand Women, in their opening game in Turanga next Friday, […]

Coconuts only – Stabroek News

We first met Vishnu Ramdeen back in 2016 at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre during the staging of Guyana’s first ever Coconut Festival. The Festival had been staged primarily to help broaden the base of local education regarding the use of   coconuts and particularly about health and nutritional value. At that time, too, feedback from […]