Archive for July, 2006

Guyana Diary II: Journey to Lethem

July 31st, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

I had never seen a pilot so casual. I had only just got over being weighed before I was accepted into the aircraft when I noted him finally stubbing out his cigarette and waving through the cockpit window to his pardna.
Yet, strangely, I felt no fear. Snakes in the road and small boats on [...]

Guyana moves on to Semi-finals in Staford 20/20

July 31st, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

CricInfo: Guyana 168 for 7 (Crandon 71, Lawson 3-29) beat Jamaica 163 for 6 (Hinds 44*, Deonarine 3-26) by three wickets
Scorecard

Man of the Match Esuan Crandon collects his $25,000 cheque from Allen Stanford © Joseph Jones

Guyana held their nerve in a tense encounter against Jamaica to reach the semi-finals of the Stanford 20/20 tournament [...]

No night flights into Guyana. Blackout on runway.

July 27th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Night flights from the United States, Canada and the Caribbean to Guyana have been rescheduled to arrive in the daytime due to an ongoing blackout of the runways at the main airport in the South American country, officials said Wednesday.

150th anniversary of the Georgetown Cricket Club - by Ian McDonald

July 24th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

The Georgetown Cricket Club is not only the oldest cricket club in Guyana, it is the oldest cricket club in the West Indies. It has an unsurpassed record of firsts. It organized the first ever inter-colonial match in West Indian cricket when it sent a team from Demerara to play Barbados in 1865 - that [...]

Stanford 20/20 Tournament - Guyana Move Into Quarter Finals

July 24th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

Click here to view the live commentary and results.

Ms Guyana Universe 2006 - Alana West

July 22nd, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

Miss Guyana 2006 - Alana West, competes in her BSC Swimwear Thailand swimsuit during the 2006 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday. See other photo on Guyana Chronicle. (Photo/Miss Universe)

Powersteppers at Ruigoord Reggae Festival

July 18th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

Powersteppers are playing at the Ruigoord Reggae Festival this Saturday 22nd July. This show will be the first with new line-up featuring Colin Powerstepper, Molara and Scratch DJ Cut La Vis.
http://www.ruigoord.nl/2006/rrr/

Guyanese Avril Trotman-Joseph quits as Grenada Solicitor General

July 18th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

Grenada Today : Grenada will soon have a new Solicitor General since the holder of the office [...]

Chanderpaul out of Stanford Twenty20 tournament

July 18th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - West Indies Test batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has pulled out of the Guyana team for the ongoing Stanford Twenty20 cricket competition, a Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) official has revealed.

Guyana looking at outdoors to meet shortages

July 14th, 2006  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

ShanghaiDaily.com :: Guyana looking at outdoors to meet shortages — AN anticipated housing shortage for next year’s cricket World Cup has led officials in Guyana to consider setting up accommodations in the great outdoors - literally.
Local organizers have almost completed negotiations with an amusement water park and the boy scouts to set up [...]



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