Archive for January 15th, 2007

Cricket World Cup television and radio broadcasters

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

TV Broadcasters
Africa: SABC
Asia: SET Max | Doordarshan | Sri Lanka Rupavahini | Bangladesh TV
Caribbean (excluding Dutch Antilles, Puerto Rico and USVI): Caribbean Media Corporation
Europe: ARY Digital | Fox Sports International
Middle East: Fox Sports International
New-Zealand: Sky New Zealand
Pacific Islands: Fiji TV
UK & Ireland: BSkyB | BBC (highlights)
USA (including Puerto Rico and USVI): DirecTV and EchoStar.

Mashramani

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

The word Mashramani is derived also from the Amerindian language and in translation means “the celebration of a job well done”. Mashramani, sometimes referred to as “Mash”, is usually observed on the 23 February - Guyana’s Republic Day - to commemorate the “Birth of the Republic”.
It is probably the most colorful of all festivals in [...]

Guyana National Museum

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Tourism & Visa

The National Museum is located on North Road in a building complex which opened in 1951. The Museum’s collections were housed previously in the Carneige Building. The Guyana Museum in Georgetown has a collection of flora and fauna, archaeological findings, and examples of Amerindian arts and crafts.
Administrator: 225-7191

Guyana Consulate - Canada

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

505 Consumer’s Road - Suite 206
Willowdale, Ontario Canada - M2J 4V8
Tel: 416-494-6040
Fax: 416-494-1530
info@guyanaconsulate.com

Davis Memorial Hospital - Guyana

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Clinics & Hospitals

121 Durban Street
Lodge, Georgetown
Tele: 227-2041-3
Or: 225-6240
Fax: 225-2041
If you’ve been to Davis, please leave some feedback on your experience.

Guyana Emergency numbers

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

Police : 911
Fire: 912
Ambulance: 913

Cara Suites Guyana

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Hotels & Resorts

176 Middle Street
Georgetown
Guyana, South America
Tele (592) 2261612
Fax (592) 226 1541
Cara Suites is a collection of self contained Studios and Suites, centrally located in the heart of Georgetown. Known for its very non hotel atmosphere, it has become a firm favourite over the years with the regular business traveller to Guyana.

Cricket World Cup visa blunder

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in News & Sports

While admitting that regional governments fell down with the timing of the controversial Caribbean Community (CARICOM) visa, Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, said yesterday that security risks related to the event were real and that there was no room for error. She was addressing journalists and hoteliers at the start of Caribbean Marketplace [...]

Friends Apartment Hotel

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Hotels & Resorts

82 Robb St.
Lacytown, Georgetown
Tele: 227-2383
Or: 225-8564
Fax: 227-0193

Sasenarine Persaud

January 15th, 2007  |  by Voice of Guyana  |  published in Books & Writers

Sasenarine Persaud is the author of six poetry collections, Demerary Telepathy(Peepal Tree, 1989), Between the Dash and the Comma (author, 1989) and The Wintering Kundalini (Peepal Tree). In Canada he has published A Surf of Sparrows’ Songs (1996), The Hungry Sailor and A Writer Like You, a collection of short stories, Canada Geese and [...]



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