Shabazz insisted that finishing was the biggest let down in the game positing that if they are to advance, chances must be converted when created. Questioned as to the starting line up for this afternoon’s all important clash against Guadeloupe, who they defeated 3-2 in group ‘H’ qualifying at the GCC ground in November, he [...]

Following a recent exploration trip of the Iwokrama Forest we are proud to announce a new activity that will be coming soon. The discovery of a beautiful waterfall and deep pool on the Turu River is set to become an additional excursion to the growing tourism product within the Iwokrama Forest. Visitors will enjoy an [...]

Sunday, January 14, 2007 – Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Trinidad: The fourth game of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals opened between Guyana and St Vincent and the Grenadines opened at a tremendous pace with a first recorded loss for Guyana and a good victory for SVG.

Rupert Roopnaraine was born in 1943 in Kitty, Georgetown, Guyana. He won a scholarship to Queen’s College in 1954 where he excelled in cricket, where he captained the team and represented Demerara in the Inter-county Cricket Finals. In 1962 he was awarded a Guyana scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge where he studied Modern [...]

Once again rain dogged Guyana, this time in Trinidad, where more than half the match was lost to the elements. Eventually Guyana won the toss and sent the home team in, with hopes of running through them and gaining at least first innings points from a match that had no chance of an outright result.

Me try haad haad fuh brukway,
talk proper
hat potato inna me mout,
fuh steam out d-sin-taxs
in English metering
an design calypso
inna two step waltz
of military timing
but
too much genip fasten pun man lip
too much jamoon stain pun man tongue.

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Itaname! Itaname!
Itaname! Itaname!
Oh captain, captain, put me ashore!
I don’t want to go anymore.
Itaname too high fuh me!
Itaname gun friken me!
Itaname! Itaname!
Itaname! Itaname!
Itaname is too much fuh me!
Itaname gun drownded me!
Itaname gun wok me belly!
Itaname! Itaname!
Itaname! Itaname!

Refrain
Hear Auntie Bess! Hear Auntie Bess!
Hear Auntie Bess ah halla!
Hear Auntie Bess! Hear Auntie Bess!
Hear Auntie Bess ah halla! 

my body’s a hallowed
stick of bone, a flute
through which you pipe
your melody.
I am those parallel
eyes of air
along my spine,
which measure
your heavy rhythms
vibrating in my marrow.
play gentle, love
my frail reed’s
single stem
can scarcely hold
this rhapsody.