Day: November 8, 2010

 The President Youth Award (PYARG) will be celebrating its 12th Anniversary and 678 persons from all ten administrative regions of Guyana will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze awards at ceremony this Saturday November 13th 2010 at the National Cultural Centre.

 Tomorrow the GTU/MOE National Schools swimming championships will start, but the Olympic size national swimming pool will not be used. The 50m pool was scheduled to be commissioned on November 4th. According to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport the contractor did not complete the one million US dollar facility even though the pool itself is ready.There are still some landscaping and other works to be done.The Ministry will announce the formal opening date of the sporting facility in due course.The schools championships will swim off at Colgrain House pool at Camp Street.

 Lt Colonel Windee Algernon reported this morning, the Guyana Defence Force has launched an investigation what went wrong when the nose wheel of army’s  Skyan aircraft 8RGGK collapsed on landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timerhi, on Sunday November 6th at approximately 3:42 pm. 

 Approximately 500 sugar workers attached to Enmore Sugar Estate this morning down tools to protest for an increase in salary. The workers claim they were approached by their union, the Guyana Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) not to take strike action since they were in dialogue with the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco). 

Guyanese Kevin Jeffrey proudly hoisted the Golden Arrow Head as he won the first race in group four. Driving his Mazda Evolution, race passed overseas contenders at a packed South Dakota Circuit.

The other Guyanese in the group Andrew King driving his Mazda RX7 came in third place.

Up to the time of this report the only accident was Kalamadeen whose car turned turtle at the Circuit, fortunately there were no injuries.

Trakker News will upload photos of this event. 

The search continues early Sunday morning for missing 12 year old Melinda Duggan, who along with her cousin 20 year old  Kishana Holingsworth and 6 year old Quacy Miggins were thrown overboard after the boat they were in capsized in the Demerara river at the Watooka Complex, Linden.