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World Cup Qualifier: Rovman Powell's century helps West Indies beat Ireland
Rovman Powell's century helped West Indies defeat Ireland by 52 runs to secure a Super Six spot at the World Cup qualifier series in Zimbabwe. Powell's 101 saw West Indies recovering from 83-5 with captain Jason Holder hitting 54 as they reached 257-8. Ireland regrouped from 32-3 to move to 166-4 but the departures of Ed Joyce (63) and Kevin O'Brie
Holder’s unbeaten 99 powers Windies to six-wicket win over PNG
HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC) – Skipper Jason Holder agonisingly missed out on a maiden one-day hundred but helped to spare West Indies blushes, as they turned back a plucky Papua New Guinea (PNG) by six wickets, to post their second win of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers here yesterday. Chasing an uncomplicated 201 for victory, the Caribbean side slumped to
Windies-A hold on to win despite Hain’s 144
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Part-time off-spinner Roston Chase had century-maker Sam Hain caught in the deep with three balls left, as West Indies-A snatched a dramatic five-run victory in the opening day/night one-dayer of the three-match series against England Lions here, Tuesday night. Chasing a competitive 273 at Coolidge Cricket Ground, debutan
Tridents overhaul, Stars strengthen for new season
LONDON, England (CMC) — Barbados Tridents embarked on an overhaul, while St Lucia Stars strengthened considerably for the 2018 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season, after both franchises acquired key players in the draft held here yesterday. The 2014 champions, Tridents, made two key changes to their line-up by allowing the long-serving duo of Kie
Berbice Cricket Board name under-17 squad- Young Warriors’ Shultz is skipper
THE Berbice Cricket Board has named a 14-member team for the National Inter-county under -17 tournament. The 2018 tournament will see Essequibo coming up against Demerara at the Lusignan Community Centre ground when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)-sponsored Under-17 Inter-county tournament starts on Wednesday. The BCB U-17 squad was involved in trai
Eight Guyanese among Warriors’ 18-man squad for CPL 2018
Jacobs, Hemraj and Beaton also part of sixth edition EIGHT Guyanese are a part of a star-studded Guyana Amazon Warriors Unit for this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League. After the players draft yesterday in London, where the six franchises finishised their respective squad for the 2018 tournament, set to be played in August-September, the local f
Martin Guptill and Lendl Simmons among the biggest names in CPL 2018 player draft
The first round of the Caribbean Premier League 2018 player drafts was held on Thursday (March 1), in which New Zealand opener Martin Guptill and his West Indian counterpart Lendl Simmons were the names that made the most noise. While the Barbados Tridents franchise picked the Kiwi opener for a contract of UDS 160,000, the Windies performer was sel
Unfamiliar situation as West Indies battle for World Cup qualification
HARARE: Multi-millionaire and self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle will rub shoulders with a battalion of teenage leg-spinners and a part-time bat designer when the 2019 World Cup qualifying tournament gets underway on Sunday. It’s the modern phenomenon of the globalisation of sport, although not in the manner that the likes of Gayle, and hi
Warrican & Cornwall combine to put Windies ‘A’ in control of third Test
NORTH SOUND, Antigua ( CMC) – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican snatched his third five-wicket haul of the series as West Indies-A dominated England Lions on the second day of the day/night third four-day ‘Test’ here Tuesday night, to enhance their chances of a clean sweep. The 25-year-old picked up six for 33 as Lions, resuming from their overnight
SA coach appointment an insult to Windies pace bowling legacy – Roberts
WEST INDIES bowling great Andy Roberts has taken exception to the appointment of South African bowling coach Alfonso Thomas, branding the move as a show of ‘contempt’ towards former players. Thomas was appointed to the post last week on the heels of the dismissal of former Barbadian bowling coach Roddy Estwick. Estwick had previously replaced anoth
Windies A bowled out for 236 on first day
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, (CMC) – England Lions, replying to West Indies A’s first innings of 236 all out, were 20 without loss at the close on the opening day of the day/night third and final four-day “Test” at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here Monday night. Scores: WINDIES A 236 (Shamarh Brooks 63, John Campbell 35, Rahkeem Cornwall 33, Jermain
Champions! -Volcanoes win their first Super 50 Final
  CMC – YOUTH World Cup star Alick Athanaze rode his luck and held his nerve, as he lifted Windward Islands Volcanoes to a dramatic three-wicket victory over Barbados Pride in a nerve-jangling Regional Super50 final here late Saturday night. In pursuit of 233 for victory, Volcanoes slumped to 205 for seven in the 44th over before the left-hand

Guyana Diaspora Forum

We have a large database of Guyanese worldwide.  Most of our readers are in the USA, Canada, and the UK.  Our Blog and Newsletter  would not only carry  articles and videos on Guyana, but also other articles on a wide range of subjects that may be of interest to our readers in over 200 countries, many of them non-Guyanese  We hope that you like our selections.

It is estimated that over one million Guyanese, when counting their dependents, live outside of Guyana.  This exceeds the population of Guyana, which is now about 750,000.  Many left early in the 50’s and 60’s while others went with the next wave in the 70’s and 80’s.  The latest wave left over the last 20 years. This outflow of Guyanese, therefore, covers some three generations. This outflow still continues today, where over 80 % of U.G. graduates now leave after graduating.  We hope this changes, and soon.

Guyanese, like most others, try to keep their culture and pass it on to their children and grandchildren.  The problem has been that many Guyanese have not looked back, or if they did it was only fleetingly.  This means that the younger generations and those who left at an early age know very little about Guyana since many have not visited the country.  Also, if they do get information about Guyana, it is usually negative and thus the cycle of non-interest is cultivated.

This Guyana Diaspora Online Forum , along with its monthly newsletter, aims at bringing Guyanese together to support positive news, increase travel and tourism in Guyana and, in general, foster the birth of a new Guyana, which has already begun notwithstanding the negative news that grabs the headlines.  As the editor and manager of the publication, I am committed to delivering Blog entries and Newsletters that are politically balanced, and focused on the positive ideas we wish to share and foster among Guyanese.

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