The Guyana Animation Network (GAN) was officially launched locally on Saturday.Members of the Guyana Animination Network (GAN) at the launching on SaturdayGAN is a network established to use it resources to create and provide access to opportunities for persons within Guyana’s artistic, creative and technological communities; to develop the requisite skills, with their talents and to service the Caribbean Animation Industry.Deputy Programme Manager of Culture Caricom, Riane de Haas-Bledoeg, addressing the gathering at the inaugural ceremony disclosed that animation networks are on the top of Caricom’s agenda. She said the initiative will bring about social cohesion since Guyana cannot work in isolation. She added animation networks exits within three other Caribbean countries which are Jamaica – Jamaican Animation Network (JAN), Suriname – Suriname Animation Network (SAN) and Trinidad – Trinidad Animation Network (TAN).The aim of GAN is to create and support platforms that connect local animators, artists, developers and other persons servicing the animation, information communication technologies (ICT) and creative industries in Guyana with jobs, training, capacity building and other resources available through Caribbean and international networks.The GAN is a non-governmental and not-for-profit start-up corporation.Founder and President of GAN, Jubilante’ Cutting, related that the vision of GAN was birthed after she was a part Caricom’s ‘Girls for ICT day’ in 2013. “It is trusted that our fellow Guyanese, particularly our policymakers, those in Government and the Private Sector see the importance of investing and building this billion-dollar industry in Guyana for a better, more creative and financially sustainable development path for GAN and animation in Guyana,” added Cutting.Cutting further added that Guyana is bursting with talent in the animation industry and if it was not for networking, GAN would not have been materialised today.GAN is established to actively support the animation, ICT, new media and creative industries through networking, training, capacity building, advocacy, business, educational and other opportunities locally, regionally and internationally. read more

– family cries foul play; alleges fisherman was kidnapped, taken to seaThe body of a Corentyne, Berbice fisherman was brought to shore on Friday by his colleagues who claimed that he drowned after jumping overboard into the Atlantic Ocean.The dead man has been identified as Radish Narine, also called “Bunga”, 43, of Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant, Corentyne.Based on information received, Narine was collected on Tuesday last from Alness Village where a brother lives. The now dead man’s brother, Jaidary Narine, related that members of the fishing crew came in search of his brother, but they wereDead: Radish Narine, also called “Bunga”advised that he was no longer interested in going out to sea.He explained that for several months “Bunga” had resorted to catching hassa with nets inland. Nevertheless, the man was collected and taken to sea.“Dem hold am by he shirt and walk the man and carry am go Adventure,” he said.According to the distressed brother, he received a telephone call informing him that “Bunga” had suffered a seizure and jumped overboard. Two of his other siblings received a similar telephone call, but they were told different stories of what transpired.“If a man catch fits and jump overboard in that water, you can’t find that man,” the brother stated.One report stated that the now dead man jumped overboard and swam under the boat to the other side, but when the crew members attempted to pull him up, he reversed. Shortly after, he reportedly disappeared in the murky water.Information reaching the dead man’s relatives revealed that one of the crew members reportedly tied a rope to himself and jumped into the water in search of the man and later came up with his lifeless body.Villagers who have ventured out to sea told Guyana Times that it was impossible to swim under a boat out at sea because of the strong current.The man’s brother who spoke with this publication is also a fisherman, and he related that when at sea if any crew member behaved strangely, he would be restrained and tied at a safe section of the boat.He recalled being told that when “Bunga” jumped overboard, he was rescued shortly after, but he was contending that this was not the case and someone was not telling the truth.“The man was already dead,” he said.“Bunga” had worked for several years at sea and was also the captain for a fishing vessel in Suriname. According to the brother, in March of this year, he made his last trip and despite several offers, he refused to go back to the sea.The two men who brought the body to shore were asked to report to the WhimRelatives of the dead man at the foreshore on FridayPolice Station, but up to late Sunday evening, the men did not show up. Meanwhile, one of the dead man’s nephews claims that members of the fishing crew had threatened to kill “Bunga” and as such, relatives believe that foul play was involved in the man’s demise. Yoganand Tamsar said he spent a few days with the crew and after a fight broke out, he demanded to be taken back to shore, it was then that “Bunga” was collected. Tamsar gave the aliases of some of the crew members as: “Twisie”, “Bow” and “Plugga”. He said “Plugga” was the captain of the vessel. The name of the other crew member he could not remember but he referred to him as “Lall’s son”.The family is calling for a thorough investigation into the man’s death. Narine leaves to mourn four children and seven siblings. read more

A Donegal teenager disappointed he never completed his Leaving Certificate has taken solace from the fact he is on FIFA 15 to dilute the disappointment of his academic achievements.Talented goalkeeper Michael Lynch 19, is from St. Johnston and plays for Institute FC. Advertisement He recently helped Derry City U19’s win the Foyle Cup and had regularly featured on the bench for Peter Hutton’s first-team squad before leaving the club a fortnight ago.However, unlike his schoolmates Lynch won’t be able to revel in the delirium associated with getting good grades on the important state examination.Social media outlet Facebook was awash with users expressing their delight at their results.Lynch was unable to share in the joy and relief of getting good grades, but took comfort than NONE of them are on FIFA 15. Advertisement Lynch posted images of him playing for Derry City in real life and image of him playing on the FIFA 15 computer game on his Facebook timeline accompanied with the following caption!‘F**k your Leaving Cert, I’m on FIFA.’You can’t argue with that. 🙂  DONEGAL TEENAGER SAYS WHO NEEDS THE LEAVING CERT, I’M ON FIFA! was last modified: August 12th, 2015 by Mark ForkerShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:newsSport read more

Jose Mourinho has blasted critics who use ‘stats’ following Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad.United were well beaten by their near neighbours on Sunday, leaving them 12 points adrift of the Premier League leaders. Top nine Premier League free transfers of the decade Which teams do the best on Boxing Day in the Premier League era? David Silva gave City the lead, before Sergio Aguero doubled their advantage three minutes after the break.An Anthony Martial penalty gave United hope, but Ilkay Gundogan struck a third late on to seal a deserved win for Pep Guardiola‘s side.Despite the spot-kick from Martial being United’s only shot on target, Mourinho’s response was typically frank.“I think we are not going to be relegated,” he said.“So, when I analyse the game today, I think the difference was, you can go for stats.“That’s the way people that don’t understand football analyse football, is with stats. Forbes list reveals how much Mayweather, Ronaldo and Messi earned this decade Premier League Team of the Season so far, including Liverpool and Leicester stars shining 2 MONEY REPLY Jose Mourinho looks on at the Etihad Berahino hits back at b******t Johnson criticism – ‘I was in a dark place at Stoke’ Where Ancelotti ranks with every Premier League boss for trophies won Son ban confirmed as Tottenham fail with appeal to overturn red card BEST OF Every time Ally McCoist lost it on air in 2019, including funny XI reactions 2 no dice “I don’t go for stats, I go for what I felt and I watch in the game and the game was there until minute 80-something.”Following the international break, United return to action when they host Crystal Palace and Mourinho believes the derby defeat will not stop his side from achieving their goals.“One thing is a bad performance another thing is a performance with mistakes.“We made mistakes, we were punished by these mistakes, but the performance, the mentality, the togetherness, the belief, the fight until the end was something that we are building and we are not going to lose that because of a defeat.” Latest Football News REVEALED REVEALED ADVICE Ronaldo warned Lukaku how hard scoring goals in Serie A would be before Inter move Oxlade-Chamberlain suffers another setback as Klopp confirms serious injury RANKED Anthony Martial scores from the spot huge blow Counterpart Guardiola was pleased with a deserved derby victory that gives City a two-point cushion at the top after 12 games – a stage reached with three unbeaten teams for the first time in English top-flight history.“It is two points,” the City boss said. “Four points from Chelsea. It is nothing…it’s good, especially where we come from.”Guardiola was in relaxed mood in the post-match press conference but appeared het up when going over to Raheem Sterling at the final whistle – a player who appeared to irk Juan Mata by doing stepovers at the end.“I like a lot when he played,” Guardiola said. “The best way to defend the result is to keep the ball. It’s the best way.“And they did it, with Leroy (Sane) and Phil (Foden), they did it.“That situation with two or three minutes left, they control absolutely. It’s not just the best way defending back, because everything can happen.“But he made some movements with the legs, we can avoid it, but he’s young and he’s going to improve.” read more

DOWN edged out Monaghan by a single point at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh to go through to this year’s Ulster SFC Final.Donegal and Tyrone go head-to-head in the other semi-final in Clones next Saturday.It was a sensational victory for Down who staged one of the greatest ever comebacks in an Ulster provincial championship game. They were nine points behind at one stage. It will be Down’s first Ulster final appearance since 2003.Monaghan were on top in the first hald with Conor McManus (0-05) and Paul Finlay (0-04) giving them the nine point advantage.Aidan Carr hit home an injury-time penalty for Down, but they still trailed by 0-11 to 1-02 at the interval.Carr narrowed the gap to a point, but substitute Tommy Freeman grabbed a 57th minute goal. Down came back once again for Benny Coulter and Liam Doyle to slot over points, before wing-back Darren O’Hagan fisted the stoppage time winner.DOWN 1-14 1-13 MONAGHANDown scorers: Rogers 0-1, O’Hare 0-5, Carr 1-2, Duffin 0-1, Laverty 0-2, Freeman 1-0, Coulter 0-1, Doyle 0-1, O’Hagan 0-1Monaghan scorers: D Hughes 0-2, Finlay 0-5, McManus 0-5, Clerkin 0-1 DOWN WAIT IN ULSTER FINAL FOR WINNERS OF DONEGAL/TYRONE CLASH was last modified: June 24th, 2012 by BrendaShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) read more

Story Links DES MOINES, Iowa— The Drake University men’s basketball team fell to South Dakota, 79-74, Friday evening, Nov. 11, at the Knapp Center in the season opener for both teams.Junior Reed Timmer (New Berlin, Wis.) led the Bulldogs with 17 points and two steals on a night where four Bulldogs scored in double figures. Junior T.J. Thomas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) scored 13 points in his first game as a Bulldog with led with eight rebounds. However, Thomas’ performance on the glass was not enough to overcome a 9-rebound deficit that helped the Coyotes score 14 second-chance points.”If we could have simply rebounded the basketball tonight,” said Drake head coach Ray Giacoletti. “That was the key. We got them to miss and we’ve got to be able to box out and be the tougher team.”The Bulldogs also started two players who saw limited action last season including redshirt sophomore Kory Kuenstling (Dunkerton, Iowa), who finished with six points and three rebounds. Junior C.J. Rivers (Cahokia, Ill.) was also back on the court after a hand injury last season and led the team with four assists in addition to 10 points, two rebounds and three steals. Trey Burch-Manning led the Coyotes with a game-high 24 points. However, just seven of his points came in the final 17 minutes of the game. He also recorded a game-high 11 rebounds. Matt Mooney added 21 points for the victors as well.Drake shot 51.7 percent in the opening half to take a 45-39 lead at the intermission, but the offense slowed in the second half with just 29 points on 42.3 percent shooting. The Bulldogs also only managed to get to the free-throw line three times in the second half after attempting 16 free throws in the opening period.USD used a 10-2 run in the second half to pull away with its largest lead of the game at 68-60 with 5:36 left. The Bulldogs pulled within a point twice in the final minutes but could not overcome a series of clutch shots from the Coyotes.”Credit to them, they had 3-4-5 possessions where they made tough shots,” Giacoletti added. “We played pretty good defense, and they stepped up and knocked shots down.”The Bulldogs travel to Kansas City, Mo., to take on UMKC next on Nov. 15. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 1350 ESPN3 Des Moines.Print Friendly Version at UMKC 11/15/2016 – 6:35 p.m. Full Schedule Roster Box Score (PDF) Box Score (HTML) Preview Next Game: Listen Live Watch Live Photo Gallery Live Stats 1350 ESPN Des Moines read more

Seventeen year old Lisa Moore from Ramelton is currently en route to Mont le Soie, Vielsalm in Belgium as part of the team to represent TREC Ireland at the 2013 European Young Rider Championships.Since discovering the sport early in 2011, Lisa and Jo have had a host of success including winning the Level 1 National Championships in 2011, the Donegal Championships in 2013 and the top young rider at the Irish National Championships in 2013.Originally developed as a method of testing the navigational skill of profession trail guides in the French Alps, TREC is a growing sport which tests the skills and competence of the rider and the partnership with their horse. TREC is composed of three phases, POR (Parcours d’Orientation et de Regularite), is the Orienteering phase. Riders follow a given route on a map at given speeds. Checkpoints are placed along the route, but their locations are unknown to the riders.For young riders this route is up to 32km and requires great accuracy in compass skills, ridden bearings and grid references. The control of paces phase demonstrates the discipline, balance and training of the horse.Riders are asked to show canter and trot (without breaking) along a 150m corridor that is 2-4m wide. The highest marks are awarded for the slowest canter and the fastest walk. The final phase, the PTV is a cross country based skills test include obstacles which are mounted and some which are led. This phase may be up to 5km in length.The Irish team for this event comprises Lisa and her pony Jo Dazzler, Katie Smyth (Whitethorn Jack) and Rohan Madhavan (Annie’s Prince), both from County Kildare as well as Annie O’Neill (Templebready Poppy) from West Cork. Chef d’Equipe Gwen Bastian and Karen Murphy, Secretary of TREC Ireland, will be on hand for the Championships, as well as a huge contingent of family and friends travelling to Belgium to support the team.Riders will be arriving in Belgium on Monday 2nd of September with horses arriving on Tuesday 3rd, to allow all to settle in and get familiar with the terrain, and of course, the maps. The competition begins on Friday 6th with the vetting and equipment check, with the Orienteering taking place on Saturday 7th, and the Control of Paces and PTV (Obstacles) on Sunday 8th.Members of the Donegal TREC group would like to wish Lisa, Jo and all the team the very best of luck in the Championship and commend them on this huge achievement.DONEGAL RIDER LISA, 17, FLYING THE FLAG FOR IRELAND AT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS was last modified: September 4th, 2013 by John2Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:European champsLisa MooreRameltonTREC read more

The Glenties Wind Farm Information Group has encouraged the Donegal public to have its say on the future of wind energy in the county.It comes following the launch of a public consultation process on the variation of the County Development Plan with regard to wind farming.The proposals include the removal from ‘open to consideration’ of six sub basin districts for the Freshwater Pearl Mussel in the County, and a recommendation that, in the interests of residential amenity, a separation distance of ten times the tip height of permitted wind turbines in the County be exercised between turbines and residential dwellings, schools and other places of public gathering. The group had advocated these proposals since the Straboy wind farm Oral Hearing found the Council in breach of the EU Habitats Directive 2009 with regard to the fresh water mussel and, significantly, pointed to the danger of peat slides on the site for many houses not afforded a reasonable set back distance.However, GWiG dissociates itself from a third proposal which was tagged onto the Variation following their representations to Council. It proposes to limit the Zone of Visual Influence of Glenveagh National Park to just the area of the Visitor Centre and the Castle grounds and primary visitor walks.The Group thanked the elected Councillors for their support in providing this opportunity for the public to have their say on these two important aspects of the County Development Plan and its provisions for the development of wind energy in the County.The group expressed special thanks to Councillor John Campbell who moved these motions in November last on behalf of the group by way of an emergency motion, and councillors Marie Therese Gallagher and Seamus O’Domhnaill who have doggedly pursued this matter on the Group’s behalf. “We feel it is important that recognition to the conservation values of these special areas of conservation for the Freshwater Pearl Mussel, an internationally protected species is fully reflected in the County Development Plan,” said Mr. Ernan O’Donnell, Chairman of GWiG.“The image of the County has captured the imagination of visitors searching for the wild, remote, real, Ireland in an open unspoilt landscape that has given birth to, and sustained, our rich cultural heritage. The natural environment, and the quality of our waters that provide a suitable habitat for highly endangered species like the Freshwater Pearl mussel, are essential assets to the image of the County and must be conserved.”Mr O’Donnell said that finally a balance is being struck regarding where it is appropriate to place turbines, and added that it is a common misperception to suggest that this will lead to the demise of wind farming in the County.“We can look forward to a more controlled planning regime for turbines. Heretofore ecologically sensitive areas were being targeted and turbine distances from homes did not evolve with the massive increase in turbine size and megawatt output.“Renewable energy projects, like large scale wind farms, must recognise the traditional rights of rural dwellers, their entitlement to the amenity and enjoyment of their properties, and the importance of providing this setback of ten times the tip height of turbines to protect that amenity, thus minimizing the impacts from noise and visual intrusion. A landowner sees a working landscape, a tourist sees a rich and beautiful landscape, a family the backdrop to their daily lives. In Donegal landscapes have cultural, historical and literary values.” The consultation process opens today, April 9, and closes one month later.GWiG is actively encouraging everyone living in the County, or from the county, or visitor to the county, to avail of this opportunity to comment on these variations. Details will be available on the Donegal website and in local County offices.DONEGAL PUBLIC URGED TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON WIND ENERGY POLICIES was last modified: April 9th, 2014 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Tags:GLENTIES WINDFARM INFORMATION GROUPwindfarm read more

A Donegal dad has shared the ultimate Irish life hack – how to correctly open a bag of spuds.Long gone are the days of struggling to rip the top of the bag open as Kilcar man Princhie Carr shows us how it’s done.His daughter Katie uploaded the video to her YouTube channel to share the enlightenment. “You pull out that wee looper there, you don’t go for the [long] end you go for the short end and you pull out that piece of string.”“How many people know how to open a bag of spuds!?”Voilà! It seems we’ve been doing this wrong for our entire lives! Watch: Donegal dad shares the ultimate Irish life hack was last modified: January 10th, 2018 by Elaine McCalligShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:donegalFunnyirishlife hackspudswatch read more

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