August 2024

In a thrilling finale to the Cue Sport Association of Guyana (CSAG) National Team Pool tournament, Team Suicide Squad, led by Captain Kamil Hussain, emerged victorious, defeating Team Predators to secure the championship title. The tournament, held at Butcher’s Pools Bar, showcased the country’s top pool players, attracting 20 teams and 140 participants. After weeks
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In a display of unwavering determination, Guyana clinched their fourth consecutive Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Senior Championship title, solidifying their dominance in the region. The ENet-sponsored tournament, held at the Georgetown Club and National Racquet Centre, saw Guyana amass a total of 64 points, narrowly edging out Barbados (60 points) for the top spot.
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Seventeen-year-old Jarese Jeffrey definitely did not write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in a conventional manner. With only 17 per cent of vision in his right eye and none at all in his left, someone read the questions for him while another person wrote down his answers. With his limited vision, the teenager
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Basketball in Guyana could get a significant boost after President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently with Masai Ujiri, the Vice Chairman of the Toronto Raptors and Co-Founder of Giants of Africa, to discuss how the 2019 NBA champions can help develop basketball in Guyana.   The meeting occurred at the OVO Athletic Centre, the Raptors’ state-of-the-art
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Residents of Plantation Peter’s Hall, a new housing development on the East Bank of Demerara, are expressing frustration over the ongoing disturbance caused by a nearby Chinese-owned building material business along the Eccles Dumpsite Road. For approximately a year now, the daily lives of residents have been negatively impacted by dust and noise from the
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West Indies have won their third successive series against South Africa by defending 179 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, where they dismantled a chase that was well set-up. South Africa were 129-3 in the 14th over, but lost 7-20 in 35 balls and were bowled out for 149 in 19.4 overs to fall short
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The new Berbice River Bridge will be a massive, modern structure quite similar to the new Demerara Harbour Crossing currently under construction, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali. The new bridge is expected to replace the floating structure built in 2008. The Government of Guyana has already issued a Request for Prequalification for contractors undertaking
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